Dental Research & Consultation Service The U.S. Air Force Dental Research & Consultation Service was established as the Dental Investigation Service on Oct. 1, 1976 by Air Force Regulation 162-7 and was charged to provide investigative guidance and assistance for dental personnel. Today, DRCS is part of the 59th Dental Group and provides clinical, laboratory to include CAD/CAM and consultative services for dental equipment, dental materials, dental facilities, infection prevention and control, and patient safety. DRCS and its $6 million laboratory are located within the Battlefield Health and Trauma Institute of Surgical Research at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. Priorities: 1. Provide a responsive consultative service for the Air Force Dental Corps for Infection Prevention and Control Program, Patient Safety Program, dental materials, equipment to include CAD/CAM, and facility design. 2. Fulfill the Air Force Medical Service capability and knowledge gaps across the dental spectrum of care through multifaceted research, development, testing, and evaluation. 3. Provide information on new products, literature, announcements, alerts, infection prevention and control, and patient safety on new products, literature reviews, announcements and 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 the American Dental Association and the International Standards Organization. DRCS is staffed with dentists, materials scientists, fellowship graduates, laboratory technicians, dental assistants, and a biomedical equipment-repair technician. Often, the multifaceted RDT&E reports put forth by DRCS are shared between the personnel assigned to the Fort Sam Houston facility and clinical users throughout the Air Force. DRCS works closely with the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency to ensure the highest reliability in the safe delivery of dental care to our beneficiaries. Contact Us: Dental Materials Telephone: 210-539-2982, DSN 389-2982 210-539-7036, DSN 389-7036 Infection Prevention & Control and Patient Safety Telephone: 210-539-8239, DSN 389-8239 210-539-6103, DSN 389-6103 210-539-2982, DSN 389-2982 210-539-8224, DSN 389-8224 Administration and Continuing Education Telephone: 210-539-8239, DSN 389-8239 210-539-8224, DSN 389-8224 210-539-3327, DSN 389-3327 210-539-2982, DSN 389-2982 Equipment Evaluation and BMET Telephone: 210-539-2982, DSN 389-2982 210-539-7036, DSN 389-7036 210-539-7156, DSN 389-7156 Dental Laboratory Evaluations Telephone: 210-539-7036, DSN 389-7036 210-539-7121, DSN 389-7121 Facility Design and Review Telephone: 210-539-7011, DSN 389-7011 210-539-4115, DSN 389-4115