Cases this week
I haven't been posting a lot of cases, because for some reason I haven't been seeing as many "out of the usual" things. I did have a slew of 3 cool things all this week though. A wisdom tooth that was...
View ArticlePromotion in the Dental Corps
The Army Dental Corps is structured a little differently than the rest of the Army when it comes to promotions and ranks. We start of at a higher rank than most, and our promotions are timed a little...
View ArticleClinical Case
We began a neat case yesterday for a Soldier that had external resorption on tooth # 8. The patient had noticed earlier in the year that more of his tooth was showing, and he would have a bad taste...
View ArticleLeadership Changes in the Dental Corps
Yesterday 2 leadership changes were announced. The following announcement was posted by our current Corps chief MG Wong "Please join me in personally congratulating COL T. R. Tempel Jr., who was...
View ArticleDental Assistant Appreciation Week
Last week was Dental Assistant Appreciation Week. In our clinic we tried to celebrate in a big way. Everyday was filled with something to recognize them for the hard work they do: Monday - We gave...
View Article103rd Army Dental Corps Birthday Ball
Last night was the Northern Region Dental Command's 103rd Birthday Ball was hosted by Major General Wong. During his remarks he spoke about the need to always learn, and to try new things. He shared...
View ArticleClinic cases
Recently we had a case come in for a product that I had not seen advertised before. It was called "Snap on Smile". The patient came in because it had broken, also because it was beginning to discolor...
View ArticleClinic Cases
Recently had another case of "Black Hairy Tongue". Last once I saw was in 2010 while I was deployed. I don't do many cantilevered FDPs, but this was a good candidate for one. The patient had been...
View Article239th Army Birthday Run
We were able to participate in the annual Dept of the Army Birthday run on June 20th this year at Ft. Myer. All of our dentists, most of our enlisted, as well as one of our civilians participated. LTG...
View Article124th Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Executives
I had an opportunity recently to attend a 2 week course for federal health care workers. A broad diversity of healthcare backgrounds were represented as well as individuals from throughout the...
View ArticlePresidential Bill signing
President Obama came to Fort Belvoir to sign the VA Bill into law and I had the chance to see it. I took video of the event, but found the following link that had the complete (and much better...
View ArticleWomen's Equality Day 5k
Fort Myer celebrated Women't Equality Day beginning with a 5k run. The theme for Women's Equality Day was "Women's Right to Vote". Participants posing prior to the race Lining up at the starting line...
View ArticlePerformance Triad
Army Medicine has been emphasizing the importance of the "Performance Triad". I have mentioned a little about some of my physical activities that I have done to improve my own health, it was also...
View ArticleHow the Performance Triad has impacted me
A few years ago the Army Surgeon General introduced the Performance Triad to help Service Members and their families improve their overall health. I took it as a challenge, and had a few hiccups along...
View ArticleFort Eustis Dental Activity and Fort Lee Dental Clinic Command serving their...
As part of my new job at our regional headquarters I have an opportunity to visit with and also see some of the incredible things the Commands within our region our doing. A lot of times we just focus...
View ArticleChanges at Ft. Lee
I recently had a chance to visit Ft. Lee as part of my new job. I was looking forward to this since I had been stationed there for 4 years, and had left just before all the new construction and post...
View ArticlePhysical Fitness - what I have learned after 19 years in the Army
I first enlisted in the Army National Guard in 1995. I was young, I was naturally fit, and other than school and part time work I didn't have a lot of other demands or constraints on my time. In basic...
View Article104th Army Dental Corps Birthday Ball (Northern Regional Dental Command)
The 104th Army Dental Corps Birthday just occurred, and Dental Commands across the world celebrated this day with both formal and informal events. Within the Northern Regional Dental Command we were...
View ArticleSaying goodbye...
Northern Regional Dental Command recently said goodbye to its outgoing Sergent Major (SGM Osorio) after 30+ yrs of service. Usually when someone retires several things occur: Outgoing...
View Article240th Army Birthday
Today is the celebration of the Army's 240th Birthday. Headquarters Department of the Army celebrated by running their traditional route around Fort Myer and through Arlington Cemetary. The run was...
View ArticleClinic Cases - continuation
As I was going through some pictures to clean some files up I realized I never posted the final images of a case I had shown previously. Last time we left off with the extraction, graft, and a...
View ArticleHealthy living - motivating your family the dirty way
As I have tried to do better with being more healthy, I have also tried to encourage my kids. The Marine Corps Marathon race series has a fun 2 mile and 4 mile course they hold every June called Run...
View ArticleBayonet injuries in the Army?
A very interesting case came into the clinic just as we were getting ready to shut down. A Soldier who is part of the Old Guard Drill Team came in with an injury from their practice. This Soldier had...
View ArticleClinic case - Tori removal
Although I don't post the pictures as much, I am still regularly in the clinic. I guess after a while I just keep thinking that I've shown everything. I had a patient referred to me for a crown...
View Article20 years and counting...
20 years ago this month I joined the military. It began as I was driving by a non-descript building that said they were looking for linguists. This peaked my curiosity and caused me to stop by and see...
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