Royal Army Dental Corps
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Royal Army Dental Corps (RADC) is a specialist corps in the British Army that provides dental care services to British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. The Corps are a part of the British Army's Army Medical Services.
The Corps does not carry any battle honours, Regimental Colour or Queen's Colour.
Currently, the Corps maintains alliances with the Dental Branch of the Canadian Forces, the Royal Australian Army Dental Corps and the Royal New Zealand Dental Corps.
Contents |
[edit] History
While army regimental surgeons had been providing dental care services to soldiers since circa 1660, it was not until 1901 that a dental service branch was formerly established under the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). In 1921, dentists of the RAMC were split off into a separate Army Dental Corps (ADC). The Corps was awarded the "Royal" prefix to become the Royal Army Dental Corps in November 1946 in recognition of its service in World War II.
[edit] Royal Army Dental Corps specialisations
Qualified dentists are all Commissioned Officers. Non-commissioned officers may be:
- Dental Hygenist
- Dental Nurse
- Dental Technician
[edit] Order of Precedence
| Preceded by: Small Arms School Corps |
Order of Precedence | Succeeded by: Intelligence Corps |
