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  • Dental Implant Course

    Air Force dental course ensures mission readiness

    The 59th Dental Training Squadron prosthodontics flight hosted approximately 20 dental specialists, on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 16, 2019, for the U.S. Air Force’s Prosthodontics update course.
  • Michelle Dreyer, a dental assistant, left, and Dr. Kinsey Walters, DDS, perform a dental screening in a mobile setup at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 15, 2019. The team is able to meet with up to 25 patients per hour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

    Wing prioritizes dental readiness, augments 442d MDS with civilian dental team for first time

    For the first time in wing history, a civilian dental team augmented the 442d Medical Squadron to help complete dental screenings on September 15.
  • 190905-F-HJ760-1020

    A stronger bite for a future fight

    A military dentist’s duty is to care for a patient’s teeth and keep readiness in check for all military members. U.S. Air Force Capt. Robert Walter, 354th Medical Group dentist, does just that by keeping Airmen ready-to-go, but he also recently received a request from the veterinary clinic at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephen Berg, 374th Dental Squadron dentist, Yokota Air Base, Japan, evaluates a patients’ teeth during a trial day before Pacific Angel 19-1 in Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh, June 22, 2019. The United States, at the invitation of the Government of Bangladesh, provides support by conducting medical, dental, optometry and engineering programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ramon A. Adelan)

    Exercise Pac Angel 19-1 wraps up in Bangladesh

    Throughout that time, the U.S. and partner nations teamed up to provide medical care and engineering assistance as well as conduct subject matter expert exchanges with the Bangladesh Air Force and civil organizations, such as the Red Crescent and Ministry of Health.
  • U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Eddie Perez, a dental technician, and Lt. Col. Julie Robinson, the dental officer-in-charge for Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training 2019 and a dentist, both assigned to the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, perform a tooth extraction procedure at a temporary clinic in Sikeston, Missouri, June 19, 2019. Perez and Robinson deployed to Sikeston as part of a joint service medical exercise that provides training to service members and no-cost medical services to the community. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jonathan W. Padish)

    Days into IRT, troops perform more than 9,000 procedures

    After five days of clinic operations, active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen, Sailors and Soldiers deployed in support of Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training 2019 have provided quality medical care to a number of community members at temporary clinics since June 14. As of June 18, the temporary clinics at the three DAEOC Tri-State IRT sites in Sikeston, Barlow, Ky. and Cairo, Ill. have seen approximately 1,526 individual patients and performed approximately 9,554 medical, dental and optometry procedures.
  • U.S. Air Force public health and bioenvironmental engineering specialists deployed in support of Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training 2019 visit a dairy farm in Perryville, Mo., June 18, 2019. The Airmen coordinated with civilian public health agency partners to view livestock processes and promote interagency cooperation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jonathan W. Padish)

    Public Health Airmen engage civilian partners during DAEOC IRT

    Airmen deployed in support of Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training 2019 coordinated with civilian agency partners to promote agency interoperability during public health site visits to multiple locations June 18.
  • PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Tech. Sgt. Monique Chamberland, 48th Medical Dental Squadron, dental laboratory technician, practices making a dental prosthesis at the Area Dental Laboratory on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 6, 2019. The National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology sends three exam proctors to the ADL to help facilitate certification exams for dental technicians across the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael E. Wykes)

    Area Dental Laboratory aims for 100 percent lab tech certification

    Dental readiness is an important aspect of keeping the Air Force fit to fight. Despite this, the dental lab technicians responsible for ensuring your readiness are not required by the Air Force to hold a certification from the National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology.
  • 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.
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