If a Soldier Breaks a Tooth, Will They Be Discharged and Get Osstem Implant Treatment for Free?

What should you do when a tooth breaks during military service?

In the military, a tooth can break due to training or for various other reasons.

If this happens suddenly, it can be very unsettling, and I think you may also feel lost about how treatment should be handled going forward.

There are barriers such as time that make it difficult to keep visiting a civilian dental clinic.

Some people wonder about how to continue treatment after discharge when part of an implant procedure has already been done at a military hospital, and whether any cost will be incurred.

As in a question I recently received, some people also become confused after hearing something like, “If you go to a clinic that uses Osstem implants after discharge, you can finish the treatment for free.”

This is something that needs to be understood correctly, so I’d like to explain it.

Free or not: Osstem implant costs after discharge

In short, even if a civilian dental clinic uses Osstem implants, it is difficult to receive treatment for free.

Osstem is simply a company that manufactures and supplies implant products, and it does not operate a system that covers the cost on behalf of patients or provides treatment for free.

Therefore, even if part of the implant placement was done at a military hospital, the claim that you can receive the procedure for free after discharge is not correct.

Why implant procedures are divided at military hospitals

In consideration of the special circumstances of military service, the procedure is sometimes carried out in stages.

At that time, there may not be enough time to complete every step,

so only the body that goes into the jawbone, that is, the fixture, may be placed, or the abutment may be connected and a temporary prosthesis may be attached to finish for the time being.

Rather than meaning the treatment was done improperly, it is intended to allow the remaining steps to continue sequentially after discharge.

Can treatment costs be linked between military hospitals and civilian dental clinics?

In the process of passing along the explanation from a military doctor that “treatment can be continued after returning to civilian life,” it is sometimes misunderstood to mean that “you do not have to pay the Osstem implant cost.”

Because of this, when they actually find a dental clinic after discharge and are told they need to pay, some people wonder why that is necessary.

Treatment costs at military hospitals and ordinary dental clinics are not linked.

Medical procedures performed in the military are carried out only within the military medical system, so if you go to a regular dental clinic after discharge, it is considered a separate medical service and you will be charged.

After checking the implant status, the remaining procedures are carried out depending on the situation, and separate costs are incurred for those steps.

Make sure to prepare this before discharge!

If you plan to continue treatment after discharge, one thing is essential to prepare.

That is to keep the medical record you received from the military hospital.

It contains information such as when the implant was placed, what product was used, and what the current condition is, so it is very helpful in planning treatment.

Before discharge, be sure to request it in advance and get a copy!

Here is how treatment continues after discharge. When you visit the clinic, the first step is to check the current implant status.

This is because it is necessary to check whether the fixture placed at the military hospital has been stably integrated with the jawbone and whether there are any problems with the gums.

If there are no problems after that, the process may continue with abutment connection or placement of a custom crown, depending on the situation.

After placement, fine adjustments are made to ensure there is no discomfort during use, and the treatment is completed.

When a tooth is damaged during military service, you may have difficulty choosing because the options are divided between visiting a military hospital or a civilian dental clinic.

In most cases, if you proceed step by step with the procedure suited to your current condition, it can be completed without major difficulty,

so if you are approaching discharge, I hope you will first receive treatment at a military hospital and then consider continuing the next steps at a civilian dental clinic according to your situation.

Costs and treatment procedures can vary by dental clinic, so I hope you visit a place like Seoul Centum Dental Clinic as soon as possible after discharge to receive guidance on Osstem implant costs and treatment procedures.

Even though cost is something to consider, more important than that is resolving the problem quickly and properly.

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