text: Army Health System Command and Control
  further coordinates with the unit ministry team on faith-based dietary restrictions. In foreign
  humanitarian assistance operations, he provides consultation and advice on refeeding operations
  for malnourished children and adults, dislocated person populations, and victims of man-made or
  natural disasters. The dietitian also provides consultation on special dietary requirements for
  patients being evacuated through the USAF evacuation system.
  * The chief, dental services, who monitors dental activities for the command. The chief, dental
  services, receives reports from subordinate units and consolidates this data for forwarding to
  higher headquarters. The chief, dental services, establishes and coordinates policies, procedures,
  and protocols for the treatment of dental conditions and preventive dentistry programs. The chief
  also serves as the command’s dental surgeon.
  2-115. Not all functional specialties are fully represented on the MEDBDE (SPT) headquarters staff.
  Therefore the clinical operations section coordinates with subordinate AHS units for expertise in the
  following areas:
  * The senior subordinate surgeon serves as the principal consultant to the chief, professional
  services, on all matters pertaining to surgical policy and employment of FSTs or FRSDs. The
  senior subordinate surgeon maintains visibility of the joint trauma system patient treatment issues,
  wounding patterns, and weapons effects in order to ensure subordinate MTFs are informed,
  equipped, and supplied to provide appropriate treatment. Additionally, the chief, professional
  services, can consult with the surgical consultant on the MEDCOM (DS) staff.
  * The senior subordinate medical laboratory officer serves as the principal consultant to the chief,
  professional services, on all matters pertaining to clinical laboratory support. The senior
  subordinate medical laboratory officer advises the chief, professional services, on blood-banking
  and storage capabilities of Roles 2 and 3 MTFs within the command. The senior medical
  laboratory NCO on the MEDBDE (SPT) staff monitors the performance of MEDBDE (SPT)
  medical laboratories, identifies deficiencies, and recommends solutions. Issues arising that exceed
  the NCO skill set are referred to the senior subordinate medical laboratory officer for resolution.
  This officer monitors the performance of MEDBDE (SPT) medical laboratories, to include area
  medical laboratory (AML) activities (including CBRN sample/specimen processing and chain of
  custody requirements) and MTF clinical laboratory practices. The senior subordinate medical
  laboratory officer advises the chief, professional services, on blood-banking and storage
  capabilities of Roles 2 and 3 MTFs within the command. This officer monitors Class VIII support
  as it impacts on medical laboratory capabilities and advises the chief, professional services, of any
  shortfalls which adversely impact on the performance of laboratory procedures.
  * The senior subordinate optometry officer serves as the principal consultant to the chief,
  professional services, on all matters pertaining to optometric support and optical laboratory
  support. If no optometry personnel are assigned to the command, the chief, professional services,
  coordinates with the optometry officer on the MEDCOM (DS) staff.
  * The senior subordinate nuclear medicine officer serves as a consultant to the chief, professional
  services, on all nuclear medicine issues. If there are no nuclear medicine officers assigned to
  subordinate units, the chief, professional services, coordinates for this support with the MEDCOM
  (DS) staff.
  * When required, the preventive medicine officer coordinates for support from subordinate
  preventive medicine units for entomology and environmental engineering support. If these
  preventive medicine specialties are not available in subordinate units, the preventive medicine
  officer coordinates with the MEDCOM (DS) preventive medicine section for this support.
  2-116. The clinical operations section coordinates with the higher and, when appropriate, adjacent medical
  headquarters on any clinical issues which cannot be resolved at this level or that will adversely impact clinical
  operations in other adjacent or higher commands. The clinical operations section monitors medical specialty
  capabilities of subordinate hospitals and coordinates with its higher headquarters when medical specialty
  augmentation team support is required.
  2-117. The clinical operations section coordinates with and provides consultation to the medical section of
  the theater detention facility and resettlement facilities established within the MEDBDE (SPT) operational
  area for the treatment and hospitalization of detained personnel.