Staff Sgt. Halima Burton, 86th Dental Squadron, dental hygienist, flosses a patient’s teeth at the Dental Clinic on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 12, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Holly Cook)
Airman 1st Class Kevin Cleveland, 86th Dental Squadron, dental assistant, adjusts a patient’s braces at the dental clinic on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 12, 2012.(U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Holly Cook)
Staff Sgt. Brad Weeks, 86th Dental Squadron, dental laboratory technician, makes an alginate impression in the lab at the Dental Clinic on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 12, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Holly Cook)
Staff Sgt. Brad Weeks, 86th Dental Squadron, dental laboratory technician, makes an alginate impression in the lab at the Dental Clinic on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 12, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Holly Cook)
by Airman 1st Class Holly Cook
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
7/2/2012 - RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- The 86th Dental Squadron on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, provides many services including: oral health assessments, cleanings, retainers, bridges, dentures, crowns, implants and fittings for mouth gear. On an average month, the clinic provides care to 950 Airmen, designated visitors, host nation civilians and personnel. Educating and improving oral health is what the 86th DS finds most important and strives for that excellence one mouth at a time.
