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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 programs purpose is to ensure
adequate numbers of commissioned officers on
active duty who are qualified in the various
health professions.
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Health Professions Scholarship Program
SCHOLARSHIP ELGIBILITY

• Be a citizen of the United States or Permanent
  Resident
• Be enrolled in or have a letter of acceptance to
  an accredited dental school in the United States
  or Puerto Rico
• Meet eligibility criteria for appointment as a
  commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Reserve
• Maintain full-time student status during the
  entire length of the program

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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

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Health Professions Scholarship Program
Dental Student Career Trajectory
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Health Professions Scholarship Program
Dental Student Career Trajectory
Professional Status
Health Care Professional School
Licensure Examination
Dental Corps
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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
doctors 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.
Assignments to AD Each Doctor will fill out a DA
form 160-R, with their station choices, IAW AR
601-37, chapter 6-11.
Dental Corps
Active Duty Service as CPT
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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.
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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

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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

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Active Duty Pay

• - Commission as a Captain
• CPTs 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

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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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QUESTIONS?