title: Air Force Dental Service commemorates golden anniversary, 1949 to 1999.
abstract: For 50 years, evolving from aviation dentistry to aerospace dentistry, the U.S. Air Force Dental Service has successfully met the challenge of supporting the mission of the Air Force as well as made significant contributions to the profession of dentistry. This commemorative article not only highlights its achievements but serves as an historical tribute to the Dental Service's past of honoring the mission of the Air Force.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Savage
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine / Q000266:history*; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000266:history; D005553:Forensic Dentistry / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008885:Military Dentistry / Q000266:history*; D011313:Preventive Dentistry / Q000266:history; D014481:United States