Deployments are impossible for lab techs. Learn about great opportunities for enlisted airmen, officers and health care professionals. I had a tooth abscess one day. Artikelnr. Over 321,000 active-duty personnel serve in this military branch, along with 69,200 in reserves and over 100,00 in the Air National Guard. First, you are Air Force. Please note that these maps are current as of April 2020, and the information provided is subject to change at any time. You may or may not have the capability to move bases, but almost always, your supervision and leadership will change. This is literally the best AFSC if you don't want to deploy. After making the same appliance 50 times in a row...it gets less interesting. These highly skilled experts use the latest tools and techniques and work with dental materials such as acrylic, gypsum and gold to make precision pieces for their patients that they’ll utilize for years to come. SNCOs are rarely irksome. I am currently paying for college by myself, so do the benefits also cover room and board expenses? But this is gold. It can be challenging for those that can't learn quickly, or those that are not good with working with their hands. Life at an ADL is generally easy, but can get boring as far as the work goes. You rarely interact with patients, and are never working in their mouths. It's the same food but usually better. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Menge in den Warenkorb legen - OR - Zur Wunschliste hinzufügen. We use cookies on our websites for a number of purposes, including analytics and performance, functionality and advertising. You are as far removed from the mission as it gets. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. The Air Force Reserve offers a variety of part-time job opportunities with full-time benefits including tuition assistance and low-cost health insurance. It barely feel like the military most of the time. This post reminded me of the Dentist Song from Little Shop of Horrors (I forgot how young Steve Martin looked in this): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOtMizMQ6oM. If you don't have access to a car, weekend all day bus passes are just a few dollars and they take you right downtown in just a few minutes. Enlisted dental tech here. Most lab techs work in a smock top, some work in just their sand tees, and others in medical scrubs. Never had a problem. Website: 423rd Medical Squadron/SGST. The only way to see any action is to volunteer for Third Country National (TCN) duty, which is essentially playing baby sitter for the poor workers building dirt walls and ditches at our deployed locations. Lab techs make nearly every appliance and prosthesis the dentist puts in your mouth. ADLs are essentially sweat shops of lab techs that churn out work for the rest of the AF and DoD as needed. If you have fine motor skills, are reasonably smart, or have an artistic eye, this may be the career field for you. You would have an unchallenging and easy part to retirement in this job. I begged them to knock me out and they refused. It's an Army base, and therefore an Army DFAC. Telephone: 39-0434-30-5000. Overview: Working side-by-side with dentists to provide Air Force Reservists and their families with excellent dental care is the rewarding career of Dental Assistants.Their hands on duties include cleaning teeth, taking x-rays and assisting in dental procedures while ensuring that patients are comfortable at all times. Welcome to the United States Air Force. Tech school is approximately 6 months at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. Depending on your duty Station this could range from providing dental care to recruits undertaking basic training through to fast jet pilots at front line flying units. Website: 31st Medical Group. I've had Captains and Majors dude/bro me at work as an A1C. Press J to jump to the feed. Anything civilians do, the military does too. They always say they will go easy on you at first but in the end you walk out bleeding with something sore. There are sometimes humanitarian missions but these are even more rare. 62% Upvoted. Work hours at an ADL are around 0700-1600, with 1 hour for lunch and 1 hour 3 days a week for PT. Your skills are very transferable. Most of the civilians I worked with did their 20 year AF careers, started collecting their retirement pay, and went right into the GS system working on their second pension. Clinics ship their cases to the ADL, and the ADL ships finished products back. The two assistants/hygienists was fresh from tech school. Life is extremely relaxed. I turned into the world's biggest bitch in that chair. After being a dental assistant for at least three years ( CCAF or not) some SrA are chosen to get additional training at Lackland to clean teeth. Two civilians I worked with did the job for 50 years. You work in a lab away from everyone else. As a Dental Officer, you will provide a high standard of dental care to RAF personnel. The other nice thing is that once you step into the Air Force, you get to become part of a practice that is already established and you have no malpractice insurance, no employee payments to worry about, no office management, etc. Is Dental the greatest career field of all time? Headphone use is almost always allowed unless VIPs are touring the building. Learn about great opportunities for enlisted airmen, officers and health care professionals. I squirmed. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Single or two person labs usually require a 7 level, however. Although a private practice dentist typically makes more than an Air Force dentist, I will be an Air Force dentist with no loans to repay. One of my biggest concerns right now is that I won't be able to afford living costs. Keeping a toothbrush in my pocket for good luck. Dental Assistants also supervise dental assistant functions with other junior dental assistants within the dental clinic. Second, you are medical. There is a lot of movement in the Air Force. It's a lot of material. He walked me down to the dental clinic and I had to have a tooth removed and the abscess drained immediately. After receiving your 5 level, you may stay at that location for a long while or you might get orders out very quickly. You don't need a dental school acceptance to begin your HPSP application! After tech school most (but not all) Airman will be sent to a handful of unofficial training bases. Aviano Air Base. Your job is simply to make as many appliances as you can while maintaining high quality standards and meeting time deadlines on your cases.