Like the time the Army’s head of prisons asked if he could find someone to do dental work on Saddam Hussein, and Silverman said: “I’ll do it.” “I set up some of the rules,” said Silverman, who is now retired and lives in Palm Beach. “I said you’re going...
Archive for category: Vignettes of Service
LTC (Ret) Steve Rouse not retired from supporting soldiers.
The news article referenced below identifies Retired U.S. Army Dental Corp officer, Stephen Rouse, as the head of a “one of a kind” lab in military medicine. The lab creates hard-plastic, 3-D “medical models,” or replicas of injured body parts based on CT scans. The photograph and its caption...
DENCOM’s digital reporting – a major contributor to better dental care.
A submitted vingette where COL (Ret.) John King remembers some of the people who pioneered automated dental reporting in Army dentistry. One of the elements of the Army Dental Care System success is a system of management information currently operated as the Corporate Dental Application (CDA) by DENCOM. When...
Colonel James Maxwell Murphy, Army Dental Corps
Many people who are important to the heritage of Army dentistry are unknown after a generation of retirements. Colonel James Maxwell Murphy, USA, DC deserves to be remembered and in so doing RECOGNIZED for his contributions. The AMEDD Museum has preserved some of his memory as historic memorabilia, his...
Front bumper dentistry in Vietnam – COL (retired) J. Michael Ruff
One way military dentistry is unique is that it must provide dental care while both the patients and the providers are mobile; and in a hostile environment. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` From: XXXXX@gmail.com To: XXXXX@aol.com Sent: 3/9/2013 9:03:24 A.M. Central Standard Time Subj: IMG_1168 Greetings Sid and Pris, This photo may be something...
District of Columbia Dental Society Honors Leo Rouse
The U.S. Army Dental Corps is proud of the leadership it brings to the dental profession. In the case of retired Colonel Leo Rouse, it is the excellence he brings to dental education. At the June 7, 2011 meeting, the District of Columbia Dental Society awarded Dr. Rouse, Dean...
Colonel Hale Receives the Humanitarian Award for Fellows and Members
Colonel Robert Hale recently received the Humanitarian Award for Fellows and Members from AAOMS (Photo by Glen Gueller, USAISR) Colonel Robert G. Hale, DC, USA, recently received the Humanitarian Award for Fellows and Members from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS). The award was presented to...
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The Association of Army Dentistry was founded to advance Army dentistry with activities to promote morale, provide education, foster a historical perspective and appreciation of Army dental history. Through these efforts we provide a means of recognition for those who serve and have served the nation via Army dentistry.
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