Abstract |
This is the life story of Dr. Sumter S. Arnim, DDS, PhD, of Brownsville, Texas, as told in detail to interviewer A. G. Christen. Dr. Arnim, a National Consultant in Preventive Dentistry to the USAF Surgeon General (1968-1972), is a noted author, lecturer, teacher, and researcher who has developed many ideas, concepts, and practices which have revolutionized preventive dentistry in the military and civilian dental practice. This Review traces the development of these ideas, and his involvement with military dentistry. (Author) |