DENTAL CORPS BOARD CERTIFICATION PAY (BCP) INCENTIVE PAY (IP) and RETENTION BONUS (RB) - FY2025
Effective October 1, 2024

DoD FMR Volume 7A Chapter 5 (The following amounts are the maximum allowed by the Department of Defense.  For your specific service amount consult with your service personnel office.)
 

Board Certification Pay (prorated monthly) $8,000
 
DENTAL CORPS FULLY QUALIFIED IP RATE (prorated monthly) RB Rate (paid annually)
2-year 3-year 4-year 6-year
Advance Clinical Practice:
   Endodontics;
   Exodontia;
   General Dentistry;
   Periodontics; and
   Prosthodontics
$25,000 $23,000 $32,000 $40,000 $50,000
Comprehensive Dentistry $25,000 $28,000 $41,000 $60,000 $75,000
Dental Research $25,000 $28,000 $41,000 $55,000 $65,000
Endodontics $25,000 $28,000 $41,000 $55,000 $65,000
General Dentistry $20,000 $16,000 $22,000 $30,000 $40,000
Operative Dentistry $25,000 $28,000 $41,000 $55,000 $65,000
Oral:
   Diagnosis;
   Medicine;
   Pathology;
   Radiology
$25,000 $28,000 $41,000 $55,000 $65,000
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery $55,000 $55,000 $65,000 $95,000 $115,000
Orthodontics $25,000 $28,000 $41,000 $55,000 $65,000
Pediatric Dentistry $25,000 $28,000 $41,000 $55,000 $65,000
Periodontics $25,000 $28,000 $41,000 $55,000 $65,000
Prosthodontics $25,000 $28,000 $41,000 $55,000 $65,000
Public Health Dentistry $25,000 $28,000 $41,000 $55,000 $65,000
Temporomandibular Dysfunction/ Orofacial Pain $25,000 $28,000 $41,000 $55,000 $65,000

 
NOTE: Bolded information reflects changes in current chart.

Page updated October 1, 2024