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Join the NHSC Ready Responders

The NHSC Ready Responders is a special group of primary care clinicians, each member of which will be newly commissioned by the U.S. Public Health Service. Once commissioned, these officers will serve in some of the neediest locations throughout America, providing primary or oral health care to underserved populations. In addition, they will be trained to respond quickly and effectively in the event of a large-scale regional or national medical emergency.

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Michigan

Improving the Oral Health of the Nation one Hug at a Time

For National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Ready Responder and U.S. Public Health Service commissioned officer, Lieutenant Commander Scott Trapp, providing critically needed dental care to the underserved is “all about the hugs.” This, he readily admits, is what the children who visit his dental clinic in northern Michigan have taught him.

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