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<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 20px;list-style:none;border:0px none;font-family:'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">By:  LT John F. Davies, DC, USN</p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 20px;list-style:none;border:0px none;font-family:'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><em style="padding:0px;margin:0px;list-style:none;border:0px none;">LT Davies is a General Dentist at Naval Health Clinic New England in Newport, RI</em></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 20px;list-style:none;border:0px none;font-family:'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><em style="padding:0px;margin:0px;list-style:none;border:0px none;"><br></em></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 20px;list-style:none;border:0px none;font-family:'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><em style="padding:0px;margin:0px;list-style:none;border:0px none;"><span style="font-style:normal;">During each of the mission stops, I had the privilege of working as a general dentist at land-based medical engagement sites. Our dental team was comprised of general dentists, pediatric dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, dental hygienists, and Dental Corpsmen from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, and U.S Public Health Service, as well as non-government organizations and partner nations, including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, and Mexico. We brought our own dental equipment, instruments and supplies to each country and set up mobile dental clinics at sites ranging from gymnasiums, schools, and community centers. We offered a variety of dental services, including operative restorations, oral surgery extractions and prophylactic cleanings. My clinical skills were both broadened and improved as I became more proficient in extracting non-restorable teeth and treating children.</span><br></em></p>
<br>Subjects: NHC New England; Navy Medicine Live blog; USNS Comfort (TAH-19); hospital ship; humanitarian assistance; dentistry; Dental Corps</div>
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U.S. Navy. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery</div>
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