Dentist - Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Staff Dentist in Washington, DC to provide comprehensive dental care to adults and manage routine and complex cases in accordance with VA standards. The role requires US citizenship, licensure, and an approved DDS/DMD, with eligibility for the AD-15 grade.

Applicants with residency in general practice or specialty and experience in operating rooms or teaching are preferred.

Qualifications

• Citizen of the United States.
• Proficient in spoken and written English.
• Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental Medicine from approved schools.
• Completion of an approved residency or comparable experience.
• Current, full, and unrestricted dental license.

Skills

General dentistry

Operating Room experience

Teaching/mentoring

Education

D.D.S. or D.M.D.

Job description

An Oral Surgeon performs a full range of professional dental duties in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective measures. The candidate provides patient care which is appropriate to the cognitive, emotional, and chronological maturation needs of the adult (ages 18-65), or older adult (ages 56-older) patients.

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Dentist Basic Requirements

• Citizenship. Citizen of the United States. (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with section A, chapter 3, paragraph 3g, this part.)
• English Language Proficiency. Dentists, including residents, appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).
• Education. 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.
• Residency or Comparable Experience. Completion of an approved residency program in general practice or specialty, or comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients. NOTE: The appointing official may approve, under unusual circumstances, a waiver of Residency or Comparable Experience.
• Licensure and Registration. Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or in the District of Columbia. The dentist must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure.

Grade Determinations

Staff Dentist. An individual that demonstrates the ability in the field of general dentistry or a dental specialty who is employed to perform the duties related to various professional activities of patient care and treatment without supervision. In addition to meeting the basic requirements, applicants must demonstrate ability in the general practice of dentistry; be capable of assisting in maintaining accepted standards of professional care in VA facilities; and be capable of accepting full responsibility for the proper care and treatment of assigned patients.

Preferred Experience

1. Experience working in an Operating Room.
2. Previous experience with conducting lectures, mentoring and teaching.

Reference

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is AD-15.

Physical Requirements: Long periods of standing and recurring bending and reaching are required while performing - surgical procedure. The Oral Surgeon must also demonstrate above average dexterity in manipulating dental instruments and materials. Must be able to distinguish shades of color.

Work Environment: Work involves regular and recurring exposure to the hazards of radiation and communicable diseases. The dentist uses face mask, gloves, gowns and goggles during the performance of clinical procedures.