20th DS Airmen ensure dental readiness

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bryan Morris, 20th Dental Squadron dental laboratory flight chief, forms a retainer for a patient at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 18, 2017. Each dental laboratory technician makes about 800 dental appliances per year, including retainers, night guards and crowns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Apryl-len Cabase, 20th Dental Squadron (DS) dental assistant, right, and Janet Hoffman, 20th DS centralized instrument processing center technician, collect used dental instruments at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 18, 2017. The two collect, wash, sterilize and test 20th Medical Group instruments for bacteria to help ensure a clean, hazard-free environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Deonna Johnson, 20th Dental Squadron (DS) records and reception noncommissioned officer in charge, right, templates and sends out record requests while Beverly Ross, 20th DS active duty dental program referral manager, works on referrals at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 18, 2017. Part of the dental support flight, Johnson acts as a liaison between the 20th DS and unit deployment managers, ensuring annual appointments are scheduled for every service member. Ross is responsible for all dental referrals to off-base clinics, ensuring Team Shaw members get the care they need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)

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Janet Hoffman, 20th Dental Squadron centralized instrument processing center technician, stands for a picture at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 18, 2017. Hoffman is responsible for sterilizing more than 14,000 20th Medical Group instruments, maintaining patient safety by eliminating the spread of bacteria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)

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A chairside economical restoration of esthetic ceramics (CEREC) machine reads the dimensions of an E-max cube, used to make dental appliances, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 18, 2017. Dental laboratory technicians can digitally design crowns, commonly used to cover up a damaged tooth, which the CEREC creates by shaving down E-max cubes to match designated proportions of a patient’s tooth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bryan Morris, 20th Dental Squadron dental laboratory flight chief, trims a dental model at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 18, 2017. Dental models are made from impressions of patient’s teeth, allowing the dental laboratory to create dental appliances such as crowns and retainers with an accurate fit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Christiane Trigueros, 20th Dental Squadron (DS) dentist, left, and Airman 1st Class Jeana Knappenberger, 20th DS dental assistant, use a dental resin curing light to harden a patient’s composite filling at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 18, 2017. The 20th DS provides dental health services to all units on Shaw, helping to maintain the individual medical readiness of active-duty service members so they can be fit to fight anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)

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20th DS Airmen ensure dental readiness

Published May 23, 2017
By Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney
20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bryan Morris, 20th Dental Squadron dental laboratory flight chief, forms a retainer for a patient at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 18, 2017. Each dental laboratory technician makes about 800 dental appliances per year, including retainers, night guards and crowns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)

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20th DS Airmen ensure dental readiness

20th DS Airmen ensure dental readiness

20th DS Airmen ensure dental readiness

20th DS Airmen ensure dental readiness

20th DS Airmen ensure dental readiness

20th DS Airmen ensure dental readiness

20th DS Airmen ensure dental readiness