Riaud Xavier
Vesalius. 2004 Dec;10(2):78-82.
The newly created U.S. Army Dental Corps, had to deal with a huge recruitment of troops after the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbour.Initially quickly overtaken by events, they gradually made up their lack of staff by the massive training of army dentists, in close co-operation with the American dental schools and by taking on many civil dentists. The lack of dental equipment and material was made up by the increased national output. With these advantages, both the mobile unites at the front and the dental clinics in the rear guard, appointed to the many regiments of differing size, proved to be well organised and successful.
美国陆军新成立的牙科部队，在日本袭击珍珠港后，不得不应对大规模的征兵工作。起初，他们很快就被形势所超越，但通过与美国牙科学校密切合作，大规模培训军队牙医，并吸纳许多民间牙医，他们逐渐弥补了人员不足的问题。牙科设备和材料的短缺则通过增加国内产量得以弥补。凭借这些优势，无论是前线的流动单位，还是后方警卫部队中为众多不同规模团级单位设立的牙科诊所，都证明组织有序且成效显著。
