Colthirst Paul, DeNicolo Philip, Will Randy, Simecek John W
Dental and Trauma Research Detachment, Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, Building 3610, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6315, USA.
Mil Med. 2012 Sep;177(9):1100-4. doi: 10.7205/milmed-d-12-00113.
The objectives of this study are (1) to establish a baseline rate for dental emergencies (DE) occurring within a Brigade Combat Team (BCT) garrisoned on a military installation located in the continental United States (CONUS), and (2) to determine if differences in risk of DE are observed in soldiers of different Dental Fitness Classifications (DFC). Data concerning DE were documented by Army Dental Corps providers using CONUS Dental Disease Nonbattle Injury Emergency Encounter module of the Corporate Dental Application (CDA). The data were collected from September 1, 2011 to December 15, 2011. The number of soldiers at risk, the BCT dental readiness, the DFC of each soldier who experienced a DE, and the date of the dental visit that preceded the DE were documented from CDA. The estimated rate of 221 DE per 1,000 soldiers per year was observed. The risk of DE for DFC 3 soldiers was five times that of soldiers who were DFC 1 or 2. Assessing the DE rate of a BCT in garrison is useful for stakeholders and policymakers who must accommodate the impact of DE on mission readiness.
（1）确定驻扎在美国本土军事基地的旅级战斗队（BCT）内发生牙科急诊（DE）的基线发生率；（2）确定不同牙科健康分类（DFC）的士兵在DE风险上是否存在差异。陆军牙科部队的提供者使用综合牙科应用程序（CDA）中的美国本土牙科疾病非战斗损伤紧急情况模块记录有关DE的数据。数据收集时间为2011年9月1日至2011年12月15日。从CDA中记录了处于风险中的士兵人数、BCT的牙科战备状态、每例发生DE的士兵的DFC以及DE之前的牙科就诊日期。观察到每年每1000名士兵中DE的估计发生率为221例。DFC为3级的士兵发生DE的风险是DFC为1级或2级士兵的五倍。评估驻防时BCT的DE发生率，对于那些必须考虑DE对任务准备状态影响的利益相关者和政策制定者而言是有用的。
