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Dental Corps (Dentists)
You have a passion for perfecting smiles. An appreciation for dentistry as an art and a science. In the Navy Dental Corps, you can focus on all that. And serve an even greater good as a global ambassador of goodwill. It’s far from your everyday practice.
- Why the Navy Dental Corps?
- The Navy vs. Private Practice
- Educational/Financial Benefits
- Dental Specialties
- Explore Further
Why the Navy Dental Corps?
As a dentist in the Navy Dental Corps, you can serve your country by helping the men and women who defend it — and others in need.
- Attend to Sailors, Marines and servicemembers — as well as their families
- Contribute to humanitarian missions across the country and around the globe, introducing oral care to parts of the world where dentistry is more a luxury than an expectation
- Share your skills via Navy domestic outreach programs that benefit the young, the elderly and the underprivileged
As an Officer in the Navy Dental Corps, you can lead the way, advancing your career with experience that’s as challenging as it is rewarding.
- Operate as a leader within your focus area and learn skills that will give you a distinct edge
- Expand your dental expertise with training in various specialty areas
- Gain management experience that will serve you well throughout your career
- Affiliate with a renowned practice devoted to providing the highest quality patient care possible without typical business concerns
In the world of Navy Health Care, you can attain a broader spectrum of experience faster as you find yourself at the forefront of the dental field. On shore, at sea or in the field, you’ll have the latest high-tech equipment at your disposal, such as:
- Digital X-ray systems
- Innovative dental restoration materials
- Patented Forward Deployable Dental Dressing (FDDD)
- Video teleconferencing
- Saliva tests that can help detect exposure to life-threatening diseases such as tuberculosis and anthrax
You’ll strengthen your own talents with the insights of fellow professionals and a support staff dedicated to a common cause. In a progressive setting without the malpractice insurance, expensive equipment and paperwork that falls on your shoulders in private practice.
Add financial benefits and a flexible schedule, and it becomes clear. This is dentistry at its best. Any way you look at it.
The Navy vs. Private Practice
Find an accelerated path to dental distinction.
Civilian Dentist
Educational debt: $120,000* Plan on spending years paying off your debts — and even longer if you choose to specialize.
Setup costs: $340,000* Assume deeper debt to buy into a practice or establish your own.
Operating costs: Extensive Anticipate high overhead as well as the administrative complications of running your own business.
Vacations: At your discretion Leave your patients and practice in the hands of others during your absence.
Annual income: $125,000* Income varies depending on market, specialty and experience.
Retirement: Self-managed Fund and administer your own retirement plan.
Postgrad Training: Costly Specialize to increase your earning potential by tapping your own resources or taking on significant new debt.
Global Outreach: Elective Step away from your practice to pursue humanitarian projects of your own choosing and on your own time.
Navy Dentist
Educational debt: Little to none Get 100% tuition and fees covered. And focus on your studies — without worrying about how to pay for it.
Setup costs: Covered Step into a thriving practice from day one.
Operating costs: Covered A global network provides advanced equipment, malpractice insurance and administrative support.
Vacations: Certain Take 30 days of worry-free vacation with pay earned every year.
Annual income: Competitive Earn a comfortable income with benefits reserved for Navy Officers.
Retirement: Generous Earn retirement income, and invest in a 401(k)-like savings plan.
Postgrad Training: Supported Pursue advanced, Navy-subsidized specialization at the renowned Naval Dental School in Bethesda, Maryland.
Global Outreach: Available Provide critical dental care and education to impoverished and underserved citizens of the world.
* Dollar amounts are average approximations.
Educational/Financial Benefits
Wherever you are in your dental career, the Navy can help ease your financial burdens and advance your career with generous scholarships, financial assistance and continuing education programs.
And keep in mind: If you’re a student or resident, you can concentrate on your education or training with no military/training obligation until after your program is completed.
Students
Get Dental School Paid for
There are two ways to emerge from dental school debt-free. A Navy Dental Recruiter can help you choose the program that offers you the greatest advantage.
Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) — Receive 100% tuition coverage during dental school, PLUS:
- A monthly stipend of $1,992 to help cover living expenses for up to 48 months
- On top of that: a sign-on bonus of up to $20,000
Navy Health Services Collegiate Program (HSCP) — Receive anywhere from $143,000 to $240,000 while attending dental school. This includes:
- A monthly military salary
- A generous housing allowance*
- Plus comprehensive health-care benefits
Offers have many variables. To get details and find out which offer would benefit you most, request that a Navy Dental Recruiter contact you.
* Navy HSCP housing allowance based on dental school location. Increased offer amounts available in areas with a higher cost of living.
Residents
Get Supplemental Income In Dental Residency
There’s no real way to prepare for your residency. Long hours. Overwhelming work. Relocation. But with the Navy, your residency won’t put you further behind financially.
Navy Financial Assistance Program (FAP) — Offers potentially over $270,000 during your dental residency. That consists of:
- An annual grant of $45,000 for up to four years (on top of normal resident pay)
- A monthly stipend of $1,992 to help cover living expenses for up to 48 months
Offers have many variables. To get details and find out which offer would benefit you most, request that a Navy Dental Recruiter contact you.
Practicing Dentists
Get Help Repaying Educational Loans
There’s an alternative to spending years paying down the cost of your dental education. If you’re currently a practicing dentist:
Sign-on bonus now available — Receive a sign-on bonus from $75,000 to $300,000* when you qualify, PLUS:
Navy Health Professions Loan Repayment Program — Receive up to $120,000 to help repay your dental school loans by applying to receive $40,000 each year for up to three years.*
To be eligible, you must serve as an Active Duty Dental Corps Officer for each year you receive the loan payment.
Offers have many variables. To get details and find out which offer would benefit you most, request that a Navy Dental Recruiter contact you.
* Offer depends on specialty and service requirement.
Dental Specialties
You’ll find an amazing scope of career opportunities. Whatever your practice — general or specialty — there’s an honored place for you and your career in the Navy Dental Corps.
Navy Dentists work in more than a dozen different practice areas, including:
General Dentistry — It’s like having your own practice without all the headaches. Focus on examinations. Diagnosis. Treatment. Prevention. Here you will:
- Fill cavities
- Treat diseases of the gums
- Remove teeth
- Replace lost teeth with bridges and dentures
- And focus on preventative care, from brushing and flossing techniques to what foods to avoid for better dental health
Advanced Specialties — This is your chance to gain experience and qualifications beyond the basics. Everything from endodontics to pediatrics. Forensics to research. Oral surgery to public health.
Either way, you’ll receive a generous salary and competitive benefits package.
Learn more about specific careers in the Navy Dental Corps.
Explore Further
Pursue your true passion for dentistry. Serve your country and humanity, utilizing leading-edge treatments and technologies. Set the standard for excellence in a progressive work environment. In the Navy Dental Corps.
Questions? Get more information and request a Navy Dentist video now. We’re here to steer you through the process and look forward to hearing from you soon!
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