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63D Periodontist

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Overview

Army periodontists examine and diagnose conditions affecting the tissues that support and surround teeth or their substitutes. They provide or prescribe treatment and perform implantation or transplantation of teeth or replacement analogues.

Core Skills

  • Treatment of tissues supporting tooth replacements
  • Tooth implantation and transplantation procedures

Civilian Career Paths

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Periodontist

Military experience diagnosing and treating the tissues supporting and surrounding teeth directly aligns with civilian periodontal care.

How to prepare: Request a review of your dental degree, examination history, and periodontics training against the intended state's licensing and specialty-practice requirements. State dental licensure is required, usually involving an accredited DDS or DMD and written and clinical exams; specialty practice also requires postdoctoral training.

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

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 63D Periodontist

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 63D (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank officer, authority codeType officer

    Supports: Treatment of tissues supporting tooth replacements, Tooth implantation and transplantation procedures, 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 63D

Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 63D. Each history page explains the change.

45D1Self-Propelled Field Artillery Turret Mechanic45D2Self-Propelled Field Artillery Turret Mechanic

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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