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Hey everyone. I’ll be shipping out on May for BCT. Today while eating some apple, dental filling on the edge of my front tooth came off. I would love to get it done before shipping but yesterday my recruit told me I have to quarantine myself until I ship. And with the current situation, there’s probably no open dental clinics. Is it possible to get it in BCT?
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Basic Combat Training (BCT)AIT Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) Medical
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If it's urgent and causes discomfort they will fix it at dental sick call in BCT. You'll have to wait till you get to your unit to do elective procedures like fixing chipped teeth.
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I've got a spot on a front tooth that's chipped, been filled twice, keeps coming out, so I stopped bothering. Hell I even lost a filling in a molar at jump school. I wouldn't worry about this much unless it's causing discomfort.
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You’ll get it in BCT, if it bothers you or causes pain/discomfort you will go to sick call. I’d highly suggest going to sick call during reception so you don’t miss training. If I’m not mistaken I believe you need a dental checkup while in reception anyways. Either way yes-you can get your tooth fixed if it’s causing pain, if not it can be done after you get to your first duty station..maybe AIT.
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It doesn’t cause any pain, but it left a sharp shape filling and rubs a bit on my lip which is not so much uncomfortable and it looks like theres a gap between my teeth. I’m worried while I leave it as it is, most of the filling that is left will come off too.
So I guess I’ll have to wait intil AIT...
So I guess I’ll have to wait intil AIT...
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You should require a visit as part of reception, if mention it there to the dental officer to see if maybe they can give you a quick fix or temporary solution, good luck to you!
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