| The Army Dental Corps has been aggressively pursuing initiatives and policies which enhance recruitment and retention among junior officers. Such initiatives are the result of previous Dental Corps Retention Surveys and direct communication between junior officers and the Army leadership through various venues (junior officer week, quarterly video-teleconferences conducted by the Chief of the Corps and junior officers, representation of junior officers on the Dental Corps strategic planning committees, etc.). Recent initiatives to enhance recruiting and retention appear to be effective, but continual assessment is required. Future assessments should include annual Officer Retention Surveys which incorporate valid and reliable statistical measures. |
