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  • Col. Mike Webb, 380th EMDG comprehensive dentist, and Master Sgt. Audrey Hernandez, 380th EMDG dental technician, performs a dental exam, Jan. 30, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Vase, United Arab Emirates.

    Dental clinic keeps deployers in fight

    Whenever a member suffers from dental problems, his or her ability to perform the mission is affected. To prevent this, the 380th Expeditionary Medical Group’s dental clinic at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, analyzes and treats the problem.

  • Dental highlight

    Highlight video of Airmen in the 56th MDG Dental squadron working hard and providing the best care for airmen and civilians at Luke AFB
  • Staff Sgt. Kimberly Conklin, 2nd Dental Squadron dental laboratory NCO in-charge, finishes creating a cast of teeth at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 30, 2018. Technicians use a material called “stone” to fill impressions. When the stone hardens, it creates a mold of the patient’s teeth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)

    Dental lab: Behind the scenes artists

    Airmen may need crowns, retainers, night guards or some other form of dental gear. To provide this, dentists take impressions of the patient’s mouth. Once made, they’re taken to the dental lab where the technicians make a mold from the impression. This is the part patients don’t get to witness.
  • Blown out windows, damaged care and the torn up entrance to the US Air Force Europe headquarters, as well as damaged cars, the result of a bombing at Ramstein Air Base by the Red Army terrorist group, on August 31, 1981. Air Force dentists treated 15 people wounded in the attack. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    This Month in AFMS History: Air Force dentists responded to 1981 explosion at Ramstein Air Base

    Two bombs exploded in a parking lot outside the U.S. Air Forces in Europe headquarters building at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on August 31, 1981, injuring 15 people. When they heard the blasts, Air Force dentists and their staff ran out to help.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen board a C-130 Hercules at Kahului Airport, Hawaii, for airlift to the island of Molokai for Tropic Care Maui County 2018, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 2018. Tropic Care Maui County 2018 is a joint service, hands-on readiness training mission that offered no-cost medical, dental and vision services to people at six locations across Maui, Molokai and Lanai from August 11-19. (U.S Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Shulze)

    Airmen provide care during Tropic Care Maui County 2018

    More than 350 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen deployed to Maui, Molokai and Lanai, Hawaii this summer for Tropic Care Maui County 2018, an Innovative Readiness Training exercise to provide no-cost health services to local residents.
  • Eligible beneficiaries will have the opportunity to enroll in the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) during Federal Benefit Open Season for coverage beginning in 2019. (Graphic by TRICARE Communications)

    FEDVIP is coming: Get to know dental and vision plans today

    The TRICARE Retiree Dental Program (TRDP) ends on Dec. 31, 2018. Beginning in 2019, dental and vision plans will be available through the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP). Now is a good time to become familiar with FEDVIP options.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Emeriles Curry, 346th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron dental hygienist, provides dental care to a local man, May 11, 2018 in the Coclé Province of Panama. So far, in 2-weeks’ worth of Medical Readiness Training Exercises the teams, working in conjunction with the Panamanian Ministry of Health, have seen nearly 4,700 patients and 502 animals. The medical team is participating in Exercise New Horizons 2018, which is a joint training exercise focused on civil engineer, medical, and support service personnel’s ability to prepare, deploy, operate, and redeploy outside the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dustin Mullen)

    Barksdale medical team supports exercise in Panama

    Five members of the 2nd Medical Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, joined an expert team of U.S. Airmen, Marines and Soldiers in support of Exercise New Horizons 2018 in Panama.
  • TRICARE Open Season and Federal Benefits Open Season are underway. You now have until Dec. 10, 2018 to enroll in a new plan or change your enrollment between plans. The choice you make will take effect Jan. 1, 2019 and will remain in effect through all of 2019. (TRICARE Communications graphic)

    Take command: Changes coming to the TRICARE Retiree Dental Program

    Do you have TRICARE Retiree Dental Program (TRDP) coverage now? If so, then you need to know that the TRDP will end on Dec. 31, 2018.
  • Senior Airman Caitlyn Hollowell, 81st Dental Squadron dental technician, prepares to take an x-ray on Katelyn Landolt, daughter of Lt. Col. Barbara Hoeben, 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutic Squadron clinical pharmacist, March 1, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.

    Children's Dental Health Month: What parents need to know

    February is Children’s Dental Health Month and parents need to know what to look out for to make sure their children have great dental health. Teaching children about taking care of their teeth can be challenging, but it’s important to ensure a good foundation for building lifelong habits of oral hygiene and health for them as they grow up.
  • 932nd Dental team stay busy with routine checkups during January unit training assembly weekend.

    Dentist approved for readiness requirement

    Airman Briana Wilson, newest member of the 932nd Airlift Wing dental team, takes bitewing X-rays of Master Sgt. Chris Wagoner, aircraft hydraulic shop, 932nd Maintenance Squadron, Jan. 6, 2018, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. This was Wilson's first Reserve weekend and she kept busy with taking X-rays and 360 Pano X-rays in support of her fellow dental technicians.
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