Aside from dental services, medical care is also being provided by military personnel at the Commonwealth Health Center, especially to those who don’t have insurance.
The military mission will be on island until Aug. 21.
The military personnel will perform special and delicate dental procedures on children with special needs.
“We’re expecting more than 20 children to undergo general anesthesia within the week,” said Capt. J.C. Shirley in an interview with the Variety on Friday.
They have provided dental care to children with cerebral palsy and autism.
Shirley said they are happy to provide services to the public.
Shirley, together with Capt. Richard Burke and Cmdr. Brad Hajdik, were on hand to provide dental services to adults and children with special needs at CHC.
They were among the volunteers involved in the ongoing Innovative Readiness Training, composed of 37 medical and dental experts from Navy and the Marine Corps.
The CHC through the office of the CNMI Governor and the local Department of Public Health requested the military to conduct a medical mission here.
“We’re looking forward to serving more people,” said Innovative Readiness Training, officer-in-charge Capt. Anita M. Kobuszewski of the U.S. Navy’s Medical Service Corps.
She said over 400 people who do not have insurance have so far participated and received medical and dental care during the first week of the mission on Saipan.
