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
High Caries Risk Program Is Fully Fielded
The High Caries Risk Program, which was initially implemented in 2010, is fully fielded. The program provides education and intervention through nutritional assessment, application of fluoride varnishes to increase that beneficial effect of fluoride in the mouth, tobacco cessation counseling and practical oral hygiene reminders.
Army Dentists Support Soldiers in Afghanistan
Go First Class Program Initiated Across Army Dental Care System
The new Go First Class program for soldiers combines a required annual dental exam with a dental cleaning and, if possible, minor restorative care, into one single patient encounter, rather than multiple appointments. This approach provides more efficient and cost-effective care.
Title Change for Dental Research Detachment
Trauma is officially added to the mission of the Research Detachment and the detachment is renamed the U.S. Army Dental and Trauma Research Detachment (DTRD).
CAD/CAM System Introduced in Army Dental Clinics
DENCOM rolls out the use of the original and most widely researched CAD/CAM System (CEREC) in Army dental clinics. The system allows dentists to complete one or more multiple ceramic restorations in one appointment, which supports the Army’s First Term Readiness initiative.
U.S. Army Dental Research Detachment Moves
Summer 1998 – The U.S. Army Dental Research Detachment (DRD) moves to the Naval Training Center at Great Lakes, Ill. This move is a result of the Base Realignment and Closure Act of 1990, in which the Army recommended the disestablishment of the U.S. Army Institute of Dental Research (USAIDR) in Washington, D.C. As a […]
Dental Care Reengineering Initiative (DCRI)
DCRI begins with the objective of improving clinical efficiencies, business practices and the quality and scope of practice throughout the Army Dental Care System (ADCS).
Conventional Forces Europe (CFE) Treaty Reduces Army Dental Assets
As a result of the CFE Treaty, signed in December 1992, Army dental strength in Europe in 1995 has been reduced to three DENTACs (Landstuhl, Heidelberg and Wuerzburg, Germany, with seven subordinate Dental Clinic Commands. Six TOE dental units under the 93rd Medical Battalion are collocated with the TDA dental units.
Provisional Status is Removed from DENCOM
Field Testing Hand-Held Dental X-Ray Machine
The Army-developed hand-held, battery-operated dental X-ray machine, weighing just 30 pounds, is field tested during a NATO joint exercise in Bolayir, Turkey.
For more historical events, visit the Army Dentistry History Timeline.
