Donald W Sheets, DMD, MS, FACP, FICD

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  Prosthodontics Advanced Education in General Dentistry Faculty
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  United States Air Force

  Jun 2005 - Jul 2008

  Director Prosthodontics Resident Education, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX

  Associate Professor Univ of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio

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  United States Air Force

  Jul 2013 - now

  - Principle advisor and Healthcare Executive to the AF Surgeon General for Dental Operations, Dental Readiness, Dental Policy, Planning, Programming, Budget, Execution rqmts; directs Dental Operations Panel/Portfolio- Oversees dental policy; validates/programs force rqmts, advises AF Medical Service Council for care of 520K beneficiaries/1.3M appts/yr- Collaborates in Joint Service environment w/Defense Health Agency; aligns Department of Defense functional input for all dental IT capability w/Military Health System strategic priorities- Manages Air Force Dental Manpower assets, support equip, facilities, Dental Evaluation and Consultation Service, contracts, Headquarters admin support, IMIT portfolio w/3.5K personnel, $65.4M baseline- Board Certified Prosthodontist Show less

  • Prosthodontist

    May 1996 - now

  • US Air Force Dental Corps, Chief/Panel Chair Dental Policy and Operations

    Jul 2018 - Oct 2022

  • Area Dental Laboratory Director/ COO

    Jul 2008 - Jun 2018

  • Dental Squadron Commander/CEO

    Jul 2013 - Aug 2015
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  Defense Health Agency

  Jul 2022 - now

  CEO/ Chief Dental Officer and Chief Dental Clinical Management Team

  Principal dental advisor to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Director and Deputy Assistant Director for Medical Affairs. Dr. Sheets establishes vision and strategy for Military Health System Dentistry and synchronizes actions within the DHA and with Tri-service partners to develop synergistic Total Force solutions. Col Sheets institutes and monitors performance metrics and care provided through 9Kpersonnel at 398 military medical treatment facilities and 314 dental treatment facilities to improve effectiveness. Additionally, he identifies, prioritizes, develops and implements initiatives to improve treatment outcomes, patient safety and maximize value for the $1.3B of annual readiness focused dental care provided to over 1.3M Department of Defense beneficiaries. Show less