Navy dental professionals are expanding patient care capabilities through advanced digital dentistry while ensuring Sailors receive the hands-on training necessary to sustain these capabilities for the Fleet and contingent environments.Lt. Cmdr. Elizabeth Joseph, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness...

BREMERTON, Wash.— Dentists and hospital corpsmen at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton gathered Aug. 20 to celebrate the 114th birthday of the U.S. Navy Dental Corps.While the official anniversary falls on Aug.22, the clinic marked the occasion early, taking time between...

SAN DIEGO – The Defense Health Agency has formally designated Naval Medical Center San Diego's (NMCSD) Maxillofacial Restoration Program as a Department of War Specialty Center of Excellence (CoE).The designation, which is official as of May 18, establishes an enterprise-wide standard of care and...

NEW ORLEANS, LA – At an age when many people enjoy retirement, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. David Westerberg chose a different path. After a successful 38-year career as a dentist in Southern California, he decided retirement was not for him. Instead, he answered the call to serve and commissioned as a U.S...

Lt. Cmdr. Opeyemi Elizabeth Fadoju, from Baltimore, Maryland, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) Portsmouth, New Hampshire.Fadoju is a 2009 graduate of Western School of Technology and Environmental Science and has earned multiple graduate degrees,...

SAN DIEGO – Under a bright California sun and the shadow of naval history, Capt. Frank Brajevic was promoted to rear admiral on Oct. 4, 2025 aboard the USS Midway, a fitting location for a ceremony celebrating a career dedicated to service, leadership, and the health of those who serve. The...

Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command inaugurated the new Orofacial Pain Clinic located in Bldg. 39 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on August 22, 2025.This ceremony marked a new chapter for NMLPDC, in providing a...

When the U.S. Navy Dental Corps was officially birthed, August 22, 1912, Sailors were drilled that individual oral health was crucial in putting their bite in the fight for operational readiness.In acknowledging that founding, the 113th birthday theme, “The Roots of Readiness: Setting the Foundation...

Leaders at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), part of the Defense Health Agency’s Defense Health Network Pacific Rim, welcomed U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman (MI-01) on Aug. 11 for an official visit focused on readiness, health care delivery, and an innovative program that is transforming warfighter...

Anniversaries are more than just dates on a calendar. They offer a moment to pause and celebrate the contributions of individuals, both past and present. They also build esprit de corps by helping to define an organization’s origins and marking how far it has come. Each year on August 22, Navy...