Careers

Career Description

There are more than 300,000 Airmen around the world. Now add in their spouses and families along with thousands of retirees. The result is a massive number of people in need of first-class dental care from experts such as you. As an Air Force Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist, you'll do what you do now, only you'll do it on a base with the full backing of a trained staff and the latest equipment. What you won't do is deal with insurance companies or overhead because in the Air Force, your only job will be to take care of your patients.

Career Tasks

• Examine and diagnose pathologic conditions of the oral and paraoral tissues and structures
• Direct the oral and maxillofacial pathology service
• Determine the nature and extent of oral diseases and abnormal growths and the types of tests or examinations needed to diagnose the nature and progress of diseases
• Provide consultation services and serve as a member of local hospital boards and committees

Becoming a Direct Commission Officer

To ease your transition into the Air Force, you'll enter a five-week training regimen designed to educate you on the ways of both the military and military healthcare. You'll participate in physical conditioning five days a week, leadership training and classroom studies.