Post Tagged with: "86th Dental Squadron"

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Maj. Curtis Hayes (left), 86th Dental Squadron chief oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and Senior Airman Britanni McKnight, 
86th DS dental assistant, operate on a patient during a dental implant surgery April 29 on Ramstein.

Dentist ‘crowned’ with AF-level award

Story and photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Standing out from among thousands of dental Airmen around the world, Maj. Curtis Hayes, 86th Dental Squadron chief oral and maxillofacial surgeon, was recently named Air Force Dentist of the Year for 2013.

May 8, 2014 ×

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Don’t wait until it’s too late

by Staff Sgt. Halima H. Burton
86th Dental Squadron

Picture this: A mother takes her 4-year-old to the dentist for her child’s annual checkup. During the appointment the dentist diagnoses the child with a cavity that needs treatment and a few areas that could lead to future cavities, but do not require treatment at this time.

February 13, 2014 ×

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Baby dental health important

by Capt. Tonya Barry
86th Dental Squadron

The 86th Dental Squadron’s mission is to keep active-duty members fit to fight and to ensure the dental health of their family members. This February, however, the spotlight is on the pediatric patient pool during the 65th annual National Children’s Dental Health Month.

February 6, 2014 ×

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Tech. Sgt. Candice Reffitt, 86th Dental Squadron dental laboratory technician, uses a shaping tool to form a dental implant Jan. 15 on Ramstein. Reffitt instructs Airmen trainees on how to make valplast teeth.

In a bite: The 86th Dental Squadron

Photos by Airman Larissa Greatwood

               

January 23, 2014 ×

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Tech. Sgt. Charles Davis, 86th Dental Squadron fixed element leader, places a mold of a patient’s mouth into a 3-D scanner to use software to design and mill a crown Oct. 29 on Ramstein. The computer assisted design and manufacture of dental crowns enables dentists to have crowns finished in one day instead of 28 days.

Dentists develop daily dental repair

Story and photo by Senior Airman Jose L. Leon
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Dental phobia, or the fear of dentists, goes by many names and has a broad range of severity, but for people suffering from this ailment or those who really just do not like getting their teeth drilled, the 86th Dental Squadron has established a process to make a long dental ordeal as simple as possible.

October 31, 2013 ×

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Graphic by Hans Roth

Appointment no-shows: how they affect the community

by Senior Airman Trevor Rhynes and Airman 1st Class Holly Mansfield
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Have you found yourself in pain in the morning, needing an appointment as soon as possible, only to find out the next available appointment isn’t for a few days?

September 12, 2013 ×