licensing for the navy

[BuckeyMcGee]

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Is it true you can take any regional board exam in the country and be licensed to practice anywhere if you are on the HPSP? Just wondering which licensing exams are preferred in terms of ease compared to others..anyone familiar with the Florida Board Exam?

 

[shamrock2006]

I'm curious about stuff like this too...however my concern has always been...how much time, on average, do you have to take a licensing exam before going active?

 

[dheav005]

if you are practicing dentistry for the government, as long as you are licensed in ANY state, you are good to go. it doesnt matter which board you take as long as you are granted a license by a state. if you want to moonlight, you will obviously have to be licensed in the state you are in, but states have no licensing jurisdiction on federal property. as a side note, something i learned at the clinic this week...you dont ever HAVE to have a license to practice in the military. apparently, some folks are out there as dental officers, just not getting their special pays and bonuses. i havent met any myself, so it might be a sea story, but there you are...

if you are not in florida, i would suggest you avoid the florida boards. they can be a serious pain, according to several of my classmates that looked into practicing in florida.

 

[shamrock2006]

if you are practicing dentistry for the government, as long as you are licensed in ANY state, you are good to go. it doesnt matter which board you take as long as you are granted a license by a state. if you want to moonlight, you will obviously have to be licensed in the state you are in, but states have no licensing jurisdiction on federal property. as a side note, something i learned at the clinic this week...you dont ever HAVE to have a license to practice in the military. apparently, some folks are out there as dental officers, just not getting their special pays and bonuses. i havent met any myself, so it might be a sea story, but there you are...

if you are not in florida, i would suggest you avoid the florida boards. they can be a serious pain, according to several of my classmates that looked into practicing in florida.

Is moonlighting common amongst military dentists?

 

[umkcdds]

Is moonlighting common amongst military dentists?

the Army just requires that you have ANY state license if only working for the Army. it doesn't matter which state.

the majority of the Army dentists i know, especially specialists, do it. you just have to be licensed in that state you will be working in.

you just have to get approval from your commander and there is a limit to the number of hours worked that is allowed per week. i think it is either 10 or 16.

you are not allowed to moonlight while in any of the residencies.

 

[BuckeyMcGee]

Thank you for the replies, helpful information...

 

[Chachito]

If you get out after just four years, you might have a problem getting a state license where you want to practice. Many states will grandfather you in if you have been practicing for five years. If it's only been four, and you took boards four years ago, I don't know how it would work. Maybe you could just stay in the military for an extra year. I chose WA because I want to live there, and because they don't charge military to renew your license, which can really add up. I also liked WREBs over NERBs. I am OCONUS, and they told me if I didn't pass boards, I would have been reassigned to somewhere CONUS, but would still practice dentistry, etc... and try again. I don't know anyone military that didn't pass, but I do know a few civilians from my class (2007) are still having some trouble.