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The celebration was ushered in by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kurtis Barlow, Naval Base San Diego, Naval Branch Health Clinic’s Medical Readiness Division leading petty officer, who played a classical violin rendition of the National Anthem. An Act of Congress on Aug. 22, 1912, established the U.S. Navy Dental Corps, and since then it continues to provide a critical service for our warfighters and families. “What you do everyday matters! I am incredibly proud of our performance with last month's Joint Commission Survey, as it is so validating to have an outside entity recognize the world-class Ready Reliable Care we provide every day,” said CAPT Kim Davis, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diego, commander. “The Fleet Dental Team supported two Carrier Strike Groups, with one of them — the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln — at 98% ODR [Operational Dental Readiness]. In addition, 48 surface ships were deployed at 95% ODR; and we kept the accession pipeline moving by graduating all MCRD [Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego] recruit classes above 95%. Wow! That’s Warfighter Readiness and a great example of the power of Navy Dentistry,” expanded Davis.
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