1st Dental Battalion

U.S. Navy battalion supporting the U.S. Marine CorpsJuly 2025 1st Dental Battalion 1st_dental_bn_insig.png 1st Dental Battalion's emblem 1955- Present United States USN & USMC Medical Ensure dental readiness 1st Marine Logistics GroupI Marine Expeditionary Force(Bureau of Medicine and Surgery) CAPT Jared A. Geller, USN Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California "Finest in Performance" Vietnam WarOperation Iraqi Freedom The 1st Dental Battalion is a Fleet Marine Force unit of the United States Navy. The battalion includes fifteen dental clinics spread throughout California and Arizona. The unit is based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and falls under the command of the 1st Marine Logistics Group and the I Marine Expeditionary Force. Mission thumb|A U.S Navy Hospital Corpsmen assigned the 1st Dental Battalion applying anesthesia to a soldier's mouth. To provide oral healthcare for war fighters and maintain operational readiness. History The 1st Dental Battalion runs 10 dental clinics on MCB Camp Pendleton and also runs clinics at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, and Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California. Personnel Navy Dental Corps See also History of the United States Marine Corps List of United States Marine Corps battalions Fleet Marine Force insignia External links Website of the 1st Dental Battalion's Category:Medical battalions of the United States Marine Corps Category:Naval dentistry