| DECS Priorities: |
| 1. Provide a responsive consultative service for the Air Force Dental Corps for Infection Prevention & Control Program, Patient Safety Program, dental materials, equipment, and facility design |
| 2. Fulfill the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) capability and knowledge gaps across the dental spectrum of care through multifaceted research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) |
| 3. Provide Continuing Education on Swank and maintain a responsive website (AFMS Knowledge Exchange) with information on new products, literature, announcements, alerts, infection prevention & control, and patient safety on new products, literature reviews, announcements/alerts, and infection control |
| 4. Review dental facility renovation and construction projects and high value equipment requests |
| 5. Provide educational and research support for Tri-service and civilian residency programs |
| 6. Collaborate with ADA and ISO on international dental standards |
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| To learn more about DECS and contact appropriate personnel, please click here. |