▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁Me use bach – Z esch ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁moved ▁to ▁Rail road ▁Fl at ▁in ▁C ala ver as ▁County , ▁at ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁doctor . ▁Me use bach – Z esch ▁worked ▁out ▁an ▁arrangement ▁with ▁the ▁C CC ▁to ▁provide ▁on - site ▁dent al ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁young ▁labor ers ▁at ▁the ▁ ▁C ala ver as ▁cam ps ▁in ▁Rich ▁Gul ch ▁and ▁Angel ' s ▁Camp , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Bear ▁River ▁in ▁Am ador ▁County . ▁The ▁government ▁paid ▁for ▁emer gency ▁services , ▁and ▁the ▁men ▁paid ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁non - emer gency ▁services . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years , ▁she ▁performed ▁dent al ▁services ▁on ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁young ▁men . ▁During ▁these ▁years , ▁she ▁also ▁serv iced ▁un emp loyment ▁cam ps ▁and ▁school ▁children . ▁ ▁When ▁it ▁became ▁apparent ▁that ▁the ▁C CC ▁would ▁en list ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁D ental ▁Reserve ▁Corps , ▁elimin ating ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁her ▁services , ▁she ▁appe aled ▁directly ▁to ▁Major ▁McC ry stal , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁C CC ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁She ▁was ▁turned ▁down , ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁gender . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁ ▁Me use bach – Z esch ▁became ▁dent ist ▁for ▁the ▁California ▁Institute ▁for ▁Women ▁at ▁Te h ach api , ▁and ▁operated ▁a ▁private ▁practice