History of Dentistry in the U.S. Army to World War II

摘要

This is an account of the many American dentists both in and out of uniform who believed fervently that their profession could contribute significantly to the health and readiness of the American soldier. After the years of struggle that are well documented in this book, initial success was achieved on February 2, 1901, when Congress authorized the employment of 30 contract dental surgeons for the US Army. During this long struggle, the American dental profession, its journals, and its most influential professional associations (the National Dental Association and its successor, the American Dental Association) were ever present in the halls of Congress, the War Department, and the Office of The Surgeon General promoting the cause and the benefits of modern denistry for soldiers of the US Army. The years between 1901 and 1911 were marked by the constant efforts of those both inside and outside the Army to create a Dental Corps of commissioned officers. Despite repeated setbacks, John Sayre Marshall, the senior supervising and examining contract dental surgeon during these years, waned in his efforts to secure a commissioned dental service.