title: Commitment to community service: the story of Dr. Jack Echternacht.
abstract: Using the criteria developed by Colby and Damon, the authors identified Dr. Jack Echternacht as a moral hero. This paper describes his thirty-year fight to fluoridate the drinking water of Brainerd, Minnesota. Family influences on his character are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Maryland Dental School, USA. jimrule@acadia.net
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Rule
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bebeau
mesh_terms: D005457:Fluoridation / Q000266:history*; D006665:History of Dentistry; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States