 Welcome to All Hands Update, I'm Penny Officer Jen Blake. This year, the Navy Dental Corps celebrates its 102nd year of service. The Navy Dental Corps was established August 22, 1912 by an act of Congress, later signed by President William Howard Taft. The Dental Corps provides oral care to sailors, marines, and their families. You can find Navy dentists aboard every aircraft carrier, on amphibious ships, hospital ships Mercy and Comfort, and other support ships. The Navy's Dental Corps carries out their mission on land at 28 treatment facilities with three marine battalions and nine seabed attachments. The Dental Corps continues to focus heavily on disease prevention and dental readiness. Today there are more than 2,500 active duty and reserve dental corps personnel. To find out more information on the Navy Dental Corps or for more Navy Medicine news, visit their page on navy.mil.