Major Royal Army Dental Corps, Senior Dental Officer, Dental Centre Bulford, Wiltshire, UK; Senior Dental Officer, Dental Centre Warminster, Wiltshire, UK.
Br Dent J. 2021 Apr;230(7):466-472. doi: 10.1038/s41415-021-2738-0. Epub 2021 Apr 9.
Operation Herrick was the British military operation in Afghanistan that occurred between 2002 and 2014; the most recent, large-scale and publicly conducted war in British history. During this time, over 60 British military dental teams deployed as part of the UK Medical Group, their primary role being the treatment of dental emergencies in UK Armed Forces. There are numerous publications citing statistics regarding the rates and nature of dental casualties on operations, their management and how this affects operational capability. This article instead aims to give a more generalised insight into the lived experience of an Army dentist deployed on Operation Herrick.
赫尔里克行动是英国在 2002 年至 2014 年间在阿富汗进行的军事行动；这是英国历史上最近、规模最大和公开进行的战争。在此期间，超过 60 个英国军事牙医团队作为英国医疗组的一部分部署，他们的主要职责是治疗英国武装部队的牙科急症。有许多出版物引用了有关行动中牙科伤员的发生率和性质、他们的管理以及这如何影响作战能力的统计数据。本文则旨在更全面地了解部署在赫尔里克行动中的陆军牙医的生活体验。
