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Active Duty Dental Corps ProgramsHealth Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)This program provides one, three and four year scholarships for students enrolled in an ADA accredited D.D.S. or D.M.D. program. Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen. Theprogram provides full tuition, monthly stipend of $2062 for 10 and one-half months and reimbursement of certain academic fees. Provides Second Lieutenant pay for 45 days during non-active or active duty training (ADT). Appointed and commissioned as aSecond Lieutenant in the Medical Service Corps while participating in the HPSPprogram. Soldier is commissioned as a Dental Corps Captain upon graduation fromdental school. Active duty obligation is year for year for each year receiving thescholarship with a minimum obligation of three years.Critical Skills Accession Bonus (CSAB)MC and DC HPSP applicants, regardless of scholarship length, are eligible to receiveCSAB. Applicants must meet the HPSP eligibility requirement. Provides $20,000 bonus(taxable) paid in three increments between first and second HPSP monthly stipend phase. Amount will be disbursed in $9,000, $9,000 and last payment of $2,000. Active duty obligation in conjunction with HPSP is four (4) years, regardless of length of HPSP participation. The CSAB obligation is served concurrently with the HPSP ADSO.Advanced General Dentistry 1-Year Program (AGD)One year training program – target audience is senior dental students. Practicing dentists who graduated within the past three years may request an exception to policy to apply for this program. Graduate dentists must be licensed. Six training sites: Ft. Lewis, WA; Ft. Campbell, KY; Ft. Carson, CO; Ft. Benning, GA; Ft. Jackson, SC; Fort Sill, OK. Direct accession civilians, HPSP Dental Students, and ROTC Educational Delay Student are eligible to apply.Financial Assistance Program (FAP)Open to Dentists at any point during their residency training. However, only open toDental AOCs where inventory is low. Eligibility is determined on a case by case basis by OTSG. Recruiters with an interested applicant should send an e-mail to the SVD Program Manager, requesting consideration of FAP support. FAP provides an annualgrant of $45,000 plus a monthly stipend of $2062. Active duty obligation is two years for the first year of FAP participation plus one-half (1/2) year for each additional one-half (1/2) year (or portions thereof) of participation with a minimum period of three years on active duty for Dentists participating in FAP. Individuals must be U.S. citizens and be fully-qualified for appointment as a Dental Corps officer, to include having a valid state license.Health Professions Bonus Program (HBP)Program provides a $75,000 accession bonus. Individuals incur a four year active dutyobligation. Bonus is paid in a lump sum at first duty station. Individuals may be eligible, if qualified, to participate in the active duty loan repayment program. Students in their last year of dental school may apply. Individuals who have held an appointment as a Dental Corps officer with any branch of service or component within twenty four months at time of application are not eligible. Individuals are not eligible if they received any financial assistance from DOD to pursue their dental degree or specialty including HPSP and FAP, even if the obligation for this assistance has been served. Please note that 28% taxes are taken out of the $75K up front, and ensure applicant is aware of this.Health Professions Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP)Program provides up to maximum of three years of repayment of qualified educationloans. Payment is made in increments of $40,000 annually (less taxes) for each year of participation. Active duty obligation is three years. It may be combined with the Health Professions Bonus; obligations are additive to a maximum of seven years.Critical Wartime Skills Accession Bonus (CWSAB)Bonus provides a $300,000 accession bonus for Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons andComprehensive Dentists who sign a written agreement to serve on Active Duty for notless than 4 consecutive years in exchange for receiving the CWSAB. The bonus will bepaid in 4 annual payments. The first payment will be requested upon completion ofOfficer Basic Leadership Course (OBLC) and arrival at the first duty station. Applicants must meet all requirements for appointment as a Dental Corps officer. Individuals who have held an appointment as a Dental Corps officer with any branch of service or component within twenty four months at time of application are not eligible. Individuals are not eligible if they received any financial assistance from DOD to pursue their dental degree or specialty including HPSP and FAP, even if the obligation for this assistance has been served.Specialty PayAll active duty Dental Corps Officers may be eligible for one or more of the fourcategories of special pay, in addition to their base pay: Variable Special Pay (VSP) - Paid monthly based on creditable service and annual rates. VSP can range between $3,000 and $12,000 annually based on length of service. Board Certified Pay (BCP) - Paid monthly based on creditable service and annual rates. The officer must be board certified. BCP can range between $2,500 and $6,000 annually based on creditable service. Dental Additional Special Pay (DASP) - Payable in one annual sum. DASP can range between $10,000 and $15,000 based on creditable service. Dental Officer Multiyear Retention Bonus (DOMRB) ranges from $13,000-50,000 annually, based on specialty and length of contract.Officer Accession Pilot Program (OAPP) Option COfficer Accession Pilot Program (OAPP) Option Charlie will allow qualified medicalprofessionals between the ages of 42 and 60 for initial appointment in the Army asAMEDD officers with only a two-year Military Service Obligation (MSO). Officers areeligible for year-to-year Board Certification Pay, Additional Special Pay, and Incentive Special Pay. Officers will not be eligible for accession bonuses, loan repayment, or multi-year specialty pay. Applicants must be able to complete the full two-year MSO prior to their 62nd birthday. RA applicants over age 51.5 and USAR applicants over age 53.5 will still require the ASA age for entry waiver. Dental Corps is authorized ten (10) personnel. Please call for eligible specialties.