title: Providing care for America's Army.
abstract: The Army Dental Corps' three-part mission is to maintain soldiers fit for combat, promote health, and ensure the Dental Corps ability deploy and deliver in the field. Consistent with this mission, the corps is developing innovative dental delivery systems and promoting tobacco cessation, sealants, mouth guard use, cancer detection, and identification of child, elder, and other abuse. The corps' training programs include options and benefits at the dental student, postdoctoral residency, and specialty levels. Recent technology innovations include light-weight field equipment, an integrated computer database to manage treatment, rapid ordering and delivery of supplies, and distance education.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Army Dental Corps, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: Ann Sue
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: von Gonten
authors.forename: W John
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Luciano
mesh_terms: D004497:Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008885:Military Dentistry / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D037041:United States Government Agencies