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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 1790 (EAH) — 116 S1790 EAH: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 · Sec. 721

Sec. 721. Establishment of military dental research program

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Chapter 104 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2116 the following new section: In this section: The term military dental research means research on the furnishing of dental care and services by dentists in the armed forces. The term TriService Dental Research Program means the program of military dental research authorized under this section. The Secretary of Defense may establish at the University a program of military dental research. The TriService Dental Research Program shall be administered by a TriService Dental Research Group composed of Army, Navy, and Air Force dentists who are involved in military dental research and are designated by the Secretary concerned to serve as members of the group.
The TriService Dental Research Group described in subsection
(c)shall— develop for the Department of Defense recommended guidelines for requesting, reviewing, and funding proposed military dental research projects; and make available to Army, Navy, and Air Force dentists and officials of the Department of Defense who conduct military dental research— information about dental research projects that are being developed or carried out in the Army, Navy, and Air Force; and expertise and information beneficial to the encouragement of meaningful dental research. For purposes of this section, military dental research includes research on the following issues: Issues regarding how to ensure the readiness of members of the armed forces on active duty and in the reserve components with respect to the provision of dental care and services. Issues regarding preventive dentistry and disease management, including early detection of needs. Issues regarding how to improve the results of dental care and services provided in the armed forces in time of peace. Issues regarding how to improve the results of dental care and services provided in the armed forces in time of war. Issues regarding minimizing or eliminating emergent dental conditions and dental disease and non-battle injuries in deployed settings. Issues regarding how to prevent complications associated with dental-related battle injuries. Issues regarding how to prevent complications associated with the transportation of dental patients in the military medical evacuation system. Issues regarding the use of technological advances, including teledentistry. Issues regarding psychological distress in receiving dental care and services. Issues regarding how to improve methods of training dental personnel, including dental assistants and dental extenders. Wellness issues relating to dental care and services. Case management issues relating to dental care and services. Issues regarding the use of alternate dental care delivery systems, including the employment of interprofessional practice models incorporating multiple health professions. . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 104 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2116 the following new item: 2116a. Military dental research. .
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