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The Dental Corps welcomes the New Colonel Commandant
From Left to Right: Incoming Dental Corps Colonel Commandant, Brigadier-General (Retired) Victor Lanctis, the Commander of Canadian Forces Health Services Group and Surgeon General of the Canadian Forces, Commodore Hans Jung and the Outgoing Dental Corps Colonel Commandant, Colonel (Retired) John Currah
Photo credit: CF Dental Services
The Colonel Commandant of the Dental Corps is an honorary appointment granted by the Minister of National Defence, on the recommendation of the Director Dental Services, to a distinguished former officer of the Canadian Forces. A ceremonial position, the Colonel Commandant acts as an ambassador for the Dental Corps and frequently attends events and ceremonies to foster "esprit de corps", wearing the uniform of a Dental Corps Colonel.
The first Colonel Commandant, Brigadier Frank Lott, was appointed in 1947. Brigadier-General (Retired) Lanctis is the 13th Colonel Commandant.
