CDA and the Canadian Forces: an Enduring Connection

摘要

One of CDA's most historically significant and vital relationships is our close connection with the Canadian Forces (CF). For over 100 years, the two groups have worked closely together towards the shared goal of promoting optimal oral health to Canadians. This long-standing partnership endures to this day-as strong as ever. In 1902, CDA urged the Canadian government to form a dental branch of the Canadian Army. As a result, 18 dental surgeons became the first dentists to serve in the Canadian Army in 1904. In response to an extraordinary demand for dental services that came with the outbreak of World War I, the Canadian Army Dental Corps (CADC) formed in 1915. Between 1915 and 1918, CADC performed over 2 million dental treatments for Canadian and British troops.