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Last week I had the privilege to go to San Diego for my nephew Erik’s graduation from Marine Boot Camp. It was an awesome experience and I am very, very proud of him. In one of his letters Erik explained to me that the second week he was there all the recruits went to “Dental” where they had exams and x-rays. A few days later he had his wisdom teeth out. The recruits have their wisdom teeth taken out so that they have no chance of having problems when they are deployed. Erik also let me know that in the mornings (4:00 a.m.) the recruits had not quite five minutes to get dressed, shave and brush their teeth. He said that they were given barely enough time to brush because things move at “a million times a minute”. He said that as the recruits progressed in their training they did start getting more time for hygiene. Erik said that they never brushed twice a day. I have been a dental assistant for almost twelve years and all of my nephews and nieces know that they have to brush twice a day for two minutes and floss. I am REALLY glad that Erik did not try to tell his drill instructors my recommendations because that would have got him A LOT of push ups or another form of “PT”.

-Kristi

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