Dental health is no trivial matter in the Army National Guard, where 55% of all soldiers are considered nondeployable because of dental disease or lack of a recent dental exam. So reports a recent ...
No matter the era, equipment, or technology, our army’s strength has always passed through oral health. This might sound unexpected to some people but take the Iraq War as an example. At the height of ...
Two members of the House Armed Services Committee introduced a bill Thursday aimed at tackling one of the largest issues the National Guard and military reserves face in ensuring their troops are ...
BUTNER, N.C. - Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard Medical Detachment started September's monthly medical screenings with a new way to ensure the readiness of the state's citizen-Soldiers: ...
Beginning this month, some National Guard and Reserve members will need to pay dental premiums directly rather than through payroll deduction, a senior official of the Tricare military health plan ...
An army’s power is often framed in terms of its “tooth-to-tail” ratio: the proportion of combat elements, such as infantry or fighter jets to logistical and support functions, such as maintenance and ...
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Mouths open, eyes hidden by sunglasses, Keyla and Samuel Chilel appeared to doze off in their dental chairs. Keyla was having a tooth pulled; her brother was getting a filling.