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exhibitors 132015 ASM — May 7, 2015 AD Canadian Dental Corps was renamed the Canadian Forces Dental Service. In October 2013, the designation of Royal CanadianDentalCorpswasreinstated. From a historical perspective, there are some who feel that the RCDC is des- cended from the first military dental service in the world.6 Some feel that Canada truly became a nation because of the extremely strong military service of our combat troops at battles such as Vimy Ridge, Ypres, the Somme7 and many others. Along this vein, the Canadian Army Dental Corps, too, was born of need. It served and continues to serve with distinction and valour. About the author Dr. Michael Pilon is a graduate of the McGill University Faculty of Dent- istry. He has a post doctorate in public health from the University of Toronto. He served in the Royal Canadian Dental Corps for 23 years. His service posting include CFB Gagetown, Sum- merside, Borden, Ottawa, Chilliwack, Halifax and UN Duty in Cyprus. He served in several roles as a practi- tioner, instructor, base dental officer and in headquarters duties. He also earned the highly regarded Airborne Regiment Paratrooper wings. Pilon is now in private practice in Ottawa.Afterwitnessingadesecration of the Cenotaph and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, Pilon sin- gle-handedly succeeded in ensuring that a proper and respectful environ- ment be maintained at this monument, which is a memorial to 110,000 Can- adians who gave their lives in service. ÿ References 1. www.cda-adc.ca/_files/cda/about_cda/ history/HS Part5.pdf. 2. www.canadaatwar.ca/memorial/world- war-i/regiment/1/Canadian%20Army%20 Dental%20Corps/. 3. www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/ writing/casualties.asp. 4. www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/ information-for/educators/facts-on- remembrance-day. 5. The Story of the Royal Canadian Dental Corps Lieutenant Colonel H.M. Jackson, MBE, E.D. Octavo , Toronto 1956. 6. www.canadiansoldiers.com/ corpsbranches/dentalcorps.htm. 7. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_ battles_during_the_First_World_War. 5 A typical field den- tal clinic operatory. Makeup of the CADC at war’s end: 233 den- tal officers, 223 NCOs and 238 privates.  “100 Years of Dental Service — The Royal Dental Corps” opens May 13 and runs through Nov- ember in the LeBreton Gallery at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. Created in partnership with the Royal Canadian Dental Corps, the exhibition will high- light clinical, technological and humanitarian developments in Canadian military dentistry as the corps marks its centennial. Whether working in the field, conducting forensic work fol- lowing a disaster or conflict or helping other countries to build the capacity to handle dental health needs, the corps has been an integral part of the Canadian military experience. Canadian War Museum exhibit 5 WWI Canadian Army Dental Corps dentist and patient, 3rd Canadian Field Ambulance Dressing Station, Vlamertinghe, Belgium. (Photo/Provided by the George Metcalf Archival Collec- tion, © Canadian War Museum)

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