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To: MNDude

Why a dentist aboard a military ship?

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Dental issues and injuries to the jaw and mouth are fair common in disaster situations as well as when dealing with battlefield casualties.


1,290 posted on 04/06/2020 11:48:31 AM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Grimmy

I posted the question wrong.

Why is military dentists important to the incoming patients?


1,293 posted on 04/06/2020 11:53:36 AM PDT by MNDude
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To: Grimmy

Not to mention 6 month deployments with 4000 people crammed in a can.


1,306 posted on 04/06/2020 12:00:38 PM PDT by ichabod1 (He's a vindictive SOB but he's *our* vindictive SOB.)
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To: Grimmy; xone; MNDude
Many dentists can double as anesthesiologists in a pinch.

I had to have some urgent dental work in college. The Dentist taught Dentistry 2 days a week at the Dental School and anesthesiology 3 days a week at the Medical School.

I watched the whole surgery in the reflection of his glasses and never felt a thing. Fascinating.

WWG1WGA

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1,311 posted on 04/06/2020 12:12:28 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: Grimmy; MNDude
Why a dentist aboard a military ship?

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Dental issues and injuries to the jaw and mouth are fair common in disaster situations as well as when dealing with battlefield casualties.

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dental related infections & abscesses have to be cleaned up before other medical procedures can be performed.

1,327 posted on 04/06/2020 12:38:16 PM PDT by thinden (How many Barr haters across America are being paid by Soros to attack Barr.)
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