KIT, DENTAL, OFFICER’S (item #97100)
(submitted by Alain Batens)
Contents of Dental Officer’s Individual Equipment
(Period 1940-1942)1 X Strap, Litter, Carrying M-1932 (item #97080)
1 X Pouch, Canvas M-1932 (item #97065)
(Note: since the Officer only carries a SINGLE pouch, there is no need for the required Suspender, hence subject pouch was worn with the Strap, Litter Carrying)
(from ARMY SERVICE FORCES CATALOG MED 3)
Canvas Pouch contents:1 X Insert Type I w/Lace (item #97075) with 1 X Syringe, Tonsil, Laryngeal & Dental (item #38602), 1 X Needle, Platino-Iridium, 23-Gage, Size 1-in (item #55940), 1 X Needle, Platino-Iridium, 23-Gage, Size 1 5/8 -in (item #55945), 1 Sterilizer, Hypodermic, Needle (item #99515), 3 X Tubes containing 20 X Tablets each of Procaine Hydrochloride & Epinephrine (item #13840) Remark : at first, the Dental Officer used an Insert Type III (item unknown) which was however quickly replaced by a Type I
1 X Case, Canvas, No.1, Dental Instruments (item #97040) containing 1 X Chisel, No.5 (item #51550), 1 X Chisel, No.48 (item #51580), 1 X Elevator, Winter, No.122 (item #52500), 1 X Elevator, Winter, No.123 (item #52510), 1 X Excavator, Black, No.63 (item #52720), 1 X Excavator, Black, No.64 (item #52730), 1 X Explorer, No.5 (item #52790), 1 X Forceps, Tooth, Extracting, No.150 (item unknown), 1 X Forceps, Tooth, Extracting, No.151 (item unknown), 1 X Lancet, Exact, No.1 (item unknown), 1 X Mirror, Mouth (item #54170), 1 X Pliers, No.2, Dressing (item #54260), 1 X Plugger, Plastic, Woodson, No.1 (item #54500), 1 X Scaler, Pyorrhea, Towner, No.01-5 (item unknown)
1 X Engine, Bit, Holder (item unknown)
1 X Drill, No.100, Straight, Handpiece (item unknown)
1 X Case, Canvas, No.2, Burs (item #97035) containing 2 X Packet w/ 1 X Bur, Straight, Handpiece, No.1/2 (item #50610), 1 X Bur, Straight, Handpiece, No.2 (item #50630), 1 X Bur, Straight, Handpiece, No.6 (item #50650)
1 X Holder, Nerve, Broach (item #53610) + 2 X Packet, Cleaner, Pulp, Canal, No.2 (item #51680)
1 X Cotton, Absorbent, Compressed (item #20130)
2 X Towel, Hand, White (item #71780)
1 X Pencil, Lead (item #76240)
1 X Sheet, Rubber, Red (item unknown)
1 X Container, Metal, No.1 (item #97675) containing 12 X Swab, Iodine (item #91120)
1 X Container, Metal, No.1 (item #97675) containing 3 X Vial, Glass, Clear, Glass-Stoppered (item #99610)
1 X Container, Metal, No.4 (item #97685) containing 1 X Vial, Glass, 60cc (item #99605), 1 X Stopper, Rubber, No.2 (item #44150)
1 X Book, Emergency Medical Tags (form 52b) containing 20 identical tags
1 X Strap, Cantle, Ring (item #97065)
(Period 1942)MODIFICATIONS
1 X Syringe, Tonsil, Laryngeal & Dental (Modification:March 1942, cancelled and replaced by 1 X Syringe, Hypodermic, Cartridge Type, item #95093)
3 X Tube, containing 20 X Tablets, Procaine Hydrochloride & Epinephrine) (Modification:March 1942, cancelled and replaced by 1 X Cartridge, Procaine, Hydrochloride, 2% (item #13835)
1 X Case, Canvas, No.1, Dental Instruments (Modification: March 1942, Canvas Case replaced by 1 X Case, Cotton, Dental Instruments, item #97040)
1 X Case, Canvas, No.2, Burs (Modification: March 1942, Canvas Case replaced by 1 X Case, Cotton, Burs, item #97035)
1 X Forceps, Tooth, Extracting, No.150 (Modification: March 1942, cancelled and replaced by 1 X Forceps, Tooth, Extracting, No. 150A, item #53240)
1 X Forceps, Tooth, Extracting, No. 151 (Modification: March 1942, cancelled and replaced by 1 X Forceps, Tooth, Extracting, No.151A, item #53250)
1 X Drill, No.100, Straight, Handpiece (Modification: March 1942, cancelled)
1 X Sheet, Rubber, Red (Modification: March 1942, cancelled)
(Period 1943)MODIFICATIONS
Following items are cancelled and NOT replaced
1 X Case, Cotton, No.1, Dental Instruments, 1 X Case, Cotton, No.2, Burs, 1 X Holder, Nerve, Broach, 2 X Cleaner, Pulp, Canal, No.2, 1 X Lancet, Exact, No.1, 1 X Scaler, Pyorrhea, Towner, No.01-5, 2 X Towel, Hand, White, 1 X Engine, Bit, Holder
Following new items are introduced
2 X Plaster, Adhesive, Surgical, 1-in x 5 yds (item #20340) end 1943, introduced
1 X Pin, Safety, Medium (item #78780) end 1943, introduced
1 X Pin, Safety, Large (item #78770) end 1943, introduced
1 X Case, Instrument, Medical Officer’s (item #97050) w/ full Contents end 1943, introduced
(Period 1945)MODIFICATIONS
2 X Plaster, Adhesive, Surgical Modiification: February 1945, cancelled and replaced by Field Brown Colored material (item #9209000) (plse note increased number of digits, i.e. 5 > 7)