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Ted Wong (general)

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Major general

Ted Wong

DDS
Official US Army picture of Major General Ted Wong.
Born (1958-10-22) 22 October 1958 (age 66)[1]
San Bernardino, California, USA
Allegiance United States
Service / branchUnited States Army seal United States Army
Years of service1984–2014
Rank Major general
Commands

Ming T. "Ted" Wong[2] (born 22 October 1958) is a retired major general and dentist in the United States Army.[3] He was Chief of the US Army Dental Corps from 2010 until his retirement in 2014[4] and variously served as Commander for the Western Regional Medical Command, the North Atlantic Regional Dental Command, the Southern Regional Medical Command, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, the Northern Regional Medical Command, and the Brooke Army Medical Center, among others.[5][6][7]

Early life

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Wong is a Southern California native and son of Po-Ping Wong of Kowloon,[8] a dentist and 1965 graduate of UCSF School of Dentistry.[7][9][10][11][12] His parents emigrated from China in the early 1950s.[12] His paternal grandfather was a General Officer in the Chinese Nationalist Army and his maternal grandfather was a senior railroad executive who aided US Allied forces during World War II and was awarded with the Commander's Award for Civilian Service for his efforts.[11][12]

Education and military career

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Wong graduated from UCLA as a Distinguished Military Graduate in 1980[7] and from UCSF School of Dentistry, his father's alma mater, in 1984.[13][10][7] After graduation, he joined the United States Army and was assigned to a dental clinic at a base in Stuttgart.[13][10] He completed his general dentistry residency at Fort Sill and his specialized residency in prosthodontics at Fort Sam Houston.[13][7] He is a board-certified dentist.[7][10]

He has a master's degree in healthcare administration from Baylor University.[13][10] His military education includes AMEDD Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Command and General Staff College, the Combined Arms Services Staff School, and the Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute CAPSTONE Symposium; he also has a master's degree in strategic studies from the United States Army War College.[13][7][10][14]

After graduating from the Army War College, he was a senior dental staff officer at the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG).[7] Other clinical positions include Officer in Command at the Kelley Barracks Dental Clinic, Staff Officer and staff prosthodontist at Fort Sam Houston, Dental Executive Fellow at the OSG, and Chief of the AMEDD Center and School's dental lab.[7]

From 2008 to 2010, he served as the ninth US Army Dental Commander and was the first Asian-American to ever hold this position.[6][7][10] In 2010, he was promoted to major general and was appointed to Chief of the US Army Dental Corps, the 26th Chief overall and the first Chinese-American in the role.[13][4][6][15][7] He held this position until his retirement in 2014.[4] He was also appointed Deputy Commanding General for the Western Regional Medical Command and the Commanding General for the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in 2010.[6][7]

In 2011, he was "hand-picked" by Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho as the San Antonio Military Health System's first deputy director in 2011 following Brooke Army Medical Center's merger with Wilford Hall.[16][17][13] From 2011 to 2013, he commanded the Southern Regional Medical Command.[6][7][9] In 2013, he left Fort Sam Houston to work as the Commanding General of the Northern Regional Medical Command at Fort Belvoir.[5][15]

He has also been the Deputy Commanding General of the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Bliss,[6][7][18] the deputy director of San Antonio Military Medical Center,[6][9] and the Commander of the North Atlantic Regional Dental Command, Walter Reed Dental Activity, the Dental Clinic Command at the Presidio of the Monterey, and the 665th Medical Company while in Korea.[7]

Wong retired from the military in 2014 and worked at UnitedHealth Group, where he held several executive positions, until 2020.[13][3][19][20]

Selected honors

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He is on the board of directors for the Association of Army Dentistry[21][22][23] and was on the 2014 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Council of Deans in the House of Delegates.[24]

He has earned the following awards from the United States Armed Forces:

Award Ribbon Ref
Legion of Merit Two OLC [7]
Meritorious Service Medal Six OLC [7]
Commendation Medal Two OLC [7]
Achievement Medal Three OLC [7]
National Defense Service Medal One star [7]
Expert Field Medical Badge [7]
Army Staff Identification Badge [7]

Awards earned from other sources:

Award Award Body Notes Ref
"A" Proficiency Designator Surgeon General [7]
Fairbank Medal Dental Corps [7]
Order of Military Medical Merit United States Army Health Services Command [14]
ADA Membership American Dental Association [14]
American Board of Prosthodontics Diplomate American College of Prosthodontists [14]
ACP Fellow American College of Prosthodontists [14]
ICD Fellow International College of Dentists [7]
Fellow Pierre Fauchard Academy [7]
Federal Services Award American College of Prosthodontists 2011 recipient [14]
Army-Baylor Distinguished Alumni Award Baylor University 2016 recipient [3]

Personal life

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He and his wife Jeannie[25] have two sons and one daughter[13][10][14] along with a dog.

References

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  1. ^ "Vital Records: Born". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. 29 October 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 6 September 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "PN1659 – Col. Ming T. Wong – Army". U.S. Congress. n.d. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Army-Baylor Distinguished Alumni Award" (PDF). Baylor Alumni Network. 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Newsletter March 2014" (PDF). Association of Army Dentistry. 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b Coleman, Craig (24 June 2013). "New commanding general takes charge of Northern Regional Medical Command". United States Army. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "(Unabridged) Highlights in the History of US Army Dentistry" (PDF). Office of the Surgeon General, US Army. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Providing tailored and flexible medical readiness support" (PDF). Combat & Casualty Care. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Happy Hong family holds reunion on Idaho campus". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. 10 June 1954. p. 26. Retrieved 6 September 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b c Moya, Lt. Col. Lindan A. (11 June 2013). "Maj. Gen. Keenan assumes command of SRMC". United States Army. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "Profile: M. Ted Wong, D' 84". School of Dentistry Magazine. Vol. 5. San Francisco, California: UCSF. 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Sustaining a legacy of service" (PDF). Japanese American Veterans Association. 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  12. ^ a b c Wong, Maj Gen M. Ted (20 May 2013). "Asian-Pacific Americans are an integral part of American military story". My San Antonio. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ted Wong, DDS '84" (PDF). UCSF Magazine. UCSF. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g "Outstanding individuals honored at Annual Awards & President's Dinner" (PDF). American College of Prosthodontists. 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  15. ^ a b Godstone, Susan (25 March 2015). "Alumni Association Marks 150th Anniversary with Awards". UCSF. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  16. ^ Gallegos, Maria (1 February 2013). "BAMC welcomes new commander, command sergeant major" (PDF). Fort Sam Houston News Leader. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  17. ^ Gallegos, Maria (15 September 2011). "San Antonio military hospitals successfully completing historic transition". Ford Hood Sentinel. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  18. ^ Meyer, Roger G (22 October 2010). "New soldier family care center opens" (PDF). Fort Carson Mountaineer. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Flag-rank officers" (PDF). China Insight. 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  20. ^ "LA welcomes distinguished guests" (PDF). CACA Times in Southern California. 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Summer 2021 Newsletter" (PDF). Association of Army Dentistry. 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Spring 2019 Newsletter" (PDF). Association of Army Dentistry. 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Winter 2020 newsletter" (PDF). Association of Army Doctors. 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  24. ^ "2014 ADEA House of Delegates manual" (PDF). ADEA. 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  25. ^ "AFPC commander serves holiday feast to wounded warriors, families". US Air Force. n.d. Retrieved 4 September 2021.

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