Do I have to?? ARMY AIT?

If I already have a diploma for dental assistant, medical assistant or i graduate fom an associate and i want to work that in the Army, do i have to go to AIT?? If I have to its going to be less time?

Do I have to?? ARMY AIT?
You might have enough medical qualification to go into the Army's dental program as an officer. What you don't have as a four year degree you will receive later after your commision. Here's the step by step:





http://www.goarmy.com/amedd/dental/how_t...








The Army Health Care Team is one of the best and most comprehensive systems of health care in the country. Here is a step-by-step process on how to become a health care professional in the Army.








Contact your local Army Health Care Recruiter. Your Army Health Care Recruiter can answer questions about the application process, help you understand the responsibilities and privileges of an Officer, and impart, from personal and professional experience, important information about the Army way of life.








Once your Army Health Care Recruiter has met with you and determined your eligibility, you will interview with an Army Medical Department Officer. He or she will review the documents and make a selection decision.








An applicant to the Army Medical Department officially accepts the offer by taking an oath of office and accepts a commission as an Officer in the U.S. Army. This entire process, from first meeting with a Recruiter to commissioning, usually takes about three months.








If not, you can come in enlited and here's the info about the MOS Dental Specialist (68E) :





Major duties. The dental specialist assists the dental officer in prevention, examination, and treatment of diseases of teeth and oral region, or assists with the management of dental treatment facilities.








(1) Skill Level 1. Patient care. Receives and seats patients. Prepares dental operatory, selects and arranges instruments, measures and records temperature, blood pressure and pulse, and assists dentist during patient exams. Assists with administration of anesthesia and in placement and removal of sutures. Prepares restorative and impression materials. Performs Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and operates resuscitative equipment. Disposes of contaminated waste. Dental radiography.


Loads and unloads radiographic film cassettes, protects self and patient from excessive ionizing radiation exposure, exposes bitewing, periapical, occlusal film, panoramic radiographic darkroom procedures. Administration, supply, and maintenance. Schedules appointments, retrieves, files, and maintains dental records. Receives, stores, packs, unpacks and safeguards dental supplies and equipment. Performs preventive maintenance on dental equipment. Sets up, maintains, disassembles and packs dental field equipment shelters.





Physical demands rating and qualifications for initial award of MOS. Dental specialists must possess the following qualifications:








(1) A physical demands rating, of moderately heavy.





(2) A physical profile, of 222221.





(3) Normal color vision.





(4) A minimum score, of 95 in aptitude area ST.





(5) Formal training (completion of MOS 68E course, or the RC AOCP nonresident--two week resident course, conducted under the auspices of the AUS) mandatory or meet the civilian acquired skills criteria listed in AR 601-210.





Additional skill identifiers








(1) N5--Dental Laboratory Specialist.





(2) P5--Master Fitness Trainer.





(3) X2--Preventive Dentistry Specialty.





(4) 2S--Battle Staff Operations (level 3 and above).





(5) 4A--Reclassiflcation Training.








Job training for a Dental Specialist consists of nine weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and nine to 14 weeks of Advanced Individual Training, including practice in dental care tasks. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field. Some of the skills you learn are:





Preventive dentistry


Radiology (X-ray) techniques


Dental office procedures


Dental hygiene procedures





I hope this helps





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Reply:You still have to go through the whole basic/ AIT training.
Reply:You have to go to AIT, the Army works a little differently than the civilian sector, in almost all ways.
Reply:Everyone goes to AIT, thats where you learn your job. They teach you how the Army wants things done, you can not skip it. We all have done it, so, as you will hear plenty of times in an Army career....suck it up and drive on and CTFM...(complete the fu*king mission)
Reply:Probably. You have to remember. Theres the civilian way of doing things. Then theres the ARMY way, and if your in the Army then thats the ONLY way.


Good Luck to you.
Reply:Yes.
Reply:yes. depending on how much work experience you have( not training, but actual experience) you might skip a week or two, but in most cases you will complete AIT in its entirety.
Reply:yes you still have to go and no you wont be done any faster than anyone else