Committed to the Mission of the Commissioned Corps of the USPHS:

Protecting, promoting, and advancing the health and safety of the Nation

10-11-08 Call for Nominations for 2009 DePAC membership

07-13-08 Call for Nominations for 2009 COA Category Day Coordinator/Co-Coordinator

07-11-08 Call for 2009 DePAC Awards Nominations

07-10-08 Promotion Year 2009 Category Benchmarks

06-23-08   Congratulations to the Award Recipients at the
2008 USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium

04-19-08 April Newsletter is now available!

2-28-08 USPHS Inactive Reserve Corps

1-29-08 $75,000 Dental Officer Accession Bonus Approved

1-15-08 New Promotion Rules for O-4 Dental Officers

12-22-07    2008 Military Pay Tables

12-22-07    Introduction of CAM Teams to Streamline Call to Active Duty Process

12-18-07    Commissioned Officers Foundation Symposium Committee
Seeks 30- and 60-Minute Track Presentation Ideas Deadline Date: 31 December 2007

12-18-2007   Dental MRB Rates announced for FY2008

06-05-2006     LTJG Brucklier's Hurricane Katrina dental deployment video

04-17-2006    Click here for the CAREER DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE GUIDE

11-03- 2005 Dental Category Approved CV Format and instructions

Welcome to the home of the Dental Category of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS).  The USPHS is the major health component of the Federal Government and the world’s foremost authority on public health issues. 

The USPHS is composed of approximately 6,000 Commissioned Corps Officers and 50,000 Civil Service employees.  The USPHS Dental Category is comprised of over 600 Commissioned Corps and Civil Service dentists.  As one of the seven Uniformed Services of the United States, the USPHS Commissioned Corps is a specialized career system designed to attract, develop, and retain health professionals who may be assigned to Federal, State or local agencies or international organizations to accomplish its mission.  

Nominations for the USPHS Dental Professional Advisory Committee (DePAC)

Nominations, including self-nominations, are now being accepted for voting membership for the 2009-2011 Dental Professional Advisory Committee (DePAC).  The deadline for completed nomination packets is 31 October 2008.  Please see below for additional information on DePAC and the nomination process. ALL Public Health Service dentists who want to make a difference and contribute to the dental category are encouraged to apply.

• Approximately four slots for voting members (3-year terms) are available.
• There will also be one slot for voting member for a one-year term.
• You are interested in applying for the 3- year term and the 1-year term, you will need to complete both forms. 
• Those not selected to voting membership will be encouraged to participate in one of the DePAC subcommittees or workgroups.
• The Dental Professional Advisory Committee (DePAC) provides advice and consultation to the Surgeon General and the Chief Dental Officer on professional and personnel issues related to the Dental Category.  Members are required to attend the scheduled meetings during the three-year term. Meetings are typically held in Rockville, Maryland, and members in the field connect via teleconference if they are unable to travel to attend.

Qualified candidates will be identified primarily through nominations by the DePAC, the Chief Dental Officer, and self-nominations.

• Candidates may be Commissioned Corps officers (CC) and Civil Service (CS) Dentists working within DHHS/DHS/DOJ.
• Candidates must receive initial approval and subsequent support from their immediate supervisor and agency liaison.
• DePAC members are selected to represent Public Health Service agencies, field and headquarters locations, CS employees and CC, and based upon the nominee's commitment to public health activities.
• The Surgeon General makes final approval for DePAC membership.

All CC candidates must meet current Corps policies to include, but not limited to, Corps-wide readiness requirements from the time of the application deadline through appointment and subsequent three-year DePAC term. DePAC may request OFRD to check member basic readiness status at any time during a term.

Nominees, by virtue of their application, agree to attend monthly DePAC meetings (in person or by phone) and actively participate in ongoing DePAC activities, including membership and leadership of one or more subcommittees or workgroups.

Officers are encouraged to self-nominate using the application form (three year application)  (one year application).

For additional questions please contact:

1. CDR Lynn Van Pelt, 2008 DePAC Chair

·  301-443-2017 office

·   301-256-4782 cell

·  Lynn.vanpelt@ihs.gov

2. CAPT Coleman Palmertree, 2008 DePAC Vice-chair and 2009 DePAC Chair

· 956-504-7275 office

· 202-689-5150 cell

· Coleman.palmertree@ihs.gov

3. CAPT William Stenberg, 2008 DePAC Executive Secretary

· 907-487-5757 x115

· William.v.stenberg@uscg.mil

Please submit your application to CDR Van Pelt, CAPT Palmertree and CAPT Stenberg by 31 October 2008. 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2009 DENTAL PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AWARDS NOMINATION CYCLE

The DePAC is pleased to announce the 2009 DePAC Awards Cycle.  Nominations for the Dental Category awards are now being accepted.  The DePAC requests that you nominate a fellow dentist in the USPHS, either Commissioned Corps or Civil Service.  Please pass this information along to colleagues and to supervisors from all categories so they can recognize deserving candidates.

Detailed nomination information including application, checklist, and example narratives can be found on the Dental Professional Advisory Committee Awards webpage at:  http://www.phs-dental.org/depac/newfile30.html

Important points to remember:

• Deadline for submission is September 15, 2008

• Submit early to ensure all documents have adequate review time

• Maintain OFRD readiness status throughout the nomination process

• Submit all documents electronically in Microsoft word rich text format

• Supervisor’s approval required (e-mail from supervisor with signature block)

• If you have questions, contact Awards Workgroup Chair CDR Darla Whitfield (Darla.Whitfield@dhs.gov).

• Anyone can nominate!   Recognize your colleagues!!!

Congratulations

Congratulations to the following Dental Officers who were recipients of various awards presented

during  the 2008 USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium held in Tucson, Arizona.

Dental Category Day - June 10, 2008

CDR Scott Trapp - Ernest Eugene Buell Dental Award

CAPT Tad Mabry - The Senior Clinician Dental Award

CAPT Renée Joskow - Ruth Lashley Mid-Career Dental Award

CAPT Carolyn Tylenda - Hershel S. Horowitz Oral Health and Policy Award

CAPT Isabel Garcia - Jack D. Robertson Dental Award

USPHS Special Assignment Award

CDR Phillip Woods

CAPT R. Monina Klevens

CDR Stephanie Burrell

CAPT William Catelli

CAPT George Bird

CDR Stella Wisner

Minority Officers Liaison Council - June 10, 2008

CDR Lynn Van Pelt - 2008 Samuel Lin Senior Officer Award for exceptional contributions by a senior officer to the mission of the USPHS and the Asian Pacific American Community.

Introduction of CAM Teams to Streamline Call to Active Duty Process

     The Office of Commissioned Corps Operations, Division of Assignments has established new CAM teams which should improve the overall process and time for new commissioning of officers as they join the Commissioned Corps.  Please see the attachment for details of their structure. More details will be announced through official channels.

Commissioned Officers Foundation USPHS Symposium Committee
Seeks 30- and 60-minute Track Presentation Ideas

The Scientific Program Committee for the 2008 USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium (organized by the Commissioned Officers Foundation) has issued a call for abstracts for 30- and 60-minute presentations to be delivered as part of concurrent tracked sessions on Wednesday, June 11 and Thursday, June 12. Visit www.phscofevents.org to submit an abstract. The deadline is December 31. The Symposium will be held at the Tucson Convention Center.

Hurricane Katrina Dental Deployment Video

USPHS dental hygienist, LTJG Charles Brucklier, produced a video highlighting his deployment to Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississppi.  You can view his video at the following link:  This is a 11.5 Megabyte Quicktime formated video

Katrina Video

The Mission of the Commissioned Corps  

Protecting, promoting, and advancing the health and safety of the Nation

As America's uniformed service of public health professionals, the Commissioned Corps achieves this mission through:

• Rapid and effective response to public health needs
Leadership and excellence in public health practices, and
The advancement of public health science

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