United States Army Dental Command

The U.S. Army Dental Command, known as DENCOM is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Medical Command that provides command and control of the Army's fixed-facility dental treatment facilities, preventive care, dental research, development and training institutions, dental treatment to ensure the oral health and readiness of the force, a trained dental force for worldwide deployment, and structures for evolving missions of the Army.

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Structure

DENCOM headquarters is located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas - also the location of MEDCOM's headquarters. DENCOM is divided into Regional Dental Commands that oversee day-to-day operations in military treatment facilities, exercising command and control over the medical treatment facilities in their regions. Generally, these RDC's geographically overlap with their corresponding Regional Medical Commands. RDC headquarters are always co-located with an RMC. There are currently six of these regional commands: Europe Regional Dental Command, Great Plains Dental Medical Command, North Atlantic Regional Dental Command, Pacific Regional Dental Command, Southeast Regional Dental Command, and Western Regional Dental Command.

Mission, Vision, and Values

Mission To provide Soldier-focused dental services in a timely and cost effective manner that supports America’s Army.

Vision Dental Corps’ Vision: Provide effective and efficient quality dental services in any environment, while focused on Soldier health, dental readiness and leader development.

Dental Corps' Values The Dental Corps will support the Army values of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage while ensuring the delivery of compassionate, competent patient care.

History

While Army Dentistry dates back to as early as 1872, DENCOM is a relatively recent creation. Provisionally activated on 1 November 1993, it's creation established Army dental service delivery under a dental command with worldwide authority over all TDA dental units. Subordinate to the DENCOM were 8 Dental Service Support Areas (DSSA). It is these DSSAs that were later reorganized into what are now known as RDCs.

See Also

• United States Army Medical Command
• U.S. Army
• Army Dental Command, Fort Sam Houston, TX
• Army Medical Department, Fort Sam Houston, TX