Royal Australian Army Dental Corps

Royal Australian Army Dental Corps
Cap badge of the Royal Australian Army Dental Corps
Active1943–present
CountryAustralia
BranchArmy
TypeCorps
RoleProvision of military dental services
Motto(s)Honour the Work[1]
Insignia
AbbreviationRAADC

The Royal Australian Army Dental Corps (RAADC) is a corps within the Australian Army. It was formed on 23 April 1943 during World War II as the Australian Army Dental Corps, before being granted the 'Royal' prefix in 1948. Prior to its formation dentists were part of the Australian Army Medical Corps. The role of the RAADC is to provide dental care to army personnel in order to minimise the requirement for the evacuation of dental casualties, to conserve manpower and to reduce the burden of casualty evacuation. In the post-war years, the corps has provided personnel to deployments in Japan, Korea and Vietnam. It has also contributed to peace-keeping operations in Somalia, Rwanda, Bougainville and East Timor.

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