The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.

If you have a scheduled appointment or other business at the MTF, please verify with your provider or applicable office within the MTF to ensure there are no changes in schedule. To learn how the lapse in appropriations affects your TRICARE benefit, visit www.tricare.mil/shutdown

 

Health Services

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is available to active duty patients. Services offered to active duty patients includes: the surgical removal of complicated and impacted teeth (using intravenous sedation or general anesthesia as necessary); biopsy and removal of soft tissue and bony pathological lesions within the oral and perioral area; placement of intra-osseous dental implants and any necessary pre-prosthetic procedures to include bone grafts from the mandible, or hip; the treatment of maxillofacial fractures and soft tissue injuries to the face; management of severe odontogenic infections; orthognathic procedures (corrective jaw surgery) to treat developmental dento-facial deformities of the maxilla and/or mandible; surgical closure of alveolar clefts, surgical evaluation of temporomandibular joint dysfunction (non-surgical care cases should be referred to the patient’s general dentist); and inpatient dental consultations. 

Services offered for military Family members or retired patients include: The treatment of maxillofacial fractures and soft tissue injuries to the face; management of severe odontogenic infections; orthognathic procedures (corrective jaw surgery) to treat developmental dento-facial deformities of the maxilla and/or mandible; and surgical closure of alveolar clefts. Surgeons determine on a case-by-case basis whether biopsy and removal of soft tissue and bony pathological lesions in the oral and perioral area are performed. Surgical treatment for TMJ for Family members is currently not available.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital
B Building, 2nd Floor

270-798-8240

Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Mon. - Fri.
 
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