Dental assistants perform work familiar to some military personnel.
Jobs in this career are similar to the following job classifications in the
18D
Special Forces Medical Sergeant (Enlisted)
68E
Dental Specialist (Enlisted)
The following military occupations are no longer in active use:
91E
Dental Specialist (Enlisted)
890
Health Services - Dental (Enlisted)
HS
Health Services Technician (Enlisted)
4A011
Health Services Management Helper (Enlisted)
4A031
Health Services Management Apprentice (Enlisted)
4A051
Health Services Management Journeyman (Enlisted)
4A071
Health Services Management Craftsman (Enlisted)
4A091
Health Services Management Superintendent (Enlisted)
4A0X1
Health Services Management (Enlisted)
4Y000
Dental Manager (Enlisted)
4Y011
Dental Assistant Helper (Enlisted)
4Y031
Dental Assistant Apprentice (Enlisted)
4Y051H
Dental Assistant Journeyman, Dental Hygienist (Enlisted)
4Y051
Dental Assistant Journeyman (Enlisted)
4Y071H
Dental Assistant Craftsman, Dental Hygienist (Enlisted)
4Y071
Dental Assistant Craftsman (Enlisted)
4Y090
Dental Superintendent (Enlisted)
4Y0X1
Dental Assistant (Enlisted)
001155
Dental Technician, Basic (Enlisted)
001260
Field Medical Service Technician (Enlisted)
002669
Advanced Dental Assistant (Enlisted)
003007
Dental Hygienist (Enlisted)
HM
Hospital Corpsman (Enlisted)
L03A
Field Medical Service Technician (Enlisted)
L33A
Dental Assistant (Enlisted)
L35A
Dental Hygienist (Enlisted)
The following military occupations are no longer in active use:
00DT
Dental Tracking NEC (Enlisted)
8701
Dental Assistant (Enlisted)
8702
Advanced Dental Assistant (Enlisted)
8703
Dental Department Administrative Assistant (Enlisted)
8707
Field Service Dental Technician (Enlisted)
8783
Dental Surgical Technologist (Enlisted)
DA
Dentalman Apprentice (Enlisted)
DN
Dentalman (Enlisted)
DR
Dentalman Recruit (Enlisted)
DT
Dental Technician (Enlisted)
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