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Hey Krmower, do you know where the pedo training locations are?
Baylor - Dallas, TX Civilian School. 1-2 spots/yr. Past 3 years a 1:5 ration on applicants to spots.
Hey Krmower, do you know where the pedo training locations are?
Baylor - Dallas, TX Civilian School. 1-2 spots/yr. Past 3 years a 1:5 ration on applicants to spots.
I read that overseas housing allowance is capped at wherever you live whereas stateside you get a set amount per month. Example, if the max rate of living is $1600 in germany and your apartment costs $1000/month, the army will only issue you $1000 in BAH - is this true?
I read that overseas housing allowance is capped at wherever you live whereas stateside you get a set amount per month. Example, if the max rate of living is $1600 in germany and your apartment costs $1000/month, the army will only issue you $1000 in BAH - is this true?
I've received material from the Army National Guard and wondered if you could give any insight about how their dentists are different from what you do.
What's the first year like for new graduates in the army, in terms of types of procedures that can be done?
Without an AEGD, are general dentists really limited or is this base dependent/specific?
What kind of CE courses are GP qualified for or able to attend?
Cool, I'm slightly worried our other skills will go to the $hits if we have to only perform a certain set of approved procedures.
Do we get to do more over time or is AEGD or training required?
2 ways to do more are:
1) post grad training
2) apply for credentials to do something you are not normally allowed and prove that you have proficiency so it is added to your list of things you can do.
What kinds of skill/procedures will you be acquiring that you won't be allowed to do that you will get proficient in and want to do? What skills/procedures are you going to be proficient in that might go to waste?
I hope to proficient in all of general dentistry and I heard we wouldn't be allowed to do RCT, is that true initially? I know my school requires 22 endo cases and 30+ crowns. I hope to continue performing those in the army but sounds like it will be limited until i can prove I can do iT? Is there any application process for that or is your CO the one that can tell you yes or no?
Cool, I'm slightly worried our other skills will go to the $hits if we have to only perform a certain set of approved procedures.
Do we get to do more over time or is AEGD or training required?
Okay I've been in the military for total of 9yrs. Im already a 68E dental Assistant. I was active duty before, now im in the Reserves. I want to become a dentist and be an Officer. I want to Army to commisoned me. I just dont know what steps to take. UT Health Science center in San Antonio, TX is pretty good. Right now im deployed in Kosovo right now, and I want to stay on active duty. Once my deployment is over, how can I become a dentist and take the Dat test. I just dont trust a recruiter anymore.
BQuad, Is there anyway for a general dentist coming out of dental school on a military scholarship to get posted on the same base as his/her counterpart I kno that I would still have to do the whole basic training 1st? If so, is this a good Idea? How much do general dentist get paid in the military starting off?
Most of the early work is on you. You have to get accepted to dental school (any school) first. You can fill out all the paperwork with a recruiter, but that acceptance letter is the last peice they need before your packet is complete.
Once the packet is complete it will go to a board, and if you are picked up you will receive a direct commission. I went from E-4 to O-1 and it was very nice.
As far as the DAT - you typically take it in the spring/early summer before you begin applying and interviewing at schools. You can probably find some good information on that aspect of things on the pre-dental board.
Thx for the info, I dont have any degree right now. Im working on my associate. since I have no Bachelors Degree, will this halt my progress?
Thx for the info, I dont have any degree right now. Im working on my associate. since I have no Bachelors Degree, will this halt my progress?
Are there any differences between men dentists in the military and female dentists? How many hpsp scholarships are given out per year and how many females are given the scholarship opposed to men?
Can anyone speak on the report of Capt. Tina Mahuika, she basically received the 3 yr. Hpsp scholarship from the Army to pay for her DS. Well, when she got out of school back in May 2005 became an army dentist, served the 3 years until July 2008, she requested resignation in Aug 2007 and two more additional times but was declined because her unit was deploying to Iraq in May 2008. She accepted $12,000 bonus to remain with the service for an additional 1 year. It was said that her unit being "stop-lossed" was the reason behind the whole fiasco.
Stop loss is defined as a "Backdoor Draft" because it forces troops who would otherwise be able to leave the army be deployed.
~Has that happened to any of the Army dents here?
~Is this something people should have to consider when accepting the HPSP?
~What are the downsides to receiving the HPSP scholarship that most people are not aware of?
In my opinion I would think that a captain in the military also being a doctor would have preference.
Thanks you for your reply....
Are there any differences between men dentists in the military and female dentists? How many hpsp scholarships are given out per year and how many females are given the scholarship opposed to men?
assuming no war in a few years, will there still be a lot of dentists deploying? Also how many dentists are currently deployed in iraq/afgan?
2 ways to do more are:
1) post grad training
2) apply for credentials to do something you are not normally allowed and prove that you have proficiency so it is added to your list of things you can do.
What kinds of skill/procedures will you be acquiring that you won't be allowed to do that you will get proficient in and want to do? What skills/procedures are you going to be proficient in that might go to waste?
Can anyone speak on the report of Capt. Tina Mahuika, she basically received the 3 yr. Hpsp scholarship from the Army to pay for her DS. Well, when she got out of school back in May 2005 became an army dentist, served the 3 years until July 2008, she requested resignation in Aug 2007 and two more additional times but was declined because her unit was deploying to Iraq in May 2008. She accepted $12,000 bonus to remain with the service for an additional 1 year. It was said that her unit being "stop-lossed" was the reason behind the whole fiasco.
Stop loss is defined as a "Backdoor Draft" because it forces troops who would otherwise be able to leave the army be deployed.
~Has that happened to any of the Army dents here?
~Is this something people should have to consider when accepting the HPSP?
~What are the downsides to receiving the HPSP scholarship that most people are not aware of?
In my opinion I would think that a captain in the military also being a doctor would have preference.
Thanks you for your reply....
Wow. I'd never thnk the Army would be sold out so soon. I've heard the same for AF and Navy.
hey tx, you need a bachelors degree before you can enter dental school. There are a few schools that don't require degrees but all of them are super competitive. So finish up your associates and get a bachelors and apply to dental school!
However, for females, i found that is easy to get away with all kinds of "good" reasons. Of course, the main one is to get pregnant. Others, you have to be
creative, and just think!!!!
I forgot to mention that, being a CPT in the army as a dentist is considered as a private because you are nobody. There is no privileges for you at all.
Can anyone speak on the report of Capt. Tina Mahuika, she basically received the 3 yr. Hpsp scholarship from the Army to pay for her DS. Well, when she got out of school back in May 2005 became an army dentist, served the 3 years until July 2008, she requested resignation in Aug 2007 and two more additional times but was declined because her unit was deploying to Iraq in May 2008. She accepted $12,000 bonus to remain with the service for an additional 1 year. It was said that her unit being "stop-lossed" was the reason behind the whole fiasco.
Stop loss is defined as a "Backdoor Draft" because it forces troops who would otherwise be able to leave the army be deployed.
~Has that happened to any of the Army dents here?
~Is this something people should have to consider when accepting the HPSP?
~What are the downsides to receiving the HPSP scholarship that most people are not aware of?
In my opinion I would think that a captain in the military also being a doctor would have preference.
Thanks you for your reply....
Giving advice to others on how to sham the system reflects poorly on a dental officer, especially in a public forum.
I feel sorry for you if your time in the Army leaves you the impression that being a captain is like being a private. I have a feeling that you were either taken advantage of, or you never really learned how to carry your rank. I don't mean that as a personal attack, but many young dentists go through their short career that way.
Another thing i can't tolerate the military are the lies people tell you, from the superiors to the peers.
Do you think this doesn't occur in the civilian sector? If you do, you are very naive.
This question is completely hypothetical.
If someone's husband was in Army Special Forces and they joined the army to be a dentist while he was in, would they be stationed together? Also how would deployments work? Could they deploy them at the same time even if they had children?
Would you say that HPSP is the way to go if I want to specialize?
I personally want to go into OMFS, and I've been told that it's a lot less competitive in the military. If so, in what branch would you think that I might have better selectivity on choosing residency?
I wouldn't join just to specialize - if you don't get picked up for specialty or it takes you a couple years to get in - then you may not be happy. You have to be willing to join the military and do those things asked of you first.
Search the board for the specialty statistics/acceptance rate
Yeah, well I really wouldn't mind being in the Army. After all, I've always wanted to be in the Army, and heard that it has good specialty selection as well. In that case, I think Army does suit what I am looking for.It is very ture. Take the orders from the superior is the first thing you should learn. But army specialty is not bad when you go to school and still get paid. I know someone sold his practice at 50 and joined the army just want to be an oral surgeon. If that is what your heart is, then go for it.
Would you say that HPSP is the way to go if I want to specialize?
I personally want to go into OMFS, and I've been told that it's a lot less competitive in the military. If so, in what branch would you think that I might have better selectivity on choosing residency?
I'm not stupid but I figured that the general trend is that the Army wants you to be in for 1, 2 maybe 3 years before giving you a slot into ortho, perio or endo. That's not to say its impossible to get in straight from dental school. It just seems like current army dentists that like the army will choose to go to residency training to eat up time and expand their skills.
The Army knows that if you are given an Ortho slot after of school, you will have your papers in for resignation when your payback is over. Giving the residency slot to you after 2 or 3 years ensures that the army gets to use you for those extra years without having to pay an outside contractor way more money.
Edit: If the Army wanted more retention with itis dentist and physicians, then all healthcare professionals should be paid able a min of $80k base salary + bah/benefits etc.