DENTAL CORPS BOARD CERTIFICATION PAY (BCP) INCENTIVE PAY (IP) and RETENTION BONUS (RB) FY 2026
Effective October 1, 2025
DoD FMR Volume 7A Chapter 5
The following amounts are the maximum allowed by the Department of Defense.
For service specific amounts consult with your service personnel office.
Bolded information reflects changes.
| Board Certification Pay (prorated monthly) in US $ |
8,000 |
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| DENTAL CORPS |
Fully Qualified IP Rate (prorated monthly in US $ |
2-year |
3-year |
4-year |
6-year |
Advance Clinical Practice:
Endodontics;
Exodontia;
General Dentistry;
Periodontics; and
Prosthodontics |
27,000 |
23,000 |
32,000 |
40,000 |
50,000 |
| |
Comprehensive Dentistry |
27,000 |
28,000 |
41,000 |
60,000 |
75,000 |
| |
Dental Research |
27,000 |
28,000 |
41,000 |
55,000 |
65,000 |
| |
Endodontics |
27,000 |
28,000 |
41,000 |
55,000 |
65,000 |
| |
General Dentistry |
20,000 |
16,000 |
22,000 |
30,000 |
40,000 |
| |
Operative Dentistry |
27,000 |
28,000 |
41,000 |
55,000 |
65,000 |
| |
Oral:
Diagnosis;
Medicine;
Pathology;
Radiology |
27,000 |
28,000 |
41,000 |
55,000 |
65,000 |
| |
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery |
66,000 |
50,000 |
65,000 |
105,000 |
125,000 |
| |
Orthodontics |
27,000 |
28,000 |
41,000 |
55,000 |
65,000 |
| |
Pediatric Dentistry |
27,000 |
28,000 |
41,000 |
55,000 |
65,000 |
| |
Periodontics |
27,000 |
28,000 |
41,000 |
55,000 |
65,000 |
| |
Prosthodontics |
27,000 |
28,000 |
41,000 |
55,000 |
65,000 |
| |
Public Health Dentistry |
27,000 |
28,000 |
41,000 |
55,000 |
65,000 |
| |
Temporomandibular Dysfunction/Orofacial Pain |
27,000 |
28,000 |
41,000 |
55,000 |
65,000 |
Page updated September 25, 2025