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CPT AYCOCK. F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (AFHPSP). In 1972, under the sponsorship of the late Congressman F. Edward Hébert, Congress enacted the Uniformed Services Health Professions Revitalization Act Public Law 92-426.

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CPT AYCOCK

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  1. CPTAYCOCK

  2. F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (AFHPSP) In 1972, under the sponsorship of the late Congressman F. Edward Hébert, Congress enacted the Uniformed Services Health Professions Revitalization Act Public Law 92-426. The AFHPSP was created under authority of the Uniformed Services Health Professions Revitalization Act of 1972, and is governed by Department of Defense Directive 1215.14 (February 1975) and SECNAVINST 1520.8A (November 1987). The program’s purpose is to ensure adequate numbers of commissioned officers on active duty who are qualified in the various health professions.

  3. Health Professions Scholarship Program SCHOLARSHIP ELGIBILITY • Be a citizenof the United States or Permanent Resident • Be enrolled in or have aletter of acceptanceto an accredited dental school in the United States or Puerto Rico • Meeteligibility criteriafor appointment as acommissioned officerin the U.S. Army Reserve • Maintainfull-time student statusduring the entire length of the program

  4. Health Professions Scholarship Program FEATURES AND BENEFITS • RECEIVE FULL TUITION:RECEIVE You select the school, obtain acceptance, apply for the scholarship. If selected, 100% tuition is paid to any accredited professional school in the United States or Puerto Rico • MONTHLY STIPEND OF $1,279.00 :Payments will be provided for ten and one-half months of each school year • BOOKS & FEES:The Army will pay for required books, rental of nonexpendable equipment, and most academic fees • ARMY OFFICER PAY:For the remaining six weeks of the school year, you will receive the full pay and allowances offered a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve

  5. Health Professions Scholarship Program Dental Student Career Trajectory

  6. Health Professions Scholarship Program Dental Student Career Trajectory Professional Status Health Care Professional School Licensure Examination Dental Corps

  7. Health Professions Scholarship Program Dental Special Pays & Continuous Medical Education: Each specialty has a specific group of special pays and the Army gives the opportunity to attend many conferences and trainings to improve each doctor’s performance. Professional Status Length of Assignments to AD: This is determined by the time in the HPSP & the time in Advanced General Dentistry. General rule is one year per year of sponsorship in the HPSP with a minimum of three years of service. Dental Corps Assignments to AD: Each Doctor will fill out a DA form 160-R, with their station choices, IAW AR 601-37, chapter 6-11. Active Duty Service as CPT

  8. Health Professions Scholarship Program Special Cases Dental School Academic Failure Advanced General Dentistry Program Failure - Serve as a MS Officer for a time equal to the sponsorship “up to date”(3 years minimum). With the rank of 2LT. - Or pay back the money. - Serve as a Dental Officer for the time equal to the sponsorship in the rank of CPT.

  9. Advanced General Dentistry Program • - Advanced training and clinical experiences are offered in the following areas: • Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning • Oral Pathology • Periodontics and Preventive Dentistry • Public Health • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery • Prosthodontics • Orthodontics • Restorative Dentistry and Dental Materials • Endodontics • Pediatric Dentistry

  10. Advanced General Dentistry Program • - If selected for AGD, you will train at one of these Army health care facilities: • Fort Lewis, Washington • Fort Campbell, Kentucky • Fort Carson, Colorado • Fort Benning, Georgia • Fort Jackson, South Carolina • Fort Meade, Maryland • Fort Sill, Oklahoma • Baumholder, Germany

  11. Active Duty Pay • - Commission as a Captain: • CPT’s AD Pay: $3,221 • Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH): Non taxable • Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS): Non taxable • Special Pays (if you qualify) • Variable Special Pay - paid monthly and based on creditable service / rates ranging from $3,000 to $12,000 • Board Certification Pay - paid monthly for Dental Corps officers who are board certified and based on creditable service / annual rates range from $2,500 and $6,000 • Additional Special Pay - for Dental Corps officers who accept a 1-year extension to their current military obligation / annual rates range from $4,000 to $15,000

  12. “In the Army, we can provide state-of-the-art dental care without having to worry about whether or not the patient can afford it.” Major Karen Philipps, D.D.S., M.D

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