Dentist (Regular FT)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

VA Bedford Medical Center is recruiting for a Dentist. The Staff Dentist serves as a practicing dental provider that performs a full range of professional dental procedures in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective, restorative, or preventive measures.

Applicants pending completion of education or licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are

Qualifications

• DDS or DMD degree from CODA-approved program
• Residency in general practice or specialty or comparable experience with medically compromised patients
• Current full and unrestricted dental license in the United States or DC

Responsibilities

• Provide full range of professional dental procedures.
• Treat commonly encountered dental diseases with preventive, restorative, or corrective measures.

Skills

General dentistry experience

Treat medically compromised patients

Education

DDS or DMD degree (CODA approved)

Residency in general practice or specialty

Current unrestricted dental license in US/DC

Job description

VA Bedford Medical Center is recruiting for a Dentist - The Staff Dentist serves as a practicing dental provider that performs a full range of professional dental procedures in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective, restorative, or preventive measures.

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~
• Completed, or you 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.

Preferred Experience

5 Years of General Dentist experience.

Reference

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

Physical Requirements

Light carrying, under 15 pounds; reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; both eyes required; depth perception; ability to distinguish basic colors; ability to distinguish shades of colors; hearing (aid permitted); mental and emotional stability. See VA Handbook and Directive 5019.