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[CITE: 10USC3081]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                            Subtitle B--Army
 
                          PART I--ORGANIZATION
 
                          CHAPTER 307--THE ARMY
 
Sec. 3081. Dental Corps: Chief, functions

    (a) The Chief of the Dental Corps shall be an officer of that corps 
appointed as prescribed in section 3039 of this title.
    (b) Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Army may 
prescribe, all dental functions of the Army shall be under the direction 
of the Chief of the Dental Corps. All matters relating to dentistry 
shall be referred to the Chief of the Dental Corps.
    (c) The Chief of the Dental Corps shall--
        (1) establish professional standards and policies for dental 
    practice;
        (2) initiate and recommend action pertaining to organization 
    requirements and utilization of the Dental Corps and dental 
    auxiliary strength, appointments, advancement, training assignments, 
    and transfer of dental personnel; and
        (3) serve as the adviser to the Office of the Surgeon General on 
    all matters relating directly to dentistry.

    (d) Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Army may 
prescribe, dental and dental auxiliary personnel throughout the Army 
shall be organized into units commanded by a designated Dental Corps 
Officer. Such officer will be directly responsible to the commander of 
installations, organizations, and activities for all professional and 
technical matters and such administrative matters as may be prescribed 
by regulation.

(Added Pub. L. 95-485, title VIII, Sec. 805(b)(1), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 
Stat. 1621; amended Pub. L. 99-433, title V, Sec. 502(f)(3), Oct. 1, 
1986, 100 Stat. 1042.)


                               Amendments

    1986--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-433 substituted ``section 3039'' for 
``section 3040''.
