Colonel (Retired) Late Royal Army Medical Corps and previously of the Royal Army Dental Corps, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, East Sussex Healthcare Trust, UK.
Br Dent J. 2021 Apr;230(7):477-482. doi: 10.1038/s41415-021-2833-2. Epub 2021 Apr 9.
The specialist cadre of the Royal Army Dental Corps (RADC) came to fruition at the start of World War II, with the speciality of maxillofacial surgery being born during World War I. The cadre has followed developments within the speciality, and building on the experience of forebears, has become capable of not only providing a secondary care service to the RADC but also being competent in the management of complex war injuries.
皇家陆军牙科部队(RADC)的专业干部在第二次世界大战开始时应运而生,颌面外科专业在第一次世界大战期间诞生。该干部一直关注着该专业的发展,并在前人的经验基础上,不仅能够为 RADC 提供二级护理服务,而且能够胜任复杂战争创伤的管理。