Photo by Airman 1st Class Abbigayle Williams | 90th Missile Wing | 12.13.2017
Staff Sgt. Miguel Guajardo, 90th Medical Group NCO in charge of logistics, works in his office in the dental clinic with a drawing from his child on the wall at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., on Dec. 13, 2017. Miguel works with his wife in the clinic and they are proving it is possible to be successful together at home and work. Success for this couple means putting family first....
Photo by Airman 1st Class Elora McCutcheon | Grand Forks Air Force Base | 09.07.2017
Senior Airman Alexis Lopez, dental assistant with the 319th Medical Group, currently works at the medical treatment facility on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. He previously was stationed at Oshawa Air Base, Japan, and hopes to cross-train to become a pararescueman. (U.S. Photo by Airman 1st Class Elora J. Martinez)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Elora McCutcheon | Grand Forks Air Force Base | 09.07.2017
Maj. Jon Federspiel, chief of dental services with the 319th Medical Group, left, and Senior Airman Alexis Lopez, dental assistant with the 319th MDG, right, work together to simulate patient care, Sept. 7, 2017, at the medical treatment facility on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. During a typical procedure, a dentist and dental assistant work together to help prioritize customer care and......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Elora McCutcheon | Grand Forks Air Force Base | 09.07.2017
Senior Airman Alexis Lopez, dental assistant with the 319th Medical Group, lays out an array of dental instruments used in routine check-ups and procedures Sept. 7, 2017, at the medical treatment facility on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. One of the first things dental assistants learn during their training is the proper names and uses of the instruments. (U.S. Photo by Airman 1st Class......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Elora McCutcheon | Grand Forks Air Force Base | 09.07.2017
Senior Airman Alexis Lopez, dental assistant with the 319th Medical Group, demonstrates proper sanitary procedure by putting on a face mask Sept. 7, 2017, at the medical treatment facility on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Lopez said in addition to personal sanitation, there are also multiple steps taken to ensure treatment rooms are sanitary and prepared for patient use. (U.S. Photo by......
Photo by Marcy Sanchez | William Beaumont Army Medical Center | 06.26.2017
(From left) Maria Estronza-Ramos, Stefanie Acosta, Elizabeth Wrightman, Daner Burnett, all medical assistants with the American Red Cross Dental Assistant Training Program, and Capt. William Spencer, general dentist and program director, Dental Assistant Training Program, pose for a picture as the group readies for chairside training at East Bliss Health and Dental Clinic, June 28....
Photo by Marcy Sanchez | William Beaumont Army Medical Center | 06.26.2017
Daner Burnett and Stefanie Acosta, dental assistant trainees, American Red Cross Dental Assistant Training Program, work on dental procedures during chairside instruction as part of the eight-month-long Dental Assistant Training Program at East Bliss Health and Dental Clinic, June 28. The program provides military-identification holders an opportunity to gain classroom and chairside......
Photo by Marcy Sanchez | William Beaumont Army Medical Center | 06.26.2017
Elizabeth Wrightman and Maria Estronza-Ramos, dental assistant trainees, American Red Cross Dental Assistant Training Program, work on dental procedures during chairside instruction as part of the eight-month-long Dental Assistant Training Program at East Bliss Health and Dental Clinic, June 28. The program provides military-identification holders an opportunity to gain classroom and chairside......