Baumholder spouses criticize dental care

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Baumholder spouses criticize dental care
By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Friday, November 30, 2007

BAUMHOLDER, Germany — Frustrated with the near-impossible task of getting an appointment at the local dental clinic and few options on the economy, vexed Baumholder spouses blasted away during a town hall meeting where there were no easy answers.

The session launched off with a complaint by a Baumholder resident that was read before a sympathetic audience.

“I think the dental office in Baumholder is crazy. I have been trying to get my daughters into the dental clinic since March of 2007. I still have been unsuccessful,” stated the written complaint submitted before Wednesday’s meeting.

Critics concurred and assailed the clinic for the indifference they said seems to pervade the dental office.

“The dental clinic has a reputation of being coldhearted,” said Erica McKeel, an Army spouse.

Col. Walter F. Rongey, the clinic’s commander, said his hands are tied when it comes to providing care to dependents. Policy dictates that it’s on a space-available basis, and there is very little space, he said.


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