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A history of dentistry in the US Army to World War II, by John M. Hyson Jr., Joseph W.A. Whitehorne, John T. Greenwood

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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A history of dentistry in the US Army to World War II

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by John M. Hyson Jr., Joseph W.A. Whitehorne, John T. Greenwood

Foreword / Joseph Webb, Jr. -- Preface / Russell J. Czerw -- Introduction -- The beginnings of military denistry, 1617-1860 -- The Civil War : dental care in the Union Army, 1861-1865 -- Denistry in the Confederacy, 1861-1865 -- The quest for dentists in the US Army, 1865-1898 : "the law makes no provision for the employment of dentists" -- Dentistry answers the call : the Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Wish becomes reality : dental surgeons in the Army, 1898-1901 -- Building the foundation : the early years of Amry dentistry, 1901-1904 -- The drive stalls : continuing efforts to create a commissioned dental corps, 1901-1904 -- The struggle for a commissioned corps continues, 1905-1908 -- An Army Dental Corps at last, 1909-1911 -- From a new corps to a World War, 1911-1917 -- Preparing the Dental Corps for France, 1917-1918 -- The dental service in the American Expeditionary Forces in France, 1917-1919 : organization, administration, personnel, training, and supply -- The dental service in the American Expeditionary Forces in France, 1917-1919 : oral and dental care -- The dental service in the American Expeditionary Forces in France, 1917-1919 : combat -- Intervention and occupation : foreign excursions in the wake of the World War, 1918-1923 -- A return to normalcy : from World War to the Depression, 1919-1929 -- The Depression and buildup for another World War : 1929-1941 -- Appendix : US Army Dental Corps chiefs