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Air Force Dental Service

Motto:
Honored service and Trusted Care... Anywhere... All the time!

Mission:
Achieving superior oral health and global readiness through safe, effective, and patient-centered care... Powered by premier Airmen, education, and technology

Dental Service Goals:
1. Deliver operational excellence at all AF levels
2. Provide education and training that meet operational and force development requirements
3. Offer viable career opportunities while ensuring AF requirements are fully met

Five Major Areas of Focus:
1. Clinic operations
2. Force development and leadership mentoring
3. Force management of the dental force
4. Education, training, and conference attendance
5. Dental technologies, dental EHR, and use of CDA

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@USAFHealth-21 Aug

Don’t forget! Tomorrow we’ll be LIVE on Twitter Chat to answer your questions on #immunization health and vaccines.… https://t.co/BR8nZAzxcX

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@USAFHealth-21 Aug

RT @usairforce: Maj. Onier Alejandro-Villarreal & Capt. Rodney McIntyre, 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical techs, operate on a pat…

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@USAFHealth-20 Aug

Reminder! Always discard vaccine vials and syringes using proper medical waste disposal procedures. For more inform… https://t.co/EQDlFUAqhE

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@USAFHealth-20 Aug

The AFMS is in a time of transition. To address new changes and provide guidance and direction to Airmen, AFMS lead… https://t.co/xx8661aLgE

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@USAFHealth-20 Aug

SSgt Milburn & SSgt Hibbs from Buckley AFB, CO, were instrumental in supplying the Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine to… https://t.co/VJjdO6hGiG

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@USAFHealth-19 Aug

Without the innovators who built the aviation industry, providing expeditionary medicine in the air would not be po… https://t.co/PgerHfIrjF

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@USAFHealth-18 Aug

Go behind the scenes to meet the medical laboratory technicians at @374AirliftWing! Their work allows doctors to do… https://t.co/56kbQKBi7v

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@USAFHealth-17 Aug

We are constantly improving the way we deliver healthcare and enhance access to your healthcare team. Telehealth is… https://t.co/M143P2FMX2

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@USAFHealth-17 Aug

Col. Laurel “Buff” Burkel speaks to the 105th Airlift Wing, the same group that flew her back the U.S. via a 105th… https://t.co/ln92dbDOsK

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@USAFHealth-17 Aug

RT @MilitaryHealth: This week #AcrossTheMHS airmen exercise an Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo, Capt. Timby's granddaughter gets flower…

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@USAFHealth-17 Aug

If you have diabetes, you are at higher risk for serious problems from vaccine-preventable diseases like flu. Check… https://t.co/Lxxe2FSu9M

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@USAFHealth-17 Aug

“It is rare to have a family member in the same career as you. It is even rarer for active-duty family members to b… https://t.co/UbIWxJb0Xt

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@USAFHealth-17 Aug

#TropicCare2018 was off to a smooth start when a patient, who came in for a vision screening, began to say that som… https://t.co/uFdNog8z1b

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@USAFHealth-16 Aug

A new transition cell was recently stood-up to coordinate and support ongoing transition efforts related to the NDA… https://t.co/wxrZC0NeHB

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@USAFHealth-16 Aug

#TBT Air Force Airman First Class Eugene L. Fletcer, a preventive dentistry specialist assigned to the 3rd USAF Dis… https://t.co/wukbDiH5TO

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@USAFHealth-16 Aug

Don’t forget! On Aug 22 from 2-3 pm EST the Air Force Medical Service and DHA Immunization Healthcare Branch are ho… https://t.co/eJFLNo4iNx

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@USAFHealth-15 Aug

Before any of the patients and procedures, Aeromedical Evacuation Technicians have to first configure their hospita… https://t.co/gInlDM6phH

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@USAFHealth-15 Aug

When a military working dog injures a tooth, it’s up to a team of dentists and veterinarians to ensure their bite r… https://t.co/VwM6jMKKR0

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@USAFHealth-15 Aug

"A traditional stethoscope is essentially useless during en route care because of the noise,” says Tamara Averett-B… https://t.co/li0Sj3UdhB

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