Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.

You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 29, 2024 or until positions are filled, closed or canceled.

Applications will be reviewed weekly until the position is filled. The job announcement may close without prior notification.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

The following duties are required of the General Dentist position; they include, but are not limited to:

• Comprehensive dental 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, pin or post retained restorations, post and core procedures and crowns.
• Endodontic procedures: uncomplicated, nonsurgical root canal therapy for permanent teeth, pulp caps, pulpotomy, pulpectomy, apexification and apexogenesis.
• Periodontic procedures: scaling and root planning, full mouth debridement, gingivectomy, gingivoplasty, gingival curettage, crown lengthening, localized delivery of chemotherapeutic agents, periodontal maintenance procedures.
• Fixed Prosthodontic procedures.
• Removable Prosthodontic procedures: Complete and partial dentures.
• Oral Surgery procedures: within scope of granted privileges.
• Evaluation and nonsurgical management of Temporomandibular
• Dysfunction including fabrication of occlusal guards.
• Bleaching procedures.
• Local anesthesia.
• Management of pain.
• Minor Orthodontics.
• Prescriptions.
• Consultation requests and responses.
• Dental management of medically compromised patients.
• Responsible for providing the patient with risks, benefits and alternative treatments and securing the informed consent of the patient/family needed before conducting invasive procedures.
• Incumbent are expected to be BLS certified.
• Participates in various hospital committees, department and hospital inservice programs and acquire CME's as required.
• Work effectively with patients, families, coworkers, and other health care professionals treating them with respect and dignity.
• Complies with information security policy and procedures.
• Consults requesting Community Care Dental services are performed in a timely manner and that the results are made readily available to the referring practitioners
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM - Monday - Friday

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized:
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.

You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Contact Monique Head at or Mayleka Hicks Amerson at ,Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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