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Show Can't Get Teeth in Fight If Left in a Foxhole WITH THE MARINES. It's difficult diffi-cult for a marine to get his teeth in the fighting if he loses his bridge in a foxhole or has his plate drop out at a crucial moment during a Ban-lai Ban-lai oharge. That's why mobile dental den-tal units are found close to the front, where everything from an ordinary filling to oral surgery or new teeth is available quickly. SSgt. Larry Schulenberg, a USMC combat correspondent, sends "The Leatherneck" a description of such a unit operated by Lt. (Dental Corps) Albert F. Mastrud of West Chicago, 111., who served in France s a marine in World War I. The entire lab is mobile. Dental chairs, machines, tools, and a small casting furnace can be carried in half a dozen small boxes, and set up quickly when it is time to go to work. The quality of the work is equal to that which could be provided pro-vided Stateside, and attention is paid to looks as well. By operating close to the front lines, Lieutenant Mastrud Mas-trud and his men have enabled marines ma-rines to stay on active duty and get their dental troubles taken care of as soon as they appeared. |