title: Readiness requires a team.
abstract: The mission of the Navy Dental Corps is to ensure combat readiness. In addition to commissioned dental officers, oral health care is provided by auxiliaries such as dental hospital corpsmen, the traditional dental hygienist, and the independent duty corpsman.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Chief, Dental Corps in Washington, DC, USA. david.h.hartzell@med.navy.mil
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hartzell
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D003726:Dental Assistants; D003727:Dental Auxiliaries; D003729:Dental Care; D003756:Dental Hygienists; D006801:Humans; D008885:Military Dentistry; D008889:Military Personnel; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014481:United States