Royal Army Dental Corps
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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.
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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 |
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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]