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On this Day in the History of U.S. Army Dentistry

Twenty-Seventh Chief of the U.S. Army Dental Corps

14 May 2014 – COL Thomas “Rob” Tempel, Jr., is promoted to major general and is appointed the 27th Chief of the Army Dental Corps and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Regional Medical Command – Central.

Military Medical Support Training for Dentists Relocates

May 1921 – Military medical support training for dental officers and Enlisted personnel, previously provided at Fort Bliss, the Sanitary School in Langres, France, and Fort Oglethorpe, is centralized at the new Medical Field Services School at Carlisle Barracks, Penn.

For more historical events, visit the Army Dentistry History Timeline.

Association of Army Dentistry Announcements

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COL Paul M. Colthirst

30th Chief, U.S. Army Dental Corps

read biography ->

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The AAD Social June 11, 2026

Honoring COL Stephen Tanner

Retiring 29th Chief, U.S. Army Dental Corps ->

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