The Royal Army Dental Corps (RADC) is a specialist corps within the Army Medical Services, solely dedicated to maintaining the dental health of the British Army to ensure operational fighting efficiency. Operating under the motto "Ex Dente Pugna" ("From the Tooth, the Fight"), its primary mission is to prevent "Disease Non-Battle Injuries," ensuring soldiers are not rendered combat-ineffective by tooth pain or infection while deployed. Staffed by Dental Officers, Dental Nurses, and Hygienists, the corps runs static clinics in garrison towns worldwide but is also fully deployable, setting up mobile field dental units in tented hospitals (Role 2 and 3) to perform emergency dentistry and assist with complex maxillo-facial trauma surgery in war zones.
