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SR concerned about dental and bootcamp
My son has let me know that his is Really concerned that he may get sent home from boot camp because he thinks he has some cavities in his mouth.
I've told him that dental stuff is something they will fix and not send him home.
Am I correct or does he truly need to be concerned. If he does, then we will get him into a dentist tomorrow and get all dental stuff taken care of.
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Permalink Reply by cakesyes on
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From what I learned by reading a lot of people's posts about Boot Camp, they do dental work there. Fill cavities and pull a lot of wisdom teeth. It's clear they don't want any problems while at sea. Tell your son not to worry about that and wish him good luck!
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Permalink Reply by kathyrc(Ship03DIV175)PIR 6/08/12 on
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Karen P - he will get a full work up dentally. My son had a cavity and a root canal done in boot camp. We were unaware that he needed either. He had been to the dentist about 4 months prior and was not having any pain or issues. Others have had wisdom teeth pulled during boot camp also. They do any work that can or needs to be done to prevent future issues.
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Permalink Reply by Brenda on
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They will take care of all of that at boot camp....no need to worry.
Brenda from NC
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After what happened to my daughter, I would get any dental work done before going.
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Permalink Reply by Chadsmom on
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My son has had issues with weak enamel and cavities since he was 2. He saw the dentist every 6 months faithfully. I had him at the dentist in April and he left for bootcamp May 6th. I just spoke with him for the first time yesterday and he said he's had 4 trips to the navy dentist. Poor kid. Said they filled like 4 cavities. No talk of sending him home and he PIR's 7/6. I think dental issues are not extremely uncommon. I know they pull wisdom teeth at bootcamp. I made sure my SR had his done before he left.
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