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63P Oral Pathologist

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Overview

An oral pathologist examines, diagnoses, treats, and studies diseases affecting dental and oral tissues. This officer also provides forensic dental identification and support.

Core Skills

  • Forensic dental identification and support

Civilian Career Paths

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Oral Pathologist

Army experience examining, diagnosing, treating, and studying diseases of dental and oral tissues directly overlaps civilian oral pathology practice.

How to prepare: Ask the intended state's dental board and prospective employer to review your dental degree and specialty training against licensing and credentialing requirements. State 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
  • Diagnose conditions in the mouth and oral diseases.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 63P Oral Pathologist

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

    Supports: Forensic dental identification and support, Oral Pathologist

  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: Oral Pathologist

Defense contractor jobs for 63P

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