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Dental picks are displayed during a dentist appointment at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 28, 2025. It is the 5th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron dental flight’s mission to improve the oral hygiene of service members to keep Airmen mission-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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Senior Airman Jose Vazquez-Vera, 5th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (OMRS) oral preventive assistant technician, performs a dental cleaning during a routine dental appointment at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 28, 2025. To keep Airmen mission-ready, the 5OMRS dental flight works to provide service members with the best possible care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Phillip Sheridan, 5th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (OMRS) general dentist, uses a dental pick on a patient at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 28, 2025. The 5OMRS dental flight provides services, such as annual exams, X-rays and specialist referrals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Phillip Sheridan, 5th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (OMRS) general dentist, discusses X-ray results with a patient at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 28, 2025. To keep Airmen mission-ready, the 5OMRS dental flight works to provide service members with the best possible care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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Airman 1st Class Anthony Ramey, 5th Bomb Wing public affairs specialist, gets a routine dental checkup at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 28, 2025. The 5th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron dental flight provides services, such as annual exams, X-rays and specialist referrals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

Dental flight keeping Airmen fit to fight

Published May 30, 2025
By Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Dental picks are displayed during a dentist appointment at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 28, 2025. It is the 5th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron dental flight’s mission to improve the oral hygiene of service members to keep Airmen mission-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)