Brigadier Nick Young L/RADC has recently been appointed Director of the Army Dental Service. Brigadier Young qualified in dentistry from Birmingham University in 1978 and started his dental career as a house officer in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Kidderminster and Bromsgrove District General Hospitals.
After time in NHS dental practice in Shropshire he joined the Royal Army Dental Corps in 1982. He served in numerous dental officer appointments both in the UK and Germany and has held various posts worldwide.
His new role as Director, Army Dental Services is in addition to his present appointment, since July 2009, as Director for British Forces Germany Health Service. In this strategic medical role he is responsible for delivery of all primary and secondary medical care to HM Forces and their dependents in Europe and he is presently based not far from Düsseldorf.
Brigadier Young sees his fundamental role as Director, Army Dental Service to be to deliver and maintain military personnel dentally fit for current operations, especially in Afghanistan, set against the stringent financial restraints omnipresent for all public sector organisations.
His vision is to promote within military dentistry an environment where all personnel, irrespective of rank or position, can maximise their opportunity develop professionally as members of the dental team. He will also continue to enrich the Defence Dental Services' vocational training scheme.
