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Army Dental Medicine

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Gene Ahn Kim Commander-in-Chief Kim Family

Army Dental Medicine

Sim, Sotith SGT, Boston MRC Army Healthcare Recruiter

Strength of the Dental Corps

1135 Officers (1OCT14) General Dentistry (552) Comprehensive Dentistry (200) Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (100) Endodontics (74) Prosthodontics (62) Periodontics (65) Orthodontics (40) Pediatric Dentistry (20) Oral Pathology (15) Public Health (7)

• $13 billion budget
• Care for more than 3.95 million

beneficiaries

• State of the art equipment
• Advanced technologies
• World renowned research and

development

• Humanitarian

missions

Largest Health Network in the World

Army Dental Facilities

• 5 Regional Dental

Commands

• 1 Army Dental Lab
• 30 Dental Activities
• 147 Dental Clinics

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Army Dental Research

• U.S. Army Dental and Trauma Research

Detachment (DTRD) at Brooke Army Medical Center

• Conducting a vast array of research at

Medical Centers and hospitals

• Published in nearly all prestigious peer-

reviewed journals for every specialty

• Many Army dentists present as subject

matter experts at national dental conferences for every specialty

Examples of On-Going Army Dental Research Include:

• development of anti-plaque chewing gum to control dental

plaque growth.

• development new anti-microbial therapeutics
• testing and evaluating new bone regenerative materials in an

attempt to translate the materials to regenerate complex cranio maxillo-facial battle injuries

• researching and development of new strategies to reduce

hypertrophic scar formation and contractures following burns to the face

Developmental and Broadening Positions

• METC, Army Dental Specialist: MAJ Demarcio Reed
• USAREC, Recruiting Officer: MAJ Min Kim
• CCC, Small Group Instructor: LTC Jay Owens
• DENCOM Executive Fellow: MAJ Phillip Neal
• Assignment Officer: LTC Lisa Yarbrough
• HRC Professional Development Officer: MAJ Eric Danko
• Dental Specialist Branch Chief: LTC Gary Stone
• OTSG Executive Fellow: MAJ Heather Olmo
• Commander’s Initiative Group (CIG): LTC Jon Libbesmier
• Asst Dir, Pt Care Integration, G3/5/7: LTC Alfred Anderson

FY 2015 Army Residency Programs

SPECIALTY SELECTED/APPLIED

COMPREHENSIVE DENTISTRY

20/38

ENDODONTICS

8/21

OMS

13/25

ORAL PATH

1/3

ORTHODONTICS

3/12

PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

2/6

PERIODONTICS

4/10

PROSTHODONTICS

5/8

PUBLIC HEALTH

1/2

HISTORICAL SELECTION DATA

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App/Select Comp Dent 12/11 9/9 NA 18/13 14/6 2/1 17/10 12/10 NA `27/14 11/6 29/15 9/5 9/4 1/1 NA 5/3 1/1 NA 10/3 3/1 NA 5/4 1/0 8/2 2/2 24/9* 1/0 1/0 25/8 6/0 1/0 19/7 3/1 NA 18/8 2/0 20/8 1/0 8/4* 5/1 NA 3/3 3/2 NA 4/2 2/2 NA 6/2 4/2 5/3 3/2 1 2/1 1/0 NA 11/1 NA NA 2*/1 NA 6/2

• 15/8

10/3 1/0 16/5 9/5 1/0 12/4 8/7 NA 20/3 12/8 14/8 11/5 15/3 1/0 NA 12/2 2/1 NA 9/2 1/1 NA 11/1 3/2 11/3 1/0

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• 4/1

NA NA 3/1 NA 2

• 3/1

NA NA 3/1 NA NA

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• 3
• Baylor

NA

• NA

NA 1/1

• 1
• Fellowships

NA 1/1

• NA

NA 3/3

• 2
• Informatics

NA NA NA NA 1/1

• NA
• OF Pain

NA 2/2

• NA
• NA
• 10/4

7/4 13/4 6/4 FY13 FY14 29/20 38/20 21/20 32/20 FY11 FY12 14/3 12/3 26/9 32/8 22/8 20/8 13/5* 6/5 6/4 10/4 25 (1 revalid)/13 3/2 4/1 11/2 6/2 6/2 0/0 0/0 3/1 Ortho Perio Endo Pros Pedo OMFS 26/11 26/11* 20/11 32/11 16/3 14/3 10/3 2/1 3/1 FY15 38/20 10/4 21/8 8/5 0/0 Pub Hlth Oral Path 3/1 3/1 0/0 4/1

Residency Programs

Military Civilian COMP CARE 1:2 1:8 ENDO 2:5 1:17 OMS 1:2 1:40 ORAL PATH 1:3 1:5 ORTHO 1:4 1:31 PEDO 1:3 1:22 PERIO 2:5 1:11 PROS 5:8 1:9

• Military Source: FY 2015 Army GDE Statistics
• Civilian Source: ADA Survey 2010-11

Army Residency Program Statistics

Specialty FY 10 Selected /Applied (Acceptance %) FY 11 Selected /Applied (Acceptance %) FY 12 Selected /Applied (Acceptance %) FY 13 Selected /Applied (Acceptance %) FY 14 Selected /Applied (Acceptance %) FY 15 Selected /Applied (Acceptance %)

Comp Care 20/31 (66.7%) 20/21 (95%) 20/32 (62.5%) 20/29 (69%) 20/38 (52.6%) 20/38 (52.6%) Endo 9/16 (56.3%) 9/26 (34.6%) 8/32 (25%) 8/22 (36.4%) 8/20 (40%) 8/21 (38.1%) OMS 10/19 (52.6%) 11/26 (42.3%) 11/26 (42.3%) 11/20 (55%) 11/32 (34.4%) 13/25 (52%) Oral Path 1/3 (33.3%) 1/3 (33.3%) 1/3 (33.3%) N/A N/A 1/3 (33.3%) Ortho 2/16 (12.5%) 3/19 (15.8%) 3/14 (21.4%) 3/10 (30%) 3/14 (21.4%) 3/12 (25%) Pedo 1/4 (25%) 2/3 (66.7%) 1/4 (25%) 2/11 (18.2%) 2/6 (33.3%) 2/6 (33.3%) Perio 4/6 (66.7%) 4/10 (40%) 4/7 (57.1%) 4/13 (30.8%) 4/6 (66.7%) 4/10 (40%) Pros 4/5 (80%) 5/13 (38.5%) 5/6 (83.3%) 4/6 (66.7%) 4/10 (40%) 5/8 (62.5%)

Residency Programs

Endodontics

• Ft. Gordon, GA
• Ft. Bragg, NC
• Univ. of Iowa, IA

Periodontics

• Ft. Gordon, GA

Prosthodontics

• Ft. Gordon, GA

Pediatric Dentistry Baylor, TX Orthodontics Lackland AFB, TX

• Univ. of Louisville, KY

Oral Pathology Bethesda Naval MC, MD Public Health

• Univ. of Iowa

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Ft Gordon, GA San Antonio MMC, TX Ft Lewis, WA Tripler AMC, HI Ft Bragg, NC Ft Bliss, TX Walter Reed NMMC, MD

1 Year AEGD Programs

Ft Benning, GA Ft Campbell, KY Ft Carson, CO Ft Jackson, SC Ft Lewis, WA Ft Sill, OK

2 Year AEGD Programs

• Ft Hood, TX
• Ft Bragg, NC
• Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Why Army Dental Medicine?

• Serve Soldiers and their Families
• Quality and character of colleagues
• Career opportunities
• Diversity of experience
• Serving something bigger
• Part of elite team

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Full-time service

• Full scope of practice opportunity
• Chance to live around the world
• 30 days vacation annually
• Off all federal holidays
• Great Family experiences
• Average starting salary-

$90-130K (depends

• n location/specialty)

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Part-time service

• TPU. Unit within 50 miles, serve 1

weekend/month, 2 weeks in the summer

• IMA. Assigned to an Army hospital or clinic,

annually backfill Active duty for 2 weeks

• APMC. Assigned to a unit that needs your
• specialty. Train with the unit every year for 2

weeks working in an Army or local civilian hospital or clinic

• 90 day mobilizations
• Not necessary to move for Army Reserve

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Ask Yourself

Do you want to serve the Nation’s heroes and their Families? Do you want to be a leader? Do you want career opportunities offered nowhere else? Do you want to work with an elite team dedicated to serving?

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Do you want to be an Army Dentist?

For More Information

Sim, Sotith, SGT Healthcare Recruiter Phone: (617) 753-3015 E-mail: Sotith.sim.mil@mail.mil

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