ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON
Job Description
As an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon within our organization’s healthcare team, you will leverage state-of-the-art technology to assess, diagnose, and treat Soldiers and their families. Your role may involve researching conditions pertinent to military service, engaging in medical education, leading medical units, implementing patient care initiatives, and fulfilling specialized functions in health support. By joining the Army Dental Corps, you will contribute positively to the lives of our Soldiers and the nation while gaining access to exceptional opportunities, such as participating in humanitarian missions, receiving leadership training, and enjoying a competitive benefits package. Collaborate with top professionals in the field and help advance the practice of oral & maxillofacial surgery.
Benefits may include:- Annual repayment of eligible education loans to lending institutions, spread over a maximum of three years during service.
- Potential accessions bonus based on your specialty, distributed over a four-year service period.
- Complimentary or low-cost medical and dental care for you and your family.
- 30 days of paid vacation accrued each year.
- Access to commissary and post exchange shopping privileges.
- Enrollment in the Uniformed Services Blended Retirement System.
- Specialized training to develop leadership skills within the military dental community.
- A Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), or a combined DDS/DMD and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from an American Dental Association (ADA)-accredited dental program in the United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Canada.
- Completion of an ADA-accredited advanced specialty education program in oral & maxillofacial surgery, recognized by the Surgeon General.
- Aged between 21 and 42 years (waivers may be requested).
- A valid license to practice dentistry.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
