The Army National Guard Health Promotion Program (NGR 600-63, Chapter 2)

12. Oral Health
a. Oral health promotion includes iniatives to increase the overall fitness and dental readiness of early deploying soldiers, reduce the incidence of dental disease in the ARNG, identify ARNG members in need of dental treatment, and direct them to sources of appropriate care. It expands the traditional dental program by --
(1) Requiring a minimum level of dental health for early deploying soldiers.
(2) Using the HRA questionnaire dental data as a tool to help evaluate unit/community oral health.
(3) Integrating hypertension screening and tobacco use counseling into the dental examinations and treatment plans of early deploying soldiers.

b. Oral Health Fitness Program. The Oral Health Fitness Program is designed to ensure that early deploying soldiers maintain optimum oral health and do not lose valuable personal or unit time due to preventable dental disease. Early deployers are required to receive an annual dental screening. Results of the examination are used to establish a Dental Fitness Classification which is monitored by the soldier's unit through the installation automated personnel data base. Commanders will ensure that early deploying soldiers receive dental screenings and encourage clinical treatment from the soldier's private dentist to maintain at least a Dental Fitness Class 2 (minor dental caries). A brief description of the classifications follows. The complete description is found in AR 40-35.
(1) Dental Fitness Class 1: Requires no dental treatment.
(2) Dental Fitness Class 2: Unlikely to have a dental emergency within 12 months.
(3) Dental Fitness Class 3: Likely to have a dental emergency within 12 months.
(4) Dental Fitness Class 4: Needs a dental examination, or status is unknown.

c. Clinical Preventive Dentistry Program. Clinical preventive measures for early deploying  soldiers are included in this program and include training on plaque control technique instruction and evaluation, oral prophylaxis and nutritional counseling as appropriate.

d. Community Preventative Dentistry Program. Community education programs are prescribed under this program.