title: Dentistry in the field--a mobile dental laboratory during World War II.
abstract: During World War II, mobile dental units were vital to the health of troops in the field. In this article, Air Commodore Freddy Hulm presents a talk originally given by his uncle, Major Alastair Robertson, to the Eastman Institute in Brussels in 1944. It provides a fascinating first-hand account of life and work in a field dental laboratory during the Second World War.
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007754:Laboratories, Dental / Q000266:history; D008885:Military Dentistry / Q000266:history*; D008952:Mobile Health Units / Q000266:history; D006113:United Kingdom; D047789:World War II