Olivia Cotto-Hernandez, 2nd Dental Squadron dental assistant, X-rays Airman 1st Class Benjamin Raughton, 2nd Bomb Wing, during a dental exam on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 12. The 2 DS provides care for Team Barksdale's dental needs ranging from oral surgery, dental X-rays and dental hygiene. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Moua)
Olivia Cotto-Hernandez, 2nd Dental Squadron dental assistant, examines dental X-rays on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 12. The 2 DS provides care for Team Barksdale's dental needs ranging from oral surgery, dental X-rays and dental hygiene. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Moua)
Capt. Lindsey Merchant, 2nd Dental Squadron general dentist, and Olivia Cotto-Hernandez, 2 DS dental assistant, examine an Airman's dental X-rays on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 12. Examinations serve to get a general health assessment of a patient's teeth. If anything abnormal is found, doctors may then refer the patient for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Moua)
Master Sgt. Denny Shaffer, 2nd Dental Squadron dental lab flight chief, cleans an implant guide on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 12. The guides assist surgeons by ensuring proper placement of oral implants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Moua)
Staff Sgt. Christopher Casey, 2nd Dental Squadron dental lab assistant, applies porcelain to a dental crown on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 12. The dental laboratory provides assistance to the 2 DS by providing doctors with the equipment they need such as fabricating prostheses, creating molds of patient's teeth and providing accurate dental imagery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Moua)
Staff Sgt. Christopher Casey, 2nd Dental Squadron dental lab assistant, casts a metal substructure on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 12. The substructure is fused to a crown and helps support it when it is applied to a patient's tooth. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Moua)