Pulling Out of a Tailspin: Rebuilding the Dental Corps After Downsizing

Abstract

The Federal Dental Services have downsized commensurate with the active duty forces which they support. This downsizing has masked, and arguably exacerbated serious problems with recruiting and retaining dental officers. The Services find themselves short of military dentists in an environment which promises to only worsen without prompt, effective action on the part of the Department of Defense (DoD) and/or Congress. This paper examines the dental role in military readiness. Further, it documents the decline of retention and recruiting within the Services and relates the decline to deterioration of a competitive pay structure. Additionally, the paper proposes changes to Dental Special Pay structure and recruiting incentives designed to restore the Dental Corps as a viable career option for dentists again.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326742

Entities

People

  • Larry R. Camp

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Dental Personnel
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Oral Health
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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