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Dentist - Prosthodontics

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$123K/yr - $315K/yr

Washington DC VA Medical Center is seeking a Dentist specializing in Prosthodontics. The role involves providing comprehensive prosthodontic examinations, treatment planning, and various dental procedures to ensure optimal patient care.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Customer service

Relationships with management, co-workers, patients, and the public are consistently courteous, respectful, and cooperative in nature

Employee will display a cooperative attitude and will effectively work together to implement the organization's mission and goals and support performance measures

Employee will ensure productivity is maintained at the established level utilizing recommended Central Office Relative Value Unit (RVU) requirements

Comprehensive prosthodontics examination, consultation, overall restorative treatment planning

Complete and partial overdentures, involving the combination case syndrome

Fixed and removable prostheses involving precision attachments

Prosthodontic treatment of malposed teeth, occlusal plane discrepancies, changes to the existing vertical dimension of occlusion with or without concomitant restoration of anterior guidance

Full veneer ceramic restorations, as well as ceramic inlays and onlays

Oral reconstruction to include, but not limited to opposing quadrants restored with fixed prostheses, techniques involving functionally generated path or fully adjustable instruments

Complete dentures involving complicated occlusal schemes

Complete dentures involving cast metal bases or cast metal occlusals

Single unit complete dentures opposing natural dentition (complicated)

Dentures on surgically augmented residual ridges

Nonsurgical management of temporomandibular disorders

Minor tooth movement (fixed appliances)

Intraoral maxillofacial prostheses and repairs

Prostheses on intraoral osseointegrated fixtures

Treatment of Sleep Apnea

All Prosthodontic Diagnostic Index Class III and IV cases

Qualification

Doctor of Dental SurgeryProsthodonticsResidency in DentistryFullUnrestricted licensePatient careCustomer serviceTeaching experienceDigital dentistry

Required

Citizen of the United States

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

Completion of an approved 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

Must be proficient in written and spoken English

All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens

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

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

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