Dental Department

Location: Coast Guard Building, Clinic

Hours of Operation:

Monday - Thursday: 0700 - 1530

Friday: 0700 - 1130*

*(Please note that the clinic is closed for appointments on Friday's beginning at 1130 for Training and Medical Administration time)

Duty HS onboard M-F: 1600-1800

The Clinic is closed daily from 1130-1230 for lunch.

Appointment Request Line: (504) 253-4671

DENTAL SERVICES

We provide all routine dental care, including preventative, restorative, surgical, and prosthetics to Active Duty personnel only.  Dental Hygiene services are also available.

DENTAL CLASSES

Class 1: Have a current dental exam & does not require treatment or reevaluation. Worldwide deployable.  

 

Class 2: Have a current dental exam and require non-urgent treatment or reevaluation for oral conditions, which are unlikely to result in dental emergencies within 12 months. Class 2 are worldwide deployable.

 

Class 3: Patients who require urgent or emergent dental treatment. Class 3 patients normally are not considered to be worldwide deployable.

 

Class 4: Patients who require periodic dental examinations or patients with unknown dental classifications. Class 4 patients normally are not considered to be worldwide deployable

 

DENTAL READINESS

When an individual goes to a civilian dentist (Active Duty Dental Plan) or DOD dentist for an exam or treatment, the DD-2813 shall be filled out and sent via fax to (504) 253-4717 or scanned and emailed to:  D08-SMB-BaseNOLA-HSWL-Clinic@uscg.mil. Click here for the DD2813 Dental exam form.

 

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