Recommended sources of history information on U.S. Army dentistry:
Hyson JM, Whitehorne JWA and Greenwood JT
A History of Dentistry in the U.S. Army to World War II
Borden Institute, Washington, D.C., 2008.
Jeffcott GF
United States Army Dental Service in World War II, Office of the Surgeon General
Washington, D.C., 1955.
U.S. Army Dental Corps History Webpage
Office of the Chief, U.S. Army Dental Corps.
The Dental Bulletin
The professional need to organize and share information surfaced for military dentistry with the Association of Military Dental Surgeons of the United States from 1917 to 1924. Members included dental officers of the Army, Navy and Public Health Service. The Association’s quarterly publication, the Military Dental Journal, was a source of...
President Lincoln and Dr. Brown
The Commander in Chief of U.S. (Union) Forces was assassinated on 12 April 1865, just days after the surrender of the Confederacy by General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Courthouse — before any official celebration of Union victory. President Abraham Lincoln was to be buried in Springfield Illinois after...
Dr. Leonie von Zesch
First Female Dental Surgeon of U.S. Army On 20 April 1906, two days after a major earthquake caused significant destruction in San Francisco a 23 year old woman dentist Dr. Leonie von Meisebach Zesch walked on to the Presidio of San Francisco, California seeking refuge. Her dental practice and...
Our Founder. The Life of John Marshall
Our Founder. The Life of John Marshall As presented at the Ft Carson 98th Army Dental Corps Anniversary 1 March 2009 By MG (Retired) Patrick D. Sculley Good Evening. Col and Mrs. Davis, Col and Mrs. Willard, COL Wolgest, COL and Mrs. Meier, COL and Mrs. Daly Master, CSM...
Robert T. Oliver Memorial
Dental Clinic Memorial. The Robert T. Oliver Memorial By John E. King, COL (Ret) History surrounds you. Chances are likely that if you practice dentistry in the Army you do it in a memorial, in remembrance of someone you would probably admire, even hope to be like. The purpose...
Captain Ben L. Salomon
The dramatic story about this World War II hero is one of patriotism, loyalty, dedication, selfless service and uncommon valor. He enlisted for combat arms, accepted an officer’s commission into the U.S. Army Dental Corps and stepped up to take on his alternate wartime role of treating combat casualties. In July 1944 on the Pacific island of Saipan...