title: The Department of Defense oral health and readiness classification system.
abstract: The Department of Defense has an oral health and readiness classification system, which is designed to standardize the dental readiness (deployability), assess oral health, prioritize dental care, and minimize the occurrence of dental emergencies among military personnel. This classification system is a critical component of the individual medical readiness assessment of military personnel and emphasizes the importance of good oral health.
authors.affiliation: Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leiendecker
mesh_terms: D003729:Dental Care; D006801:Humans; D008885:Military Dentistry / Q000145:classification*; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000145:classification*; D009909:Oral Health / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare