A detailed history of the development of military dentistry in the United States, from beginnings in the early 17th century, through the professionalization of

Even in the relatively specialized field of the history of military medicine, dentistry has received less than its fair share of attention, especially given the

Dentistry, during the pioneer days of the profession in the United States, had no military status; and there exist only a few unofficial references to dental tr

In Dentists at War—12 Who Went Beyond the Call of Duty, author Norman Wahl has attempted to show how the dentist, so often envisioned by the public as the sta