Dental Team Makes Soldiers Smile

This past month at the Yakima Training Center in Central Washington, the 3^rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2^nd Infantry Division was blessed by Correa’s Dental. Dental Specialist Krystal Pritchett from North Carolina spent all of October supporting the division during a training rotation they had there.

"Emergency dental care out in the field encompasses anything as complicated as the extraction of a (tooth) to your regular dental fillings," said Pritchett. "We try to focus on emergency dental care. That essentially means that any soldier who has severe pain or a loss of function, meaning they can't eat or communicate with others, which is essential in combat."

Soldiers out in the world, and even in training, come across times when they need immediate dental work done because of the severe work they perform every day. They work so hard to protect and defend our Country; of all the people in the world they deserve to be taken care of in return for their service.

The Correa Dental Team did everything they could to make sure all the soldiers were in the best dental condition. Although some dental procedures still required soldiers to leave training shortly to return to larger dental clinics, dental teams are helping keep their soldiers healthy and smiling in the field.

Soldiers and civilians alike need to care for our teeth and overall oral health.One of the best ways to do this is with preventative dental care, such as our 6-month cleanings and exams.

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