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<p>As at 1 March 2023 11,451 UK Armed Forces personnel were categorised as NATO Category
2, and 10,687 UK Armed Forces personnel were categorised as NATO Category 3.</p><p>
</p><p>For UK Defence Dentistry the NATO Dental Fitness Category is interpreted as
follows:</p><p> </p><p>NATO Dental Fitness Category 2</p><p>Service Personnel in date
for Periodic Dental Inspection who require active interventive or operative dental
treatment and whose existing dental condition, in the opinion of the clinician, is
unlikely to result in a dental emergency within their defined recall period..</p><p>
</p><p>NATO Dental Fitness Category 3</p><p>Service personnel in date for Periodic
Dental Inspection who require active interventive or operative dental treatment and
whose dental condition is, in the opinion of the clinician, likely to cause a dental
emergency within 12 months. It also includes those previously categorised as NATO
Dental Fitness Category 2 who have gone beyond their recall date.</p><p> </p><p>The
Joint Medical Employment Standard (JMES) awarded by medical staff in order to inform
commanders and career managers of the deployability and employability of Service personnel,
will be reviewed if the Service person’s oral health status adversely affects their
employability or overall health if deployed, or their oral care needs would be difficult
to deliver in the deployed environment.</p><p> </p><p>The Service person will be graded
according to the frequency of the symptoms, requirement for medication and medical
support, and degree of functional impairment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p>
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