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The ] was one of the first military forces to care for soldiers' teeth. 118 Dental Units were raised through ]. The ] (AIF) was one of the first military forces to care for soldiers' teeth, and raised a large number of specialist dental units during ].


==Dental Units== ==History==
As originally formed, the AIF did not include any dentists, with dental care of soldiers being made part of the duties of the force's medical officers. Dentists and dental mechanics who enlisted in the AIF also provided dental care on an unofficial basis.<ref name="Wilson_477">Wilson (2012), p. 477</ref>


The AIF's experiences in the ] showed the need for proper dental care of soldiers. Accordingly, 36 dental units were raised between January and April 1916 from qualified personnel already serving within the AIF. Each unit comprised a dentist, two dental mechanics and an orderly. These men were all members of the ].<ref name=Wilson_477 />
The dental units were the smallest units in the ], consisting of only four men: a ] with the rank of a lieutenant, two dental mechanics (staff sergeants) and an orderly. Dental units were attached to base camps, hospitals and medical units. The first 36 units were formed in ] between January to April 1916 from the dental detachments brought from ].


By the end of the war, 118 dental units had been formed and many of the AIF's formation headquarters had highly ranked dental staff officers. The dental units were usually attached to base camps or specialist medical units and hospitals.<ref name=Wilson_477 /> The AIF was the only ] force of World War I to form specialised dental units, with dental teams in the other national armies being integrated into general-purpose medical units.<ref name=Wilson_477 />
;1st Dental Unit:
:Formed ] 1916. Based at Australian Training Centre, ], ]. Later attached to the Australian General Base Depot at ], ], then with the Australian Corps School. The unit saw service in Egypt, England and the ].


==References==
;2nd Dental Unit:
;Citations
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 8th Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.
{{reflist}}
;Works consulted
*{{cite book|last1=Wilson|first1=Graham|title=Bully Beef and Balderdash : Some Myths of the AIF Examined and Debunked|year=2012|publisher=Big Sky Publishing|location=Newport, New South Wales|isbn=9781921941566}}


==Further reading==
;3rd Dental Unit:
*{{cite book|last1=Butler|first1=Arthur Graham|title=Official History of the Australian Army Medical Services, 1914–1918 : Volume III – Special Problems and Services|date=1943|publisher=Australian War Memorial|location=Canberra|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1069847/}}
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 2nd Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.
*{{cite web|last1=Finlayson|first1=Ian|title=Pull the Other One! – Dentistry in the 1st AIF|url=https://www.army.gov.au/our-history/history-in-focus/pull-the-other-one-dentistry-in-the-1st-aif|website=Australian Army History Unit|publisher=Australian Army}}
;;4th Dental Unit:
*{{cite book|last1=Kuusk|first1=Sven|title=Fang Farriers, Australian Army Dentistry in War and Peace : A History of the Royal Australian Army Dental Corps. Volume 1, 1914-1939|date=2015|publisher=Sven Kuusk|location=Linden Park, South Australia|isbn=9780994281500}}
:Formed Egypt 1916.Attached to 6th Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.
*{{cite web|last1=Mallett|first1=Ross|title=Dental|url=http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8888/Dental.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925125356/http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8888/Dental.html|website=First AIF Order of Battle 1914–1918|publisher=Australian Defence Force Academy|archivedate=25 September 2015}}


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;5th Dental Unit:
]
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 3rd Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;6th Dental Unit:
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;7th Dental Unit:
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and ].

;8th Dental Unit:
:Formed Egypt 1916. Based at ]. Attached to 3rd Command Depot at ]. Saw action in Egypt.

;9th Dental Unit:
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital. Saw action in Egypt and was deployed to England.

;10th Dental Unit:
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 3rd General Hospital and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;11th Dental Unit:
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 4th Division Ammunition Column and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;12th Dental Unit:
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 1st Command Depot, ], England. Saw action in Egypt.

;13th Dental Unit:
:Based at ], England Later attached to AIF Detention Barracks, ], England and saw action in Egypt.

;14th Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to Australian Base Depot of Medical Stores. Later attached to 3rd Command Depot at ], England and saw action in Egypt.

;15th Dental Unit:
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 2nd Command Depot and later to Engineer Training Depot, ] and also saw action in Egypt.

;16th Dental Unit:
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to ] Rest Camp and saw action in Egypt and ].

;17th Dental Unit:
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 2nd General Hospital and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;18th Dental Unit:
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 1st Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;19th Dental Unit:
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 4th Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;20th Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 12th Training Battalion at ], England and also saw action in Egypt.

;21st Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Based at Rollestone, England. Later attached to 4th Command Depot, Hurdcott, England and also served in Egypt.

;22nd Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 5th Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;23rd Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 15th Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;24th Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 7th Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;25th Dental Unit
Formed Egypt 1916. Based at Moascar, Egypt and saw action in Egypt and ].

;26th Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital and served in Egypt and England.

;27th Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 12th Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;28th Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Based at ], England. Later attached to 4th Command Depot, ], England and also served in Egypt.

;29th Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;30th Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 14th Training Battalion at ], England and saw action in Egypt.

;31st Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and ].

;32nd Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 14th Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;33rd Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 1st Training Battalion at Sutton Veny, England. Moved to ] May 1918 where attached to 1st General Hospital. The unit also saw action in Egypt.

;34th Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 13th Field Ambulance and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;35th Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to Australian General Base Depot at ], France and saw action in Egypt and on the Western Front.

;36th Dental Unit
:Formed Egypt 1916. Attached to 5th Training Battalion and saw action in Egypt was stationed England.

;37th Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Division Ammunition Column and saw action on the ]

;38th Dental Unit
:Based at Medical Corps Depot, Parkhouse, England

;39th Dental Unit
:Attached to 3rd Command Depot, Hurdcott, England, then to the 3rd Flying Squadron and saw action on the Western Front.

;40th Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Auxiliary Hospital and was stationed in England.

;41st Dental Unit
:Attached to Australian General Base Depot at Etaples, France, later attached to 1st Casualty Clearing Station

;42nd Dental Unit
:Attached to 4th Command Depot, Hurdcott, England

;43rd Dental Unit
:Based at Parkhouse, England. Later attached to 2nd Command Depot at ], England

;44th Dental Unit
:Attached to Australian General Base Depot at Etaples, France.

;45th Dental Unit
:Attached to 9th Field Ambulance which was stationed on the Western Front.

;46th Dental Unit
:Attached to 11th Field Ambulance which was stationed on the Western Front.

;47th Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Training Battalion, later to AFC Depot in England.

;48th Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Command Depot, Sutton Veny, England. Later moved to ] where attached to 1st Convalescent Depot

;49th Dental Unit
:Attached to 3rd Command Depot, Hurdcott, England

;50th Dental Unit
:Based at AIF Training Centre, Lark Hill, England

;51st Dental Unit
:Attached to 9th Training Battalion in England

;52nd Dental Unit
:Based at AIF Training Centre in England

;53rd Dental Unit
:Attached to 3rd Command Depot, Hurdcott, England

;54th Dental Unit
:Attached to 4th Command Depot, Hurdcott, England

;55th Dental Unit
:Based at AIF Training Centre in England

;56th Dental Unit
:Attached to 10th Field Ambulance which was stationed on the Western Front.

;57th Dental Unit
:Attached to 3rd Command Depot, Hurdcott, England

;58th Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Command Depot, Sutton Veny, England

;59th Dental Unit
:Attached to Australian General Base Depot at ], ]

;60th Dental Unit
:Based at Machine Gun Training Depot, Gratham and Signal Training Depot, Clifton, England

;61st Dental Unit
:Attached to 3rd Command Depot, Hurdcott, England

;62nd Dental Unit
:Attached to 12th Training Battalion. Moved to ] August 1918 where attached to ] Headquarters and was also stationed in ]

;63rd Dental Unit
:Attached to Pioneer Training Battalion in England

;64th Dental Unit
:Attached to 3rd Command Depot, Hurdcott, England. Moved to ] August 1918 where attached to ] Headquarters.

;65th Dental Unit
:Attached to 3rd Command Depot, Hurdcott, England

;66th Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Auxiliary Hospital and later to 1st Command Depot in England. Moved to ] June 1918 where attached to 1st Convalescent Depot, ], near ].

;67th Dental Unit
:Attached to 4th Command Depot, Hurdcott, England

;68th Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, England.

;69th Dental Unit
:Attached to 4th Command Depot, Hurdcott, England

;70th Dental Unit
:Attached to 3rd Command Depot, Hurdcott, England

;71st Dental Unit
:Attached to 14th General Hospital in ].

;72nd Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Command Depot, Sutton Veny, England.

;73rd Dental Unit
:Attached to 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance in ].

;74th Dental Unit
:Attached to 4th Command Depot, Hurdcott, England.

;75th Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Command Depot, Sutton Veny, England.

;76th Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Command Depot, Sutton Veny, England.

;77th Dental Unit
:Attached to Railway Operating Depot, Langmoor, England.

;78th Dental Unit
:Attached to Overseas Training Brigade in England.

;79th Dental Unit
:Attached to 3rd Command Depot, Hurdcott, England.

;80th Dental Unit
:Attached to 4th Command Depot, Hurdcott, England.

;81st Dental Unit
:Attached to AIF Headquarters, ], England.

;82nd Dental Unit
:Attached to Reserve Artillery Brigade in England.

;83rd Dental Unit
:Attached to Overseas Training Brigade in England. Moved to ] August 1918 where attached to ] Headquarters.

;84th Dental Unit
:Attached to 5th Training Battalion in England. Moved to ] August 1918 where attached to ] Headquarters.

;85th Dental Unit
:Attached to 3rd Command Depot, Hurdcott, England.

;86th Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Command Depot, Sutton Veny, England. Moved to France June 1918 where attached to General Base Depot, ].

;87th Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Command Depot, Sutton Veny, England.

;88th Dental Unit
:Attached to 4th Command Depot, Hurdcott, England.

;89th Dental Unit
:Attached to 4th Command Depot, Hurdcott, England. Attached to 1st Convalescent Depot, ], near ] from May 1918.

;90th Dental Unit
:Attached to AFC Hospital in England.

;91st Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Command Depot, Sutton Veny, England.

;92nd Dental Unit
:Attached to 9th Training Battalion in England.

;93rd Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Command Depot, Sutton Veny, England.

;94th Dental Unit
:Attached to 4th Command Depot, Hurdcott, England.

;95th Dental Unit
:Attached to 1st Command Depot, Sutton Veny, England.

;96th Dental Unit
:Attached to 14th Training Battalion in England. Moved to ] June 1918 where attached to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station.

;97th Dental Unit
:Formed 1918. Attached to 5th Light Horse Field Ambulance on the Western Front.

;98th Dental Unit
:Formed 1918. Attached to Australian Reinforcement Camp on the Western Front.

;99th Dental Unit
:Formed 1918. Attached to 3rd, 6th and 12th Field Artillery (Army) Brigades on the Western Front.

;100th Dental Unit
:Formed 1918. Attached to 2nd Division Ammunition Column on the Western Front.

;101st Dental Unit
:Formed 1918. Attached to 5th Division Ammunition Column on the Western Front.

;102nd Dental Unit
:Formed 1918. Attached to 3rd Division Ammunition Column on the Western Front.

;103rd Dental Unit
:Formed 1918. Attached to Camel Depot, ] in ]

;104th Dental Unit
:Formed 1918. Attached to ] in Palestine

;105th Dental Unit
:Formed 1918. Attached to 2nd Stationary Hospital in Palestine

;106th Dental Unit
:Formed 1918. Based at Australian Training Depot, ], ] also served in Palestine

;107th Dental Unit
:Formed 1918. Based at ], ] and Palestine

;108th Dental Unit
:Formed 1918. Attached to 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance in Palestine

;109th Dental Unit
:Formed 1918. Attached to 14th General Hospital in Palestine

;110th Dental Unit
:Formed 1918. Attached to 1st Command Depot on the Western Front

;112th Dental Unit
:Attached to 5th Division Headquarters on the Western Front

;114th Dental Unit
:Attached to 4th Command Depot in England

;117th Dental Unit
:Based at Australian Training Depot, Moascar, Egypt and Palestine

;118th Dental Unit
:Based at Australian Training Depot, Moascar, Egypt and Palestine

==External links==
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==See also==
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Latest revision as of 02:42, 17 May 2024

A dental officer of the 34th Australian Dental Unit working at an advanced post in France in June 1918

The First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) was one of the first military forces to care for soldiers' teeth, and raised a large number of specialist dental units during World War I.

History

As originally formed, the AIF did not include any dentists, with dental care of soldiers being made part of the duties of the force's medical officers. Dentists and dental mechanics who enlisted in the AIF also provided dental care on an unofficial basis.

The AIF's experiences in the Gallipoli Campaign showed the need for proper dental care of soldiers. Accordingly, 36 dental units were raised between January and April 1916 from qualified personnel already serving within the AIF. Each unit comprised a dentist, two dental mechanics and an orderly. These men were all members of the Australian Dental Corps.

By the end of the war, 118 dental units had been formed and many of the AIF's formation headquarters had highly ranked dental staff officers. The dental units were usually attached to base camps or specialist medical units and hospitals. The AIF was the only Allied force of World War I to form specialised dental units, with dental teams in the other national armies being integrated into general-purpose medical units.

References

Citations
  1. ^ Wilson (2012), p. 477
Works consulted
  • Wilson, Graham (2012). Bully Beef and Balderdash : Some Myths of the AIF Examined and Debunked. Newport, New South Wales: Big Sky Publishing. ISBN 9781921941566.

Further reading

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