Col. Mitch Meyers, Preventive Medicine Officer, gives a class on the proper techniques for brushing, flossing and rinsing during a dental civic action program mission in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. The DENTCAP, funded by U.S. Africa Command’s humanitarian civil assistance program, spent two days providing dental care and education to the Ali Sabieh residents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
Capt. Bryan Hays, 403rd Civil Affair Battalion Dental Cell Officer in Charge, rinses a tool during a dental civic action program mission in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. Hays saw more than 45 patients and removed 38 teeth in just over seven hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
Members of the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion begin prep work on a mobile dental station in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. The 403rd CA BN, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, worked alongside Djibouti Ministry of Health personnel to provide dental care to villagers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
A Djiboutian boy is comforted by his father after having a tooth removed during a dental civic action program mission in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. The DENTCAP was conducted by the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, which is deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel R. DeCook)
Capt. Bryan Hays, 403rd Civil Affair Battalion Dental Cell Officer in Charge, and Staff Sgt. Nakisha Susberry, 403rd CA BN Dental Cell NCO in charge, work on extracting a tooth during a dental civic action program mission in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. Members of the Djibouti Ministry of Health and the 403 CA BN removed more than 50 infected teeth during two days of dental assistance to the local villagers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
A Djiboutian woman awaits care during a dental civic action program mission in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. The DENTCAP was conducted by the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, which is currently deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel R. DeCook)
Capt. Bryan Hays, 403rd Civil Affair Battalion Dental Cell Officer in Charge, takes a moment to rest during a dental civic action program mission in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. Hays saw more than 45 patients and removed 38 teeth in seven hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
Capt. Bryan Hays, 403rd Civil Affair Battalion Dental Cell Officer in Charge, and Staff Sgt. Nakisha Susberry, 403rd CA BN Dental Cell NCO in charge, begin their examination of a patient during a dental civic action program mission in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. The dental civic affairs program part of U.S. Africa Command’s humanitarian civil assistance program, which aims to provide emergency dental procedures as well as basic extractions and dental education. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
A Djiboutian boy is comforted by his father after having a tooth removed during a dental civic action program mission in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. The DENTCAP was conducted by the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, which is deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel R. DeCook)
Capt. Bryan Hays, 403rd Civil Affair Battalion Dental Cell Officer in Charge, and Staff Sgt. Nakisha Susberry, 403rd CA BN Dental Cell NCO in charge, work on extracting a tooth during a dental civic action program mission in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. Members of the Djibouti Ministry of Health and the 403 CA BN removed more than 50 infected teeth during two days of dental assistance to the local villagers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
Col. Mitch Meyers, Preventive Medicine Officer, gives a class on the proper techniques for brushing, flossing and rinsing during a dental civic action program mission in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. The DENTCAP, funded by U.S. Africa Command’s humanitarian civil assistance program, spent two days providing dental care and education to the Ali Sabieh residents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
Col. Mitch Meyers, Preventive Medicine Officer, shows a group of Djiboutian children proper flossing techniques during a dental civic action program mission in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. Without the DENTCAP provided via U.S. Africa Command’s humanitarian civil assistance program, the residents of Ali Sabieh may go years without dental care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
Members of the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion begin prep work on a mobile dental station in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. The 403rd CA BN, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, worked alongside Djibouti Ministry of Health personnel to provide dental care to villagers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
Tools and local anesthetic are prepared for use during a dental civic action program mission in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. The 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, worked alongside Djibouti Ministry of Health personnel to provide dental care to villagers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
Capt. Bryan Hays, 403rd Civil Affair Battalion Dental Cell Officer in Charge, and Staff Sgt. Nakisha Susberry, 403rd CA BN Dental Cell NCO in charge, work on extracting a tooth during a dental civic action program mission in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. Members of the Djibouti Ministry of Health and the 403 CA BN provided more than 10 hours of dental assistance to the local villagers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
A tooth removed during a dental civic action program mission lays on a table in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. Members of the Djibouti Ministry of Health and the 403 CA BN removed more than 50 infected teeth during two days of dental assistance to the local villagers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
Capt. Bryan Hays, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion Dental Cell Office in Charge, inspects the molar of a local woman in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. Members of the Djibouti Ministry of Health and the 403 CA BN provided more than 10 hours of dental assistance to the local villagers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
Capt. Bryan Hays, 403rd Civil Affair Battalion Dental Cell Officer in Charge, examines the teeth of a Djiboutian child in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. The dental civic action program was part of U.S. Africa Command’s humanitarian civil assistance program, which aims to provide emergency dental procedures as well as basic extractions and dental education. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
Army Civil Affairs provides dental care, education to local village
2/13/2016
The 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, worked alongside Djibouti Ministry of Health personnel to provide dental care to villagers and share dental education in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti,
Feb. 9-10, 2016.
Funded by U.S. Africa Command’s humanitarian civil assistance program, the dental civic action program(DENTCAP), aims to provide emergency dental procedures, basic extractions and dental education.
Sgt. 1st Class Melissa Ferris, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion Delta Company senior medic, delivers medical attention to a man who has injured in a multi-vehicle accident in Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2016. Ferris is an Army Reservist and a 11-year veteran of the Syracuse New York police department. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
