WEBVTT 00:10.439 --> 00:12.680 On the reserve side , we're here 00:12.689 --> 00:16.040 primarily to diagnose oral pathology 00:16.049 --> 00:18.500 and disease . A typical day here in our 00:18.510 --> 00:20.732 clinic , patients come in , they obtain 00:20.732 --> 00:22.954 a blood pressure and complete a medical 00:22.954 --> 00:25.066 history which we then review with the 00:25.066 --> 00:27.288 member . And that blood pressure screen 00:27.288 --> 00:29.177 can be really helpful to identify 00:29.177 --> 00:31.343 anyone that's pre hypertensive so that 00:31.343 --> 00:31.260 we can refer them appropriately if 00:31.270 --> 00:33.381 needed . And then we'll review X rays 00:33.381 --> 00:35.603 just so that we can evaluate their oral 00:35.603 --> 00:37.945 holistically and complete comprehensive 00:37.956 --> 00:40.585 extra oral and intra oral exams . If 00:40.596 --> 00:42.605 you are looking to become a dental 00:42.616 --> 00:44.838 officer , then you would have to obtain 00:44.838 --> 00:48.585 AD MD or AD DS degree from a civilian 00:48.596 --> 00:51.605 program . On the enlisted side . Once 00:51.616 --> 00:53.672 they're assigned to dental , they'll 00:53.672 --> 00:55.783 attend a nine week course at Fort Sam 00:55.783 --> 00:57.838 in Houston , Texas , which is just a 00:57.838 --> 00:59.949 crash course on kind of the basics of 00:59.949 --> 01:02.060 dentistry and helps them acquire some 01:02.060 --> 01:04.116 basic knowledge and skills that will 01:04.116 --> 01:03.992 allow them to further hone and develop 01:04.001 --> 01:06.112 those skills in a clinical capacity . 01:06.241 --> 01:09.101 The roles of the clinical dentist are 01:09.111 --> 01:11.632 to prescribe x rays and those are to 01:11.641 --> 01:14.012 help us identify oral pathology and 01:14.022 --> 01:16.133 oral diseases . The most common being 01:16.133 --> 01:18.355 dental caries and you have your general 01:18.355 --> 01:20.578 dentist dealing with common things like 01:20.578 --> 01:22.800 cavities and crowns some duties that we 01:22.800 --> 01:24.689 might find money list inside as a 01:24.689 --> 01:26.744 dental assistant would be front desk 01:26.744 --> 01:28.578 duties of calling and confirming 01:28.578 --> 01:30.133 patients and assisting with 01:30.133 --> 01:32.022 coordinations of care amongst the 01:32.022 --> 01:34.133 different specialists that might be a 01:34.133 --> 01:36.022 part of the clinic . Our enlisted 01:36.022 --> 01:38.189 members are vital to coordinating that 01:38.189 --> 01:40.355 care . They actually are the ones that 01:40.355 --> 01:42.466 generally acquire all of our x rays . 01:42.466 --> 01:42.258 They're the ones that set up and clean 01:42.267 --> 01:44.807 up for all of our procedures and they 01:44.818 --> 01:47.096 are the patient's advocate . Generally , 01:47.096 --> 01:49.096 they're the ones that are providing 01:49.096 --> 01:51.318 post op instructions and really getting 01:51.318 --> 01:53.596 that one on one time with our patients . 01:53.596 --> 01:53.424 We're an open door policy . I want 01:53.433 --> 01:55.655 people to know that they are welcome to 01:55.655 --> 01:57.544 come down any time we are here to 01:57.544 --> 01:59.544 support them and to be a resource , 01:59.544 --> 02:01.211 whether it's a second opinion 02:01.211 --> 02:03.322 preventative education for themselves 02:03.322 --> 02:05.433 or their family members . I just love 02:05.433 --> 02:07.489 getting to know the airmen after six 02:07.489 --> 02:07.103 months , you'd recognize a patient . 02:07.113 --> 02:08.780 And although you can't always 02:08.780 --> 02:10.891 acknowledge that you know them or how 02:10.891 --> 02:13.113 you know them . It's just fun to get to 02:13.113 --> 02:15.224 know those members on a more personal 02:15.224 --> 02:14.643 level when they are here in the chair .