two general dental officers, and eight enlisted personnel. Team HB is allotted on the
basis of one team per 5,000 troops not otherwise supported by a Team HA. Team HB
has organic transportation and is 100 percent mobile. Team HB is usually attached to a
Team HA or AI.
c. Dental Service Augmentation, Removable Prosthodontics. Dental
Service Augmentation, Removable Prosthodontics (Team HC) consists of a
prosthodontist and four enlisted dental specialists. It augments existing dental
treatment facilities to provide increased outpatient dental removable prosthodontics
service. It may be assigned to a corps medical brigade/group or a theater army medical
command on the basis of one team per 80,000 troops supported. Team HC has no
organic transportation and must depend upon the unit to which it is assigned or
attached (usually Team HA or AI) for transport.
d. Dental Service Augmentation, Fixed Prosthodontics. Dental Service
Augmentation, Fixed Prosthodontics (Team HD) provides increased outpatient dental
fixed prosthodontics service. It consists of a prosthodontist and four enlisted dental
specialists. Team HD may be assigned to a corps medical brigade/group or to a theater
army medical command on the basis of one team per 80,000 troops supported. Team
HD has no organic transportation and must depend upon the unit to which it is assigned
or attached (usually Team HA or AI) for transport.
e. Central Dental Laboratory. The Central Dental Laboratory (Team HE) is
assigned, when required to a theater army medical command. It provides dental
prosthodontic support, including procedures requiring special fabrication methods, to
dental units or facilities that collectively service 200,000 troops. The laboratory is
staffed by a commander (LTC, DC), a prosthodontist and administrative officer (MS)
and 27 enlisted personnel. Team HE has no organic transportation and must depend
upon the unit to which it is assigned or attached (usually Team Al) for transport.
f. Dental Service Headquarters. Dental Service Headquarters (Team AI)
provides command and control of four to eight dental service detachments (Team HA)
along with any required augmentation teams (HB, HC, and HD) and Central Laboratory
Team (HE). Team AI also provides technical expertise, coordination, and support to
subordinate units for accomplishing their organizational biomedical equipment
maintenance. Personnel of team AI are a commander (COL, DC), an executive officer
(MS), and operations officer (MS), a chief dental NCO, and six enlisted personnel. This
team may be assigned to a corps medical brigade/group or to a theater army medical
command. Team AI has organic transportation and is 50 percent mobile.
3-17. DENTAL SURGEONS IN A THEATER OF OPERATIONS
a. Dental surgeons are assigned to the MEDCOM and the medical brigade in a
theater of operations. These officers serve as the command dental surgeons in the
theater army and COSCOM headquarters, respectively.
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