Executive Agencies

The mission of the Pentagon Tri-service Dental Clinic (PTDC) is to provide good access to cost-effective dental care for active duty and activated guard and reserve military members serving in the Pentagon and surrounding areas.

The goal is to maximize the dental health and deployability of active duty personnel working in and around the Pentagon while limiting the need for any active duty personnel to leave the Pentagon to receive entitled dental care. Prior to its inception, thousands of Pentagon military members were required to travel to Bethesda, the Navy Yard, Walter Reed, or Bolling to receive entitled dental care. This resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of man-hours per year.