Dental Branch
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| Dental Branch | |
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| 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.
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[edit] 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).
[edit] Order of precedence
| Preceded by Canadian Forces Medical Service |
Dental Branch | Succeeded by Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Branch |
[edit] External links
- Canadian Forces and Department of National Defence
- Canadian Forces Recruiting
- Critical Care On the Battlefield and Around the World: The Story of the Canadian Forces Health Services—Canadian War Museum
- Canadian Forces Medical Service—Introduction to its History and Heritage
[edit] References
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