The Association of Army Dentistry
- Promotes morale and esprit de corps
- Recognizes those who serve and have served in Army Dentistry
- Supports recruitment and retention
- Provides dental education, coaching and mentoring
- Fosters appreciation of the history and accomplishments
Career Development & Transition
Whether you are:
- Entering active duty
- Pursuing a military career
- Considering retirement
- Leaving active duty
- Searching for new career opportunities
The AAD offers information and points of contact that may assist you.
Donate
Help the AAD fulfill its mission to:
- Promote morale and esprit de corps
- Recognize those who serve and have served via Army Dentistry
- Support recruitment and retention
- Provide dental education, coaching and mentoring
- Foster appreciation of the history and accomplishments
Become a Member
Membership in the AAD is open to all members of the Army Dental Care Team — past and present — and friends of Army Dentistry including:
- Army Dental Corps and other AMEDD Officers
- Reserve and National Guard Soldiers
- Noncommissioned Officers
- Enlisted Soldiers
- Civilian Employees
- Spouses and Surviving Spouses
- Friends of Army Dentistry
On this Day in the History of U.S. Army Dentistry
Twenty-Sixth Chief of the U.S. Army Dental Corps
15 July 2010 – COL M. Ted Wong is promoted to Major General. He is appointed the 26th Chief of the Army Dental Corps. He is selected to serve as Deputy Commanding General for Readiness, Western Regional Medical Command and the Commanding General for William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort Bliss, Texas. He is […]
Chief, U.S. Army Dental Corps Becomes Deputy Surgeon General
July 2004 – MG Joseph G. Webb, Jr., Chief, U.S. Army Dental Corps, becomes the U.S. Army Deputy Surgeon General and is reassigned to the Office of the Surgeon General.
First Term Dental Readiness Pilot Program Begins
July 2003 – The U.S. Army Medical Command and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command sign a memorandum of understanding to implement a First Term Dental Readiness pilot program at Army Advanced Individual Training (AIT) and one-station unit training (OSUT) sites. The pilot program begins 1 October 2003 at Fort Sill, Okla., and 1 […]
New Three-Chair Dental Clinic in Saigon
1962 – Army dentist LTC Walter Jacobsen, newly assigned to the tri-service MAAGV, is tasked to design and monitor construction of a three-chair dental clinic on the ground floor of a former Saigon apartment at 100 Pham Ngo Lao. He successfully solicits extra funds to outfit a rudimentary prosthetic laboratory. By this time, both active-duty […]
Army of the Confederate States Requires Extraction Sets
An 1861 regulation requires field service and hospitals serving Confederate Soldiers to include teeth extracting sets (one set for commands of 100-500 soldiers and two sets for commands of 1,000).
General George Washington Receives Dentures
Jacques Gardette, a former French Navy dentist, is credited with fabricating dentures out of hippopotamus ivory for General Washington.
For more historical events, visit the Army Dentistry History Timeline.