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Published on: June 10, 2013
Robert T. Oliver, DDS: oral surgeon, army dental chief, president ADA
1Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, Oral Health Care Delivery, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental School, University of Maryland, 31 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-1504, USA.
Abstract:
The story of Robert T. Oliver's Spanish-American War service as an enlisted man, his role as an examining and supervising dental surgeon in the formation of the U.S. Army Dental Corps, and his rise to power as the chief of that service and president of the American Dental Association, is a fascinating tale. His successes, failures, and the achievement of his ultimate goals defines a man never a shrinking violet.
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