Colonel Sidney Alan Brooks' distinguished career as an Army dentist spans more than 20 years, with assignments throughout the U.S., Europe and Korea. He currently leads the U.S. Army Dental Command at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

A 1971 Distinguished Military Graduate of Morgan State University, Colonel Brooks served as an infantry officer in Germany, then as an instructor with the 3290th USAR School in Nashville, Tennessee. He completed a branch transfer to Armor and served in the Tennessee Army National Guard from 1978-1982.

After graduation from Meharry Medical College in 1982, Colonel Brooks returned to active duty as a staff dentist assigned to the U.S. Army DENTAC, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Following this tour, he was assigned to the 665th Medical Detachment in Taegue, South Korea, from 1986-1987.

Colonel Brooks completed his residency training in Comprehensive Dentistry at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in 1990. He assumed duties as clinic chief of the Fort McNair Dental Clinic in Washington, D.C., from 1990-1994. From 1994-1996, he served as chief of Restorative Dentistry, Dental Clinic #1, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Colonel Brooks led the Dental Clinic Command at the Defense Foreign Language Institute in Monterey, California, from 1996-1998. Before assignment at his current position at Fort Sam Houston, he commanded the Fort Stewart Dental Activity and the Fort Bragg Dental Activity.

Colonel Brooks is a 1999 graduate of the United States Army War College, and a diplomate of the Federal Services Board of General Dentistry and the American Board of General Dentistry. A fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, he has published and lectured extensively.

Colonel Brooks' awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Army Commendation Medal. He also holds the Expert Field Medical Badge, the Expert Infantry Badge, the Senior Parachutist Badge and Ranger Tab. He was recently inducted into the Order of Military Medical Merit for his contributions to the Army Medical Department and the Army. He was awarded the Oglethorpe Distinguished Service Medal from the Department of Defense for the State of Georgia.