Kunsan dental techs show mission versatility

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  • By Staff Sgt. Chelsea Browning
  • 8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --  Dental airmen from the 8th Medical Operations Squadron perform routine annual exams and construct ear pieces as part of the Attenuating Custom Communications Earpiece System at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, on Jan. 4 and Jan. 9, 2017. Dental technicians here are responsible for receiving patients, examining records, preparing patients for treatment and assisting dentists. Additionally, they are tasked with building inner-ear molds as part of ACCES, a system used to design custom ear pieces that reduce surrounding ambient noise for pilots. (U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Chelsea Browning/Released)