1st Dental Battalion
1st Dental Battalion's emblem
Active	1955- Present
Country	United States
Branch	USN & USMC
Type	Medical
Role	Ensure dental readiness
Part of	1st Marine Logistics Group I Marine Expeditionary Force (Bureau of Medicine and Surgery)
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California
Motto(s)	"Finest in Performance"
Engagements	Vietnam War Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current commander	CAPT Gregory L. Koontz, USN

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.

To provide oral healthcare for war fighters and maintain operational readiness.

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.

• Navy Dental Corps

• History of the United States Marine Corps
• List of United States Marine Corps battalions
• Fleet Marine Force insignia

• Website of the 1st Dental Battalion's