Family / house

College of General Dentistry

Armiger / bearer

College of General Dentistry

Entity type

corporation

Heraldic authority

College of Arms

Record basis

grant

Issued / first recorded

4 March 2025

Historical period

21st century

Blazon

Azure a Pelican in her piety Or the blood Gules on a Chief Or three Serpents nowed Azure.

Plain-English description

A blue shield with a gold pelican feeding its young and marked with red blood, beneath a gold chief bearing three blue entwined serpents.

Tinctures

Azure; Or; Gules

Charges / ordinaries

Pelican in her piety; Three serpents nowed

Crest

A demi Opinicus wings elevated and addorsed Azure armed Or resting the dexter paw on a Pearl proper.

Exterior ornaments

Badge: An Opinicus rampant wings elevated and addorsed Azure armed Or holding between the forepaws a Pearl proper.

Source reference

College of Arms, May 2025 Newsletter no. 78

Source

Open source

Documented depiction

Open depiction source

Notes / sources