CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Army National Guard is bridging the gap on Soldiers oral health by opening its own in-house dental clinic here Dec. 8, 2024, becoming just the fourth state National Guard nationwide to authorize Army Guard dentists to treat Guardsmen in drill or annual training status.
Two rooms in the Troop Medical Clinic are designated to provide dental care to help keep Soldiers worldwide qualified and dentally ready to deploy by performing a limited scale of dental treatments, such as fillings and cleanings.
“This is a game changer for the Arkansas Army National Guard,” said Col. Clint Miller, Arkansas Army National Guard Medical Command commander. “The Dental Treatment Facility not only provides us with an additional capability, but it also contains current state-of-the-art equipment that exceeds many current operating civilian clinics.”…