Story by Senior Airman Ian Sullens | Joint Base Langley-Eustis | 04.09.2025
For most service members, a trip to the dental clinic usually had one thing in common – the dreaded teeth X-ray machine. The 1920s process required everyone to stand completely still and bite down on a hard plastic, that one can only describe as uncomfortable....
Story by Lance Cpl. Erica Kirsop | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 02.01.2012
This year, the Navy Dental Corps will celebrate 100 years of service to the Navy and Marine Corps. Since the Dental Corps’ establishment on Aug. 22, 1912, after the 62nd Congress passed an act later signed by President Taft, it has maintained its mission of “providing oral healthcare for war fighters and maintaining operational readiness.”...
