MISSION BRIEF

4Y0X1
PROPHYLAXIS TECHNICIAN --> NCOIC DIPC
AFPDS

SRA REENA QUINTANILLA

 OVERVIEW

 USAF DENTAL CORPS

 59TH DENTAL SQUADRON
 59TH DENTAL GROUP (BREAKDOWN)
 CONTRIBUTION TO THE 59TH MEDICAL WING
 TYING INTO BIG AIR FORCE
 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE DENTAL CORPS

USAF Dental Corps was not officially established until July of 1949.

Army Air Corps --> Air Force Sep 18 1947

tooth aches & oral discomfort as

planes increased in altitude causing
missions to be aborted
Motto: Honored service and Trusted
One of the five medical corps that comprise the Care... Anywhere... All the time!
USAF Med Service
Mission: Achieving superior oral health and global readiness through
1,000 dentists and 2,500 dental technicians safe, effective, and patient-centered care... Powered by premier Airmen,
$61.5M annual budget education, and technology
 59TH DENTAL SQUADRON

59DS – READINESS
EXAMS, CLEANING, FOLLOW UPS --> DEPLOYABLE
59DTS – TRAINING
METC CURRICULUM, UPGRADE TRAINING, SPECIALTIES
59DSS – SUPPORT
DENTAL ASSIST. SUPPORT, LAB, LOGITICS
 59TH DENTAL GROUP

Mission: Maximize the dental readiness and oral health of active duty members. 

• Only DG in AF, making us the largest Dental Service in USAF

•  36K basic military trainees and 28K technical training students a year. 10K Operational AD
• Every person in the AF took an initial X-ray image here (Identified in Combat)
• Only AF clinics that do not refer people off base
 59TH MEDICAL WING
MISSION: Develop Warrior Medics through patient centered care

• AFSC: 4Y- Dental Technician (Prophylaxis)

• GD – OMFS – AEGD - ORTHO - ENDO – PERIO- PROS – HOSPITAL – PROPHY
• Continuity of Care (patient centered care)
• SHARP-7 Metrics made for our patients to exceed standards of the AFDS
• Satisfaction
• Oral Health
• Access to care
• Readiness
• Performance
Deployable, Fit to Fight. & Healthy
 SUPPORTING BIG AIR FORCE

RAPID GLOBAL MOBILITY

1. Airman can’t deploy without us
2. We affect Flight (lower barometric pressure, higher altitude) $30K –AE
3. Working Dogs (Security Forces)
4. Continuity of Care lost causing over spending

• Dental Exams & cleanings not being executed =

Oral health & overall health will critically decline (not Fit to fight)

Bringing the Bite to the Fight, So you can not only Fly, Fight and Win, But Fly Fight, and Grin!
 SUMMARY

 USAF DENTAL CORPS

 59TH DENTAL SQUADRON
 59TH DENTAL GROUP (BREAKDOWN)
 CONTRIBUTION TO THE 59TH MEDICAL WING
 TYING INTO BIG AIR FORCE
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