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USAJOBS · 2 months ago

Dentist (Regular Ft) General Dentist

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$200K/yr - $250K/yr

USAJOBS is seeking a General Dentist at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. The role involves performing a full range of professional dental duties, including treatment of dental diseases and providing patient care tailored to individual needs.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Comprehensive oral examination, consultation, diagnosis, and treatment planning including the use of radiographs, photographs, diagnostic tests, impressions, jaw relation records, and diagnostic casts

Preliminary diagnosis, initial treatment, or stabilization of oral manifestations of systemic disease

Preventive dentistry services

Restorative dentistry procedures: amalgam and resin based composite restorations, inlays, onlays, veneers, post and core procedures, and crowns

Endodontic procedures: uncomplicated nonsurgical root canal therapy for permanent teeth, pulp caps, pulpotomy, pulpectomy, apexification, apexogenesis, minor tooth movement, Intentional tooth replantation (extraction replantation) or transplantation

Periodontic procedures: scaling and root planning, full mouth debridement, gingivectomy, gingivoplasty, gingival curettage, localized delivery of chemotherapeutic agents, periodontal maintenance procedures, nonsurgical management of temporomandibular disorders

Fixed Prosthodontic Procedures: uncomplicated fixed partial dentures not increasing the vertical dimension of occlusion, full veneer ceramic restorations, as well as ceramic inlays and onlays

Removable Prosthodontic Procedures: uncomplicated complete dentures, partial dentures, and immediate dentures; relines and repairs of complete and partial dentures

Oral Surgery /Pathology procedures: Uncomplicated extraction, management of odontogenic infections and diseases through pharmacologic means and intraoral incision and drainage, uncomplicated dentoalveolar surgery including minor alveoplasty and alveolectomy, uncomplicated biopsies of soft and hard tissue in the oral cavity (such as tongue, lip, mucosa, gingival tissue), uncomplicated lacerations, surgical removal of residual tooth roots/erupted teeth/ soft-tissue impacted teeth, diagnostic histopathology and cytology

Evaluation and non-surgical management temporomandibular Dysfunction including fabrication of occlusal guard. Limited occlusal adjustment, provisional splinting, and occlusal splints

Internal and external bleaching

Local anesthesia

General Dentist located at Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) must maintain proximity while the Dental Hygienist is providing patient care to ensure appropriate oversight, guidance and immediate assistance should the need arises

Qualification

Doctor of Dental SurgeryGeneral Practice ResidencyFullUnrestricted LicenseDigital DentistryPatient CareOral ExaminationTeachingMentoring

Required

A degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery or dental medicine resulting from a course of education in dentistry. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are (1) United States and Canadian schools of dentistry listed by the Commission on Dental Accreditation(CODA), in the list published for the year in which the course of study was completed.(2) Schools (including foreign schools) accepted by the licensing body of a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia as qualifying for full and unrestricted licensure provided the licensure requirements include a written examination measuring science achievement and a performance examination measuring clinical competence certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant

Completed, or you are currently completing, a residency program in general practice or specialty, or comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients

Currently hold, or will hold, a current, full and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Note: Dentists must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure

Must be proficient in written and spoken English

All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

Subject to background/security investigation

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements

Must pass pre-employment physical examination

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

You may be required to serve a probationary period

Complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement

Preferred

Previous experience with conducting lectures, mentoring and teaching

Experience with additive and subtractive digital dentistry

Benefits

Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

$1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

The Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program