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Worldwide.
Position will require relocating.
Healthy bodies and sparkling smiles make for a fit force. Sailors in Medical and Dental fields help keep the fleet's 370,000 Sailors fit for duty, in addition to providing emergency medical care for life, limb, or even the occasional molar. The Navy's Hospital Corpsman and Dental Technicians rise to the challenge of rendering emergency medical or dental treatment in the field and aboard ship. Intelligent individuals who can think and act fast are in demand here.
What Will You Do?
Individuals in the Navy's Medical and Dental fields are highly regarded and generally carry more duties and responsibilities than their civilian counterparts. If you join the ranks of the Navy's medical community, responsibilities might include providing emergency medical treatment, transporting sick and injured personnel, or working in the field with Special Forces, the Seabees or the Marine Corps. In the dental field, you could assist in emergency dental first aid and qualified technicians may be assigned to a Fleet Marine Force or Seabee unit. As part of this occupational specialty, you might:
- Help prevent and treat diseases and injuries
- Render emergency medical treatment
- Administer medications including injections
- Transport the sick and injured
- Take and process X-rays and operate X-ray equipment
- Serve as operating room technicians for general and specialized surgery
- Operate sophisticated medical diagnostic treatment equipment
- Assist dental care professionals in providing dental care to Navy personnel and their families
- Expose and process dental X-rays
- Render emergency dental first aid
- Assist in oral surgery
- Construct dental crowns and bridges
- Maintain dental treatment records
- Specialize in a number of fields, including radiology, search and rescue, optical and preventive medicine
Educational Opportunities
Most of the on-the-job training in the Medical and Dental field directly translates to credit at colleges and universities. Advanced technical and operational training is also available in many specialized fields. The Navy's National Apprenticeship program gives Navy members the opportunity to receive a national Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship for Dental Assistant, Dental Prosthetic Technician and Dental Equipment Repair Technician trades.
Skills and Training
Whether working aboard a ship or submarine, with an air squadron, Special Forces or in a hospital or clinic, the medical or dental training you could receive in the Navy prepares you for numerous specialties. The Navy offers a great opportunity to get the hands-on experience medical and dental professions require. Many individuals in Medical and Dental fields receive further training in sub-specialties. You may have the opportunity to earn Department of Labor certifications, including:
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Dental Laboratory Technician
Your training may also prepare you for future careers as a:
- Surgical Technician
- Respiratory Therapist
- Nuclear Medical Technologist
- Physical Therapist's Assistant
- Pharmacist's Assistant
- Dental Assistant
- Medical Records Clerk
- Dental Hygienist
Career Outlook
Career opportunities in this field transfer directly to careers in the civilian medical and dental fields. As long as people need medical and dental services, individuals with skills in these areas will be in high demand.
Worldwide. Position will require relocating.
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