Members of the 9th Aerospace Medical Dental Squadron pose for a photo at the front desk of the clinic on Beale Air Force Base Calif., Feb. 8, 2013. February is National Children's Dental Health Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard/Released)
Airman 1st Class Ashley Wall, 9th Aerospace Medical Dental Squadron oral prophylaxis assistant, performs an annual cleaning exam at the dental clinic on Beale Air Force Base Calif., Feb. 8, 2013. Wall cleans and preps the patient's teeth in order for the dentist to perform the exam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard/Released)
Airman 1st Class Ashley Wall, 9th Aerospace Medical Dental Squadron oral prophylaxis assistant, performs an annual cleaning exam at the dental clinic on Beale Air Force Base Calif., Feb. 8, 2013. Wall was the 9th Medical Group 2012 Airman of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard/Released)
Capt. Kimberly Quilao (left), 9th Aerospace Medical Dental Squadron general dentist, and Mr. Richard LaCarney, 9th AMDS dental assistant, use a transilluminator to check for cracks in a patient's teeth at the dental clinic on Beale Air Force Base Calif., Feb. 8, 2013. The transilluminator is used to check for cracked tooth syndrome. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard/Released)
Capt. Kimberly Quilao, 9th Aerospace Medical Dental Squadron general dentist, uses a transilluminator to check for cracks in a patient's teeth at the dental clinic on Beale Air Force Base Calif., Feb. 8, 2013. Cracked tooth syndrome is a dental condition in which a partial crack extends into the dentin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard/Released)
Capt. Kimberly Quilao (left), 9th Aerospace Medical Dental Squadron general dentist, and Mr. Richard LaCarney, 9th AMDS dental assistant, use a transilluminator to check for cracks in a patient's teeth at the dental clinic on Beale Air Force Base Calif., Feb. 8, 2013. If untreated cracked tooth syndrome can lead to severe pain, possible pulpal death, abscess, and even the loss of the tooth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard/Released)