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A sailor checks a child's teeth.

Fluoride Friend

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Eng-Kulawy, a pediatrician assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort, applies fluoride to a child's teeth at a temporary medical treatment site in La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago, Sept. 7, 2019. The Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central America, South America and the Caribbean.

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