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Veteran Sees the World with the Navy Dentistry Corps

June 03, 2024
Veteran Sees the World with the Navy Dentistry Corps
Liberty Life Media's Podcast
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Liberty Life Media's Podcast
Veteran Sees the World with the Navy Dentistry Corps
Jun 03, 2024

Envisioning injured military personnel being life-flighted and rushed in on gurneys to military hospitals for emergency surgeries and treatment, probably conjures up the devoted medical doctors and nurses working whenever needed to save lives. What you may not realize are the dental and oral surgeons and their assistants who are also on call to rescue the injured. Oral surgeons, aided by dental assistants, perform facial surgeries that can involve the jaw, orbital fractures of the eye socket, or any other type of mouth or facial wound. They also orchestrate reconstructive surgeries on severely injured service members. Kathy Grant, a US...

https://www.libertylifemedia.com/articles/veteran-sees-the-world-with-the-navy-dentistry-corps/

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Envisioning injured military personnel being life-flighted and rushed in on gurneys to military hospitals for emergency surgeries and treatment, probably conjures up the devoted medical doctors and nurses working whenever needed to save lives. What you may not realize are the dental and oral surgeons and their assistants who are also on call to rescue the injured. Oral surgeons, aided by dental assistants, perform facial surgeries that can involve the jaw, orbital fractures of the eye socket, or any other type of mouth or facial wound. They also orchestrate reconstructive surgeries on severely injured service members. Kathy Grant, a US...

https://www.libertylifemedia.com/articles/veteran-sees-the-world-with-the-navy-dentistry-corps/