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Originally Posted by OmahaRudy
Hi -- I'm a newbie, so be kind. My son's PIR is 7/27 so he'll be heading to SA soon! His rating is HMDA is that what everyone is these days or is their a separate HM rating, too?
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Welcome Omaha....
If you go HM (Hospital Corpsman) or HMDA (Hospital Corpsman Dental Assisting) you still receive the same training, however you receive follow on training for dental which is about 5 weeks long.
You are considered to be a HM first and a dental tech second. You'll find that either way you go, you will definitely get your hands dirty with medical stuff. They usually tie in hand to hand. It also depends on what platform you are billeted to: the clinic life will be very fast paced followed by hard work. If you are on a carrier or amphib you have more room to grow, you will be doing a lot of emergency medicine on duty section and apart of your regular day. GQ you will be put into a BDS and expected to know your stuff. At any rate if you are unsatisfied with you have the dental NEC 8701 or 8702, you can drop it at E5 and become NEC 0000. It wouldn't hurt to get some extra training, if you were ever stationed on a small boy you are the doc. HMDA are one of two people usually, the second being an Indepenent Duty Corpsman (IDC).
Till this day dental emergencies are still the number one reason for medivacs in the fleet.
All the NEC are in numerical order here. Just scroll down to 8701 & 8702
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-np...e%20Manual.pdf
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Here are the NEC for Dental assisting:
8701 - Dental Assistant
Perform duties as a general dental assistant to include dental infection control, dental treatment room management, preventive dentistry,
comprehensive dental assisting, and intraoral radiography.
Source Rating: HM
Course: Mandatory
Sequence Code: 1
Component NEC:
Primary Advisor: BUMED M005C
Billet Paygrades: E3-E5
CIN: B-300-3300
B-300-3301
B-300-3310
ESTB Date: REV Date: 10/6/11
Related NEC:
Technical Advisor: NAVMED MPT&E
Personnel Paygrades: E1-E5
CDP: 00AM, 05JR
02WD
03JN, 06VP
NR Ind: R
Open to Women: Yes
ECM: BUPERS-32
NOTE: Last reviewed during “CIN/CDP” refresh completed 10/6/11.
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8702 - Advanced Dental Assistant
Perform duties as general dental assistant to include reversible operative dentistry and prosthodontic procedures, clinical infection control procedures,
application of pit and fissure sealants and anti-cariogenic agents. Provide auxiliary support to dental hygienist, polishing restorations, carrier’s
prevention treatments and instructions and advanced patient management and administrative skills.
Source Rating: HM
Course: Mandatory
Sequence Code: 1
Component NEC:
Primary Advisor: BUMED M005C
Billet Paygrades: E4-E7
CIN: B-330-1011
ESTB Date: REV Date: 9/9/11
Related NEC:
Technical Advisor: NAVMED MPT&E
Personnel Paygrades: E3-E7
CDP: 03BZ
NR Ind: A
Open to Women: Yes
ECM: BUPERS-32
NOTE: Last reviewed during “CIN/CDP” refresh completed 9/9/11