Dental Technician Citations
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS DENTAL READINESS PETTY OFFICER, HEALTH SERVICES DETACHMENT, COMBAT LOGISTICS BATTALION 15, 1ST MARINE LOGISITICS GROUP, 15TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT, I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FROM SEPTEMBER 2015 TO NOVEMBER 2016. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER ESTRADA PERFORMED HER DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER BY COORDINATING AND DEVELOPING AN ADAPT TRACKING SYSTEM FOR CLASS 4s AND PROVIDING DENTAL CARE TO 2,134 MARINES AND SAILORS ACROSS ALL THREE PLATFORMS: USS ESSEX, USS RUSHMORE, AND USS ANCHORAGE, RESULTING IN AN UNSURPASSED OPERATIONAL DENTAL READINESS RATE OF 98 PERCENT. ADDITIONALLY, SHE CAPTURED 450 RADIOGRAPHS, PERFORMED 31 CLEANINGS, AND ASSISTED IN 1,890 PROCEDURES, PROVIDING MORE THAN $97,000 IN SERVICES. FURTHER, IN PURSUIT OF MISSION READINESS, SHE PREPARED 50 ANTHRAX AND 30 SMALLPOX VACCINATIONS DURING COMBAT LOGISTICS BATTALION 15 SHOTEX DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO AN ALL TIME HIGH OF 99.6 MEDICAL READINESS. PETTY OFFICER ESTRADA'S LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
Successfully completed 3034 dental laboratory procedures in support of 16 dental providers, delivering world class dental care to over 9,000 enrolled beneficiaries with a total production value of $97K. Assisted the Lab Case Manager with bookkeeping of 2000 laboratory cases, ensuring timely delivery and patient care continuum. His efforts directly contributed to sustained overseas suitability and 98% Operational Dental Readiness across 37 tenant commands in the EURAFCENT area of responsibility. HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CAD/CAN GUIDANCE FOR 4 SAILORS FURTHERING THEIR Knowledge LEVELS AND REACHING A 100% utilization RATE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE ASSIGNED AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER, 52 AREA DENTAL CLINIC, NAVAL DENTAL CENTER, CAMP PENDLETON, CA FROM 10 OCTOBER 2010 TO 20 AUGUST 2013. DURING THIS PERIOD, HM2 PINEWOOD'S ENTHUSIASTIC LEADERSHIP, OUTSTANDING MANAGERIAL ABILITY, AND KEEN JUDGMENT WERE MAJOR FACTORS IN THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL TASKING OF 15 ENLISTED MEMBERS AND 17 CIVILIAN TECHNICIANS IN PROVIDING EXPERT DENTAL CARE FOR 15 OUTLYING UNITS AND A POPULATION OF 5,300 SAILORS AND MARINES. IN THIS IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR, HE MAINTAINED A 97% DENTAL READINESS AND PROVIDED OVER 13,000 TREATMENTS WITH A 99% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION APPROVAL. IN ADDITION, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CAREER GUIDANCE FOR 5 SAILORS FURTHERING THEIR EDUCATION LEVELS AND REACHING A 100% RETENTION RATE. HM2 PINEWOODS'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS ADVANCED DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN AT XXXXXXXXXX FROM XXXXXXXXXX TO XXXXXXXXXX. AS A CRITICAL MEMBER OF A HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE DENTAL TEAM, PETTY OFFICER MEYERS DIRECTLY ASSISTED IN PROVIDING $200,000 WORTH OF QUALITY DENTAL CARE TO MORE THAN 2,000 PATIENTS, SAVING OVER $22,000 IN CIVILIAN REFERRALS. HER ENTHUSIASTIC WORK ETHIC AND TIRELESS EFFORTS INCREASED OPERATIONAL DENTAL READINESS FROM 97 TO 99 PERCENT, SURPASSING BUMEDS STANDARD OF 95. ADDITIONALLY, PETTY OFFICER MEYERS' ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND DEDICATION TO DUTY, LED TO HER RECOGNITION BY THE MEDICAL INSPECTOR GENERAL AS A "BEST PRACTICE" FOR CENTRAL STERILIZATION ROOMS OF NAVY MEDICINE EAST. PETTY OFFICER MEYERS' DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, RELENTLESS EFFORTS, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS ASSISTANT LEADING PETTY OFFICER COMPREHENSIVE DENTISTRY, ORTHODONTICS, AND TMD DEPARTMENTS, NAVAL DENTAL CENTER NORFOLK, VIRGINIA FROM 15 AUGUST 2010 TO 10 AUGUST 2014. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER CALHOUN CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN ALL AREAS OF DENTAL DEPARTMENT'S ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATION. HE MANAGED DAILY OPERATIONS, THE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE, AND WORK ASSIGNMENTS FOR 26 STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO 20 DENTAL PROVIDERS. HIS EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED TO AN OPERATIONAL DENTAL READINESS OF 96 PERCENT AND A DENTAL HEALTH INDEX OF 65 PERCENT FOR OVER 15,000 BENEFICIARIES. HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE EXPANDED FUNCTION TEAM INCLUDED THE TREATMENT OF OVER 3,500 PATIENTS EXCEEDING BUMED WORKLOAD STANDARDS BY 100% AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE CLINIC'S 96% DENTAL READINESS AND THE SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT OF 166 SHIPS. PETTY OFFICER CALHOUN'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER PERIODONTIC DEPARTMENT, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE DENTAL SCHOOL, NAVY MEDICINE MANPOWER, PERSONNEL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND, BETHESDA, MARYLAND FROM MARCH 2012 TO JUNE 2014. PETTY OFFICER JOHNSON LED 13 DENTAL TECHNICIANS IN SUPPORT OF 14 DENTAL OFFICERS IN THE DELIVERY OF PREVENTIVE AND COMPLEX TREATMENT OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE. HE MANAGED AND SCHEDULED 1,300 SURGICAL PATIENTS RESULTING IN INCREASED PRODUCTION AND HIGH QUALITY DENTAL CARE. HE REVISED THE PERIODONTAL DEPARTMENTAL SOP AND RECONCILED 28 TRAINING RECORDS AND 12 DIVISIONAL RECORDS IN PREPARATION FOR MED IG, FACILITATING A 100% PASSING GRADE. AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMAND COLOR GUARD, HE EXEMPLIFIED NAVY TRADITIONS BY PERFORMING IN 16 EVENTS. PETTY OFFICER JOHNSON'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS FIELD SERVICE MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, 3D COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, FROM OCTOBER 2012 TO JUNE 2014. IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, HM2 HOLST COORDINATED MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR 197 ROUTE CLEARANCE MISSIONS COVERING 36,741 KILOMETERS. PERFORMED 60 SICKCALL PROCEDURES, 17 PERIODIC HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, COORDINATED THE COMPLETION OF ALL MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SEVEN RE-ENLISTMENT PACKAGES, THREE LATERAL MOVE PACKAGES, AND SEVEN EXPLOSIVE HANDLER PACKAGES RESULTING IN A MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR GETTING AMMUNITION IN PREPARATION FOR MISSIONS. COORDINATED 55 DENTAL APPOINTMENTS ENSURING MARINES GOT THEIR EXAMS AND MAINTAINED COMPANY DENTAL READINESS ABOVE 90 PERCENT. PROPERLY RETROGRADED $30,000 WORTH OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, COMPLYING WITH II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE DRAWDOWN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BATTALION. TAUGHT 65 HOURS OF ENLISTED FLEET MARINE FORCE WARFARE TRAING TO 10 SAILORS, RESULTING IN HIMSELF AND TWO OTHER SAILORS BECOMING QUALIFIED. HM2 HOLST'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS ADVANCED DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN AND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER, AREA DENTAL LABORATORY AT NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA FROM 10 MAY 2010 TO 15 FEBRUARY 2013. PETTY OFFICER LIETER DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND INITIATIVE IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF 9 SAILORS AND 21 CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. A RECOGNIZED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, SHE MADE INVALUABLE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE PRODUCTION OF DENTAL PROSTHESIS THAT LED TO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE VALUE OF THE COMPOSITE LABORATORY OF THE NAVY'S LARGEST AREA DENTAL LABORATORY. ADDITIONALLY, SHE MAINTAINED A METICULOUS AND ACCURATE INVENTORY OF $300,000 WORTH OF PRECIOUS METALS AND REDUCED LOSS BY 20 PERCENT. PETTY OFFICER LIETER'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, RELENTLESS EFFORTS, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER OF THE PROSTHETIC DEPARTMENT, U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA FROM MARCH 2009 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2013. PETTY OFFICER JONAS PRODUCED 21,400 CLINICAL LAB VALUES (CLV) FOR 26,000 ACTIVE DUTY AND MARINE CORPS RECRUITS AND INCREASED THE DENTAL OFFICER'S PRODUCTION BY 20 PERCENT. AS RETENTION TEAM LEADER, HE PROACTIVELY PROVIDED LEADERSHIP, MENTORING, AND SUPPORTIVE SAILORIZATION TO 55 ASSIGNED PERSONNEL RESULTING IN 40 CAREER DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, 40 PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS) SUBMISSIONS (WITH 100% APPROVAL), 34 1306s, AND 7 REENLISTMENT REQUESTS, RESULTING IN A 95% RETENTION RATE. ADDITIONALLY, HE TRAINED AND PREPARED FIVE HOSPITAL CORPSMEN THAT WERE SELECTED TO ATTEND DENTAL LAB "C" SCHOOL. HM1 JONAS' INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.