Dental Officer Cadet

Once you’ve confirmed your eligibility, the joining process is as follows:

• Submit an application

  Once you’ve registered your interest and have satisfied the basic eligibility criteria, you will be sent an online application form. Your recruiter will then check for cadetship availability prior to proceeding
  
  NB: Applications should be submitted in the first year of university and the full application process must be completed in time for the Cadetship Selection Board which takes place towards the end of the second year of university.

• Defence Aptitude Assessment (DAA)

  You’ll be tested on: Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning, Work Rate, Spatial Reasoning, Electrical Comprehension and Mechanical Comprehension.
  To prepare, you can practise the DAA

• Interview

  A formal interview to talk through your suitability for the role

• Medical and eye tests

  These are quite comprehensive and must be completed by one of our Ministry of Defence-approved doctors

• Pre-Joining Fitness Test (PJFT)

  This involves completing a 2.4km run on a treadmill within a certain time, at a fitness centre near you

• Admiralty Interview Board (AIB)

  This stage is unique to officers and takes place in two parts. A Pre Recorded Interview (PRI) is an online assessment which assesses your motivation to join the Royal Navy as an officer and your awareness of the Royal Navy. The Group Planning Exercise (GPE) is the second stage of the AIB and is an online competency based assessment which will take place on a separate day to the PRI. It will be conducted in a virtual group environment and you will be assessed on your contribution to the team based on your individual performance

• Dental Officer Cadet Selection Board

  Selection boards are held 3 times a year where our senior Branch Managers will review your application and AIB report and select the very best candidates for a cadetship and onward career in the Royal Navy

Once you have completed your Dental School training, You will join Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) and complete 15 weeks of basic training, including 10 weeks militarisation and an additional 5 weeks of marinisation training. The military skills phase includes leadership and teamwork skills, and the principles of command and management. You will put this into practice during several exercises on Dartmoor.

There's also a swimming test, so if you can't swim, make sure you learn by the time you join us.

Following your Officer training at BRNC, you will join a Royal Navy Dental centre.  Here you will work closely with your team and deploy to ships, or even with the Royal Marines, and develop the leadership and management skills you have been taught.

You have the opportunity to further your training and skills in areas such as periodontics or endodontics.