My son does not leave for another six months for boot camp and he is being told by his recruiter NOT to have his wisdom teeth removed. I understand why the Navy wants them removed before deployment but not sure why he should wait until boot camp to have them done.
It seems getting them done before hand would be beneficial (i.e., less down time during training, more time to heal than just two days). Can someone explain why it is better to wait?
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I had our sons removed 6 months prior to boot camp. If he's 18 or older, he's technically their property. But mine was still 17 and couldn't officially be held to a contract yet.
If he were to have it done before hand and something goes wrong...it could delay his entry into Boot Camp. Some of those wisdom tooth extractions don't always go smoothly. I won't bore you with the story we heard from one of our dads about a year or so ago.
Suffice it to say, not to do it before only because the recruiter said don't.
How is your dental plan? I would do a pro/con to help make the decision, with your sons input. Yes you would save a few hundred dollars if you let the Navy do it. After all, thousands of sailors have had it done in Navy boot. It's not a huge risk. And, it is likely done during P-week before they start hard training, he will have time to heal there.
My son had his wisdom teeth pulled a few months ago. Just this past month enlisted (DEP) , ships to Boot in 6 months. But in a day and a half, he was over it. In my opinion, it would not have greatly affected him in a negative way if he had it done in Boot.
If you get it done ahead of time, he has time to heal and be observed in advance if there should be complications.
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If he were to have it done before hand and something goes wrong...it could delay his entry into Boot Camp. Some of those wisdom tooth extractions don't always go smoothly. I won't bore you with the story we heard from one of our dads about a year or so ago.
Suffice it to say, not to do it before only because the recruiter said don't.
you'll probably have to submit a post-dental exam for evaluation by the recruiters.....
How is your dental plan? I would do a pro/con to help make the decision, with your sons input. Yes you would save a few hundred dollars if you let the Navy do it. After all, thousands of sailors have had it done in Navy boot. It's not a huge risk. And, it is likely done during P-week before they start hard training, he will have time to heal there.
My son had his wisdom teeth pulled a few months ago. Just this past month enlisted (DEP) , ships to Boot in 6 months. But in a day and a half, he was over it. In my opinion, it would not have greatly affected him in a negative way if he had it done in Boot.
If you get it done ahead of time, he has time to heal and be observed in advance if there should be complications.
...Only because the Navy will pay for it....