A heart for the military.
On September 20 of this year, MDA Executive Director Dick Diercks traveled to Camp Ripley at the invitation of the Minnesota National Guard to observe the dental screening process being provided to troops about to be deployed overseas. The following report is based on Mr. Diercks' tour of the camp with Major (Dr.) Kristin Rajala of the MDA Saint Paul District Dental Society.
D003729:Dental Care; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008889:Military Personnel; D008910:Minnesota; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D020380:Needs Assessment; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control