Dentist (Regular Ft)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Bangor (ME); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of Veterans Affairs seeks dentists meeting the standard qualifications for professional licensure and practice in the United States. The position requires an earned Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental Medicine from CODA-approved schools or equivalent licensure recognition.

Applicants must have completed, or be completing, a general practice or specialty residency, or possess comparable experience treating medically compromised patients, and must hold a current,

Qualifications

• DDS or DMD degree from CODA-approved US/Canadian schools or acceptable foreign schools
• Residency in general practice or specialty, or equivalent experience treating medically compromised patients
• Current full and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a US State, Territory, or the District of Columbia

Education

DDS or DMD degree

Residency in general dentistry

Current US dental license

Job description

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series and therefore CVs will continue to be required and accepted.

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

• 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. ~AND~
• Have completed, or are currently completing, a residency program in general practice or specialty, or comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients. ~AND~
• 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.

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

Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service