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The Royal Army Dental Corps ('''RADC''') is a specialist Corps in the British Army that provides dental care services to British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. The Corps are a part of the British Army's Army Medical Services . The Corps does not carry any Battle Honour s, Regimental Colour or Queen's Colour . Currently, the Corps maintains alliances with the Dental Branch of the Canadian Forces , the Royal Australian Army Dental Corps and the Royal New Zealand Dental Corps . HISTORY While army regimental surgeons had been providing dental care services to soldiers since circa 1660, it was not until 1901 that a dental service branch was formerly established under the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). In 1921, dentists of the RAMC were split off into a separate Army Dental Corps (ADC). The Corps was awarded the "Royal" prefix to become the Royal Army Dental Corps in November 1946 in recognition of its service in World War II . ROYAL ARMY DENTAL CORPS SPECIALISATIONS Qualified Dentist s are all Commissioned Officer s. Non-commissioned Officer s may be:
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