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47HX Periodontist

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Overview

Periodontists examine, diagnose, and treat diseases affecting tissues around the teeth. They provide surgical and nonsurgical care for conditions involving the gums and bones surrounding the jaw.

Core Skills

  • Direction of a periodontic service

Civilian Career Paths

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Periodontist

Military experience examining, diagnosing and treating diseases of the hard and soft tissues supporting teeth directly aligns with civilian periodontal care.

How to prepare: Request a target-state licensure review and prospective employer credentialing assessment of your degree, examination and specialty-training records. Practice requires state licensure, usually an accredited DDS or DMD and written and clinical exams, plus postdoctoral specialty training; confirm the target state's specific licensing and specialty-practice requirements.

What the civilian work involves
  • Treat the gums and bones supporting the teeth.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. DAFOCD, 30 Apr 26: PERIODONTIST (47HX)

    [1] Specialty Summary section "PERIODONTIST"; normalized cached text lines 9328-9348; family-level section (47H4, 47H3, 47H1)

    Supports: Direction of a periodontic service, Periodontist

  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Dentists and dental specialties

    [2] What They Do, specialty descriptions; How to Become One, Training and Licensure; retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Periodontist

Defense contractor jobs for 47HX

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