Colonel Commandant Royal Army Dental Corps, Regimental Headquarters Royal Army Dental Corps, Surrey, UK.
Br Dent J. 2021 Apr;230(7):407-416. doi: 10.1038/s41415-021-2761-1. Epub 2021 Apr 9.
Between 1661 and 1921, Britain witnessed significant changes in the prevalence of dental caries and its treatment. This period saw the formation of the standing British Army and its changing oral health needs. This paper seeks to identify these changes in the Army and its dental needs, and place them in the context of the changing disease prevalence and dental advances of the time. The rapidly changing military and oral health landscapes of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century bring recognition of the Army's growing dental problems. It is not, however, without years of campaigning by members of the profession, huge dental morbidity rates on campaign and the outbreak of a global conflict that the War Office resource a solution. This culminates in 1921 with, for the first time in 260 years, the establishment of a professional Corps within the Army for the dental care of its soldiers; the Army Dental Corps is formed.
在 1661 年至 1921 年期间，英国见证了龋齿的流行及其治疗方式的重大变化。这一时期见证了常备军的形成及其口腔健康需求的变化。本文旨在确定军队及其牙科需求的这些变化，并将其置于当时疾病流行和牙科进步的背景下。19 世纪末和 20 世纪初，迅速变化的军事和口腔健康环境使人们认识到军队日益严重的牙科问题。然而，经过多年的专业人员的努力，以及在战役中出现的高牙科发病率和全球冲突的爆发，陆军部才为解决这一问题提供了资源。这最终在 1921 年达到高潮，陆军部首次在 260 年来设立了一个专业的部队，为士兵的口腔健康提供护理；陆军牙科部队成立。
