Dental Branch

Dental Branch
Active
Country Canada
Branch Canadian Forces personnel branch
Size 1 Headquarters and 26 Detachments located in Canada and Europe
Motto Sanitas in Ore
Commanders
Current
commander
Col K Goheen

The Dental Branch is a personnel branch of the Canadian Forces (CF). The Dental Branch (Canadian Forces) and the Canadian Forces Medical Service are formations of the Canadian Forces Health Services Group (CF H Svcs Gp) within the Military Personnel Command reporting to the Chief of Military Personnel.

Contents

Unification

When the Army, Royal Canadian Navy, and Royal Canadian Air Force were merged in 1968 to form the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Dental Corps and Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps were deactivated and merged with their Naval and Air Force counterparts to form the Dental Branch (Canadian Forces) and the Canadian Forces Medical Service of the Canadian Forces Health Services Group (CF H Svcs Gp).

Order of precedence

Preceded by
Canadian Forces Medical Service
Dental Branch Succeeded by
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Branch

External links

Canadian Armed Forces portal
Dentistry portal
Health and fitness portal
Medicine portal

References