BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 47-101
25 JULY 2018
Incorporating Change 1, 16 December 2020
Dental
MANAGING DENTAL SERVICES
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AFMRA/SG3D
Supersedes: AFI 47-101
Certified by: AF/SG3/4
(Major General Robert I. Miller)
Pages: 54
This manual provides guidance and instructions for the Air Force Dental Services and
implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 47-1, Dental Services. It also provides guidance
to meet the civilian standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation, and the American Dental Association. Adherence to civilian standards does not
suggest federal endorsement. As healthcare organizations, dental treatment facilities (DTFs) are
subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rules and
national standards, including compliance with Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI)
6025.18-R, Department of Defense Health Information Privacy Regulation, DoDI 8580.02,
Department of Defense Health Information Security Regulation, and Air Force Instruction (AFI)
41-210, TRICARE Operations and Patient Administration Functions, AFI 41-200, Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or as superseded by new or revised HIPAA privacy
or security regulations or instructions, for the use and disclosure of protected health information.
This manual requires the collection and maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act
of 1974. The authority is in Title 10, USC, Chapter 55. Systems of Records Notices and F044 F
Surgeon General Electronic Medical Records System located at
http://dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNsIndex.
Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are
maintained IAW Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of
IAW the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule located in the Air Force Records Information
Management System. This instruction applies to all Airmen that provide dental services, both
Regular Air Force (RegAF) and Air Reserve Components (ARC), except where application to a
