Dental health isn’t just about routine care - it’s about preventing pain, infection, or loss of function that could weaken operational ability and readiness.

The Air Force Dental Service is dedicated to ensuring the dental readiness of the Air Force and Space Force’s active duty, Reserve, and Guard members.

Our mission is to provide innovative, expeditionary Airmen and Guardians to support global operations and ensure a dentally fit force through Trusted Care.

They focus on preventing, treating, and preparing for dental care to maintain the health and readiness of service members.

The service is integral to Total Force Full Spectrum Readiness, contributing to the overall health and well-being of the Air Force community.

These efforts, among other care options, help to serve the primary mission of the Air Force Medical Service: Maximizing readiness.

Dental officers deploy in theater in support of war-time or peace-time contingency missions, provide essential care, and stabilize and facilitate evacuation of service members to higher echelons of care for definitive treatment.

Our dental teams also deploy on humanitarian missions to provide critical dental care in impoverished areas or in regions affected by natural or man-made disasters.

Through a range of preventive care and emergency treatment services, dental teams are essential to humanitarian missions and joint operations, delivering care in remote and underserved areas worldwide. These efforts enhance readiness, strengthen partner nation healthcare systems, and foster resilience through expertise sharing and collaboration with local providers.

By working side-by-side with our counterparts, efforts to enhance interoperability and strengthen the collective ability to respond to medical challenges are achieved.