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The U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine has developed a Bite Site to enhance dental wellness. MAJ Georgia DelaCruz, DMD, MPH Dental Staff Officer, Wellness Resource Program, Directorate of Health Promotion and Wellness U.S. Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM) hosts the H4H Clinician's Corner column every month to bring you clinical information, studies, and readiness commentary. She is the Fit 2 Bite dental subject matter expert! USACHPPM risk communications staff members support the review of Fit 2 Bite content.

If you have a question or comment related to dental wellness visit the dentist's chair, flash your smile, and fire away!

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What Leaders Can Do to Improve Dental Readiness

USACHPPM Oral Fitness
• Assign a Unit Dental Liaison

• Have Dental Liaison and 1SG coordinate with the dental clinic to ensure Soldiers follow up with treatment

• Enforce regulations for dental care

• Encourage your Soldiers to be a "First Class Soldier" (Dental Class 1)

• Review oral hygiene during field hygiene and sanitation training

• Encourage healthy practices
      1. Quit tobacco
      2. Limit sugar-sweetened beverages and snacks
      3. Oral PMCS - daily dental hygiene, exams & cleaning

Source: http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/dhpw/OralFitness/WhatCanLeadersDoToImprove.doc