Christopher Frank L, Smith Gregory M, Cobb James W, Patterson Craig G, Smith Mark A, Pollard Jennifer A
Task Force 261 Multifunctional Medical Battalion, Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
US Army Med Dep J. 2008 Oct-Dec:88-96.
During Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09, Task Force 261 Multifunctional Medical Battalion managed an extensive dental care system stretching throughout the Iraq theater of operations. We illustrate several of the unique challenges faced by Task Force 261's headquarters and its dental and area support companies, and describe the remedies emplaced by the Task Force. Personnel structure, the evacuation chain, supply and facility management, dental civil-military operations, detainee care, information technology applications, and public health initiatives are discussed in detail.
在伊拉克自由行动07 - 09期间，第261多功能医疗营特遣部队管理着一个广泛的牙科护理系统，该系统遍布伊拉克行动战区。我们阐述了第261特遣部队总部及其牙科和地区支援连所面临的一些独特挑战，并描述了该特遣部队采取的补救措施。详细讨论了人员结构、后送链、供应与设施管理、军民牙科行动、被拘留者护理、信息技术应用以及公共卫生举措。
