scope:

Purpose

This regulation defines preventive dentistry and establishes policies that direct the execution of preventive dentistry programs and services. It assigns responsibilities for improving and sustaining oral health and dental readiness throughout the Army; implementing Department of Defense directives (DODDs) and Department of Defense instructions (DODIs), including those listed in appendix A; providing preventive dentistry resources, services, and technical support; providing preventive dentistry guidance, strategy, doctrine, and oversight; identifying, developing, and providing military-specific standards, criteria, and guidelines for oral health interventions and measures; conducting comprehensive, coordinated military oral health surveillance activities to include oral epidemiology of disease and non-battle injuries; conducting oral health program evaluation; and implementing the Army Preventive Dentistry Program, which includes the Dental Readiness Program for active duty Soldiers and the Oral Health Protection Program. It applies to all Army organizations, installations, and operating bases.

Applicability.

This regulation applies to the Regular Army , the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.