The bottom line is to get organized. Go through your dental records and determine which of your crew need routine dental care. Arrange in advance of making port to schedule appointments. Make sure your patients get to their appointments. You should know what they need and who to contact.
Prevention is always the best treatment.
If you have any questions, talk to the MAO, HSC, or DO at the clinic in your homeport. If you are underway and one of your crew presents a dental problem, there is only a remote possibility that it will be a true dental emergency. A brokrn jaw would be a good example of an emergency. Stabilize the segments as best as you can. Uncontrolled hemorrhage usually occurs during or immediately after surgery when an artery is severed during the extraction of a mandibular third molar.