Specializing after your commitment

[stdmufin27]

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Anybody have a clue on how competitive you are with specialty programs after your commitment is up?

 

[koobpheej]

highly (for the most part)

 

[bass for less]

I think that depends on a lot of different factors. You would have the edge with several years of clinical experience under the belt and perhaps make a more convincing statement of why want to be a specialist. If you want to do military residency and stay in for the long haul I think you are even better chances.

 

[Midoc]

Unless you have a string of bad OERs (office evaluation reports) or you haven't passed the PT test in a few years then you would be highly competitive for a specialty school. The dental corps wants to keep everyone they can and they're looking at putting a new grad or someone who is about to get out into a residency then the person who is about to get out would get preference.

 

[UNR.Grad]

Why would someone do a military residency and have more years of payback? Why not just do your 4 years, then do a residency in a civilian program? You get paid in both right?

The only advantage I could see is if you get into a military residency early in your commitment and you could serve a long payback within your specialty, but to do it after your initial commitment is up seems crazy.

 

[coreyb]

Reasons to do military residency:

1. Good salary and benefits during training
2. Time counts for retirement (20 year)
3. Less GPA/Board score dependent (your job performance is key)
4. Specialists get bigger annual bonuses than GP

From what I've been told from the recruiter, from the LT that interviewed me, and from Capt. Taylor, the NAVY likes to keep the dentists it has and getting specialty training can be the "carrot" that keeps you in longer.

If you do well in your job, show interest in a specialty, and may consider the NAVY a career, you will get the training.

 

[Reed1978]

for me, I feel that specializing in the army (at least what i'm doing-prosth) has advantages over civilian training in that $$$ isn't an issue for full mouth reconstruction cases, and you get to place implants, which some schools do, but not all.

 

[bass for less]

Yeah, speaking of carrots, military can throw out a lot to lure and make career-ers out of HPSP students. Add a 5th one on matching your choice of base.

Reasons to do military residency:

1. Good salary and benefits during training
2. Time counts for retirement (20 year)
3. Less GPA/Board score dependent (your job performance is key)
4. Specialists get bigger annual bonuses than GP

From what I've been told from the recruiter, from the LT that interviewed me, and from Capt. Taylor, the NAVY likes to keep the dentists it has and getting specialty training can be the "carrot" that keeps you in longer.

If you do well in your job, show interest in a specialty, and may consider the NAVY a career, you will get the training.

 

[trent]

Reasons to do military residency:

1. Good salary and benefits during training
2. Time counts for retirement (20 year)
3. Less GPA/Board score dependent (your job performance is key)
4. Specialists get bigger annual bonuses than GP

From what I've been told from the recruiter, from the LT that interviewed me, and from Capt. Taylor, the NAVY likes to keep the dentists it has and getting specialty training can be the "carrot" that keeps you in longer.

If you do well in your job, show interest in a specialty, and may consider the NAVY a career, you will get the training.

In reference to #1, what are the typical salary and benefits during training, i.e. residency?

 

[eric275]

In reference to #1, what are the typical salary and benefits during training, i.e. residency?

With your base pay ($40k), allownce for food (BAS) ($2300), annual special pay (ASP) ($10k), variable special pay (VSP) ($3k), and "average" housing allowance (BAH) ($17k) you should make about ~$78k a year. Benefits include full medical and dental, 30 days vacation per year, and all federal holidays off to mention a few.

 

[Midoc]

In reference to #1, what are the typical salary and benefits during training, i.e. residency?

Standard 0-3 pay, DASP, VSP, BAH. I believe the statement was made to contrast that pay with a civilian program where you might receive a small stipend or nothing at all.

 

[UNR.Grad]

Standard 0-3 pay, DASP, VSP, BAH. I believe the statement was made to contrast that pay with a civilian program where you might receive a small stipend or nothing at all.

I thought you make ~40k a year at most residencies except ortho?