Additional Resources

Learn more about the history of dentistry and the U.S. Military Interested in learning more about the history of dentistry and the U.S. Military. Check out these publicly available resources: Army Medical Department Center of History & Heritage Hyson, J. M.,...

World War II (1941-1945) Unique and Unparalleled

“The techniques of dentistry as practiced in the United States Army do not differ significantly from those in civilian life. The task and problems, however, involved in applying these techniques in providing dental care to some 8,000,000 men and women, under such...

World War I (1914-1918) Morning “Tooth-Brush” Drills

“They have a regular “tooth-brush” drill every morning…It was true and sure a great sight to see 150 men in line with cup, tooth-brush, and paste or powder in hands ‘cleaning up’ in a way that had been entirely unknown to most of them a few months ago, for by a...
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