scope:

The Dental Readiness and Community Oral Health Protection programs include the following components:

a. Dental Readiness Program (see para 6).

b. Clinical Oral Health and Health Promotion Program (see para 7).

c. Community Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program (see para 8).

d. Community Oral Health Protection Report (see para 9).

Purpose. Dental readiness is fundamental to maintaining unit readiness and reducing non-combat dental casualties during deployments. Community oral health protection emphasizes not only oral health, but also general wellness and overall fitness of our soldiers and all authorized beneficiaries. This regulation provides guidance for the development and conduct of the Dental Readiness and the Community Oral Health Protection programs for all authorized beneficiaries of the U.S. Army Dental Care System. It describes the Dental Readiness Program for active duty soldiers and other programs that benefit all members of the Army community.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States (ARNG/ARNGUS) and the U.S. Army Reserve. This publication is applicable during mobilization.