Dental officers awarded the Military Cross in the Second World War

By 1921, dentistry within the British military had finally been formalised under the Army Dental Corps. From this point on and throughout the Second World War, significant changes took place. This was due to the mass demand for dental care, professionals to deploy to all situations and adapting equipment to work outside of a classical clinical setting - all to ensure service personnel were fit to deploy or return to the front line as soon as possible. This article will look briefly into these changes and sets the scene to highlight four outstanding dental officers, the adversity faced and their heroic acts of bravery that earned them the Military Cross.