Christen Arden G, Christen Joan A
Department of Oral Biology, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3541, USA.
J Hist Dent. 2008 Winter;56(3):133-9.
David Farrar Mitchell, DDS, PhD (1918-1975), was a pioneer in aviation dentistry and a leader in dental education, service and research. In the mid-1940's, he was the first dental officer assigned to the School of Aviation Medicine (SAM) in San Antonio, Texas, a unique, Army Air Corps organization for research and teaching. From 1942-1946, as a trained dental researcher and oral pathologist, he published works on dental problems afflicting military aviators, especially those associated with high altitude flying. His work greatly influenced ongoing dental treatment of military flyers. He served as faculty chairman of two dental schools: The University of Minnesota (1948-1955) and Indiana University (1955-1975). Of his 33 graduate students in oral pathology/medicine, 28 became department chairs at dental schools throughout the world. He was president of the American Academy of Oral Pathology (1962) and of the American Association for Dental Research (1975). From 1969 to 1975, he was editor of the prestigious Journal of Dental Research. During his professional career, Dr. Mitchell published 120 scientific articles on diverse topics relating to oral diagnosis and oral medicine.
大卫·法拉尔·米切尔，牙科博士、哲学博士（1918 - 1975），是航空牙科领域的先驱以及牙科教育、服务和研究方面的领军人物。20世纪40年代中期，他是首位被派往德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市航空医学院（SAM）的牙科官员，该学院是陆军航空队一个独特的从事研究与教学的机构。1942年至1946年期间，作为一名训练有素的牙科研究员和口腔病理学家，他发表了关于困扰军事飞行员的牙科问题的著作，尤其是那些与高空飞行相关的问题。他的工作对军事飞行员正在进行的牙科治疗产生了极大影响。他曾担任两所牙科学院的系主任：明尼苏达大学（1948 - 1955年）和印第安纳大学（1955 - 1975年）。在他指导的33名口腔病理学/医学专业研究生中，有28人成为了世界各地牙科学院的系主任。他曾担任美国口腔病理学会会长（1962年）以及美国牙科研究协会会长（1975年）。1969年至1975年期间，他担任著名的《牙科研究杂志》的编辑。在其职业生涯中，米切尔博士发表了120篇关于口腔诊断和口腔医学等不同主题的科学文章。
