Royal Army Dental Corps | |
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Active | 1921 – present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Role | Dental support |
Size | 182 (2021)[1] |
Part of | Army Medical Services |
HQ | Staff College, Camberley |
Motto(s) | Ex Dentibus Ensis (from the teeth a sword) |
March | Green Facings |
Commanders | |
Colonel Commandant | Colonel Quentin Anderson |
Colonel-in-Chief | The Duchess of Gloucester |
Insignia | |
Tactical Recognition Flash |
The Royal Army Dental Corps (RADC) is a specialist corps in the British Army that provides dental health services to British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. The corps is a part of the British Army's Army Medical Services.
The corps was awarded the "royal" prefix to become the Royal Army Dental Corps in November 1946 in recognition of its service in the Second World War.[2] King George VI granted the ‘Royal’ prefix to the Corps and a new cap badge was designed depicting the legend of Cadmus.[3][4]