Information for Dentists in the U.S. Public Health Service is routinely distributed via e-mail using the National Institutes of Health ListServ. There are two main lists used by the Dental Corps, click on the links below for more information. Also, there are instructions to sign on to the Division of Commissioned Personnel ListServ.
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONED CORPS OPERATIONS
DENTALBULLETINBOARD
You are welcome to become a member of the DENTALBULLETINBOARD List and receive these e-mail message as they are sent, or you may browse the archives online.
To JOIN the DENTALBULLETINBOARD List:
- Click HERE to connect to the subscription page.
- Carefully follow the instructions. For Subscription type, Mail header style and Acknowledgements, it is best to leave the settings at the defaults.
- The LISTSERV will walk you through a very easy process of getting the account setup.
- Click HERE to connect to the "Change my Subscriber Address" page.
- Carefully follow the instructions. The LISTSERV will walk you through a very easy process of getting your e-mail address changed.
- Simply click HERE to connect to the LISTSERV archive page. From here you can browse by month for any messages that were posted.
To Submit to the list:
- Send an e-mail message worded exactly as you want it to be viewed to the e-mail address
DENTALBULLETINBOARD@list.nih.gov (what you send IS what will go out!). - The message will be reviewed by the list moderators for approval, then sent to all list subscribers.
DENTIST-L
You are also welcome to become a member of the DENTIST-L List and receive these e-mail message as they are sent, or you may browse the archives online.
To JOIN the DENTIST-L List:
- Click HERE to connect to the subscription page.
- Carefully follow the instructions. For Subscription type, Mail header style and Acknowledgements, it is best to leave the settings at the defaults.
- The LISTSERV will walk you through a very easy process of getting the account setup.
- Click HERE to connect to the "Change my Subscriber Address" page.
- Carefully follow the instructions. The LISTSERV will walk you through a very easy process of getting your e-mail address changed.
- Simply click HERE to connect to the LISTSERV archive page. From here you can browse by month for any messages that were posted.
To Submit to the list:
- Send an e-mail message worded exactly as you want it to be viewed to the e-mail address
DENTIST-L @list.nih.gov (what you send IS what will go out!). - The message will be reviewed by the list moderators for approval, then sent to all list subscribers.
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONED CORPS OPERATIONS
The Office of Commissioned Corps Operations OCCO) maintains a self-subscribing mail list for distribution of important messages from the Office of the Surgeon General of the United States, and the Director, OCCO to Commissioned Officers of the United States Public Health Service. To join this list send an email message to:
with no subject and a message with the following format:
SUBSCRIBE DCP
IMPORTANT: ONCE YOU HAVE SENT THE SUBSCRIBE MESSAGE, YOU WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL FROM THE LISTSERVER. IT WILL GIVE YOU TWO OPTIONS FOR RESPONDING. DO NOT USE THE "CLICK ON LINK" OPTION, RATHER USE THE SEND AN EMAIL OPTION. IF YOU USE THE FIRST, YOU WILL BE ASKED FOR A PASSWORD. WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING THIS RESOLVED.
To remove your name from the list send an email message to:
with no subject and the following message:
UNSUBSCRIBE DCP
Since this list is self-maintaining, if you change email addresses you should signoff with the old address and subscribe again with the new address.
At this time we are not accepting postings to the list from outside sources. The list is initially intended as an information distribution mechanism.
If you wish to subscribe to the Commissioned Corps Vacancy Listserver, click here.