Dental Assistant

1 week ago

Bethesda, United States US Naval Medical Command Full time

**Duties**:

- You will prepares the treatment room for procedures and ensures the equipment meets all cleanliness standards.
- You will observes patient safety standards during all dental treatment.
- You will Records the patient’s vital signs before and after treatment, especially minor oral surgery.
- You will Performs chairside duties assisting in all phases of dentistry from the preliminary screening examination to local anesthetic administration.
- You will Under supervision of the dentist takes preliminary impressions, bite registrations, modifies impression trays, fabricates custom trays, pours and trims casts.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
- Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
- New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
- You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
- This position is eligible for full time telework. Your pay will depend on your geographic location.

**Qualifications**:
**Basic Requirements**:Licensure**: Applicants for all grade levels and specializations must be currently licensed to practice as dental hygienists in a State or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.- **In addition to basic requirements, **your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the **GS-05 **grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

- Assisting the dental surgeon with multiple technical functions such as (e.g., passing instruments and materials, keeping area of operation clear, stabilizing tissue for dentist, and maintaining aseptic conditions during procedures);
- Recording patient medical history, chart examinations and vital signs (such as blood pressure and pulse);
- Sterilizing/preparing instruments and surgical trays according to aseptic standards, (i.e., assisting the dentist in a variety of intra-oral or extra-oral procedures); AND
- Scheduling appointments.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
- **Special Requirements for GS-5 and above Dental Assistant (Expanded Function)**:
Applicants for Dental Assistant (Expanded Function) positions must have completed l year of acceptable course work, preceptorship, or other formal training and/or work assignments specifically designed to equip them with knowledge and skills required to perform intra-oral procedures involved in the position to be filled. Examples of acceptable training are:

- Courses in a dental hygiene or dental assistant program accredited by the American Dental Association's Commission on Accreditation that are directly related to the intra-oral procedures (also referred to as expanded functions) that are to be performed in the position to be filled.
- U.S. Army's Dental Therapy Assistant Training Program.
- Continuing education courses in expanded functions for dental assistants offered by the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Other training comparable to the above in private or governmental hospitals, clinics, or schools that included formal classroom instruction and clinical training in the knowledge and skills required to perform intra-oral procedures in the position to be filled.

**Education**:
SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position:
Successfully completed at least NINE "9" semester hours of graduate level education or internship that is directly related to the position. If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts. **FAILURE TO SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS/ITEMIZED LIST WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.**

See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

**Additional information**:
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
- Benefits

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