1 March 2026 – COL Paul M. Colthirst becomes the 30th chief of the U.S. Army Dental Corps, and serves as the assistant chief of staff for Dental Integration at Medical Readiness Command.
20 November 2025 – The United States Army Dental Laboratory cases its colors in a ceremony at Fort Gordon, Georgia. The ADL formally reorganizes under the Fort Gordon Dental Activity. The ceremony stresses...
22 October 2025 – BG Yolanda Summons, commanding general of Medical Readiness Command, West, hosts the inactivation ceremony of Dental Health Command, West (DHC, West). COL Stefan Olpinski, the last commander...
17 October 2025 – LTC Andres Mendoza, committee chair of the Bernier Dental Research Competition, announces that MAJ Brandi Gervais, CDR Joseph Grant and LCDR Beau Shaw are Bernier Dental Research Award...
30 September 2025 – The Dental Health Activity at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk cases its colors during a deactivation ceremony. The ceremony, which officially deactivates the...
10 September 2025 – The U.S. Army DENTAC Command at Fort Huachuca cases its colors and reorganizes as part of the Fort Huachuca Medical Activity.
COL Stefan Olpinski, commander of Dental Health Command,...
29 July 2025 – The Fort Irwin Dental Clinic Command cases its guidon in a deactivation ceremony. The final unit commander, LTC Lloyd Ancman, and the command’s first sergeant, MSG Francisco Roman,...
18 July 2025 – Dental Health Command Europe (DHCE) headquarters conducts its inactivation ceremony on Sembach Kaserne. BG Roger Giraud, commanding general of Medical Readiness Command, Europe, and...
11 July 2025 – The U.S. Army Dental Clinic Command Fort Leavenworth, marks its official deactivation of the unit and honors its final commander, MAJ David Chen. The ceremony recognizes the unit’s...
22 May 2025 – MAJ Austin Majure, U.S. Army Dental Corps, receives the MG Patrick D Sculley DDS Board of Regents Awards. MAJ Majure receives the award during the graduation ceremony of the Uniformed...
13 November 2024 – MAJ Matthew Firestone, CPT Brent Harney and CPT Bradley Thomson are recognized as recipients of the 2024 Bernier Dental Research Award. The competition is designed to recognize...
21 April 2024 – CPT Aaron Colamarino receives the prestigious 2024 MG Patrick D. Sculley Award. The award was first presented in 2017. A Board of Regents Award is the highest honor a graduating USU...
20 March 2024 – The ADA awards its 2024 10 Under 10 Award to MAJ Martin J. Smallidge, an Army prosthodontist. The award recognizes young dentists in the United States who have demonstrated significant...
12 September 2023 – Dentists with the 257th Medical Company (Dental Area Support) at Fort Liberty, N.C., working with the U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity and the U.S. Army Medical...
11 September 2023 – The Dental Operating System (DOS), Field Portable Dental System (FPDS) and Dental Filmless Imaging System (DFIS) are complete and ready for fielding. The DOS is easier to transport...
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
