Klondike (AR 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT H DIVISION H Division is the Medical Department aboard the USS KLONDIKE. Its function is to maintain the health of the ship ' s company and personnel embarked as well as the care of the sick and injured. |t is responsible for the promotion of physical fitness, the preven- tion and control of disease, the treatment of the sick and injured, and the operation and supervision of the battle dressing stations. besides taking care of its own, the medical Department, when called upon, provides medical treatment for ships tended.

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DENTAL DEPARTMENT D DIVIS ION The Dental Department of the KLONDIKE is comprised of two Dental Officers and four dental technicians. the department is responsible for th e d enta l ca r e and oral health of the ship ' s personnel, and in addition renders dental treatment to all ships alongs ide. the latter have priority at this time; it is one of their few opportunities to receive dental treatment, as the majority of ships tended do not have dental facilities. All types of dentistry authorized by the Navy are accomplished: 1 . Operative Dentistry - Restorative filling of carious teeth 2. Oral Surgery - Removal of infected teeth 3. Prosthetics - The fabrication of Dentures, Bridges, and Crowns.