Summary

The Prosthodontist dental officer serves as a practicing dentist who performs a full range of professional dental procedures in within the scope of Prosthodontics specialty. The applicant must be proficient in all aspects of general dentistry, including but not limited to implants, restorative, fixed and removable prosthetics, periodontics, oral surgery-surgical extractions and pre-prosthetic surgery, endodontics both anterior and molar root canal therapy.

Duties

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The applicant must be proficient in all aspects of general dentistry, including but not limited to implants, restorative, fixed and removable prosthetics, periodontics, oral surgery-surgical extractions and pre-prosthetic surgery, endodontics both anterior and molar root canal therapy.

The Dentist- Prosthodontist shall be proficient in all aspects of Prosthodontics. Specifically, the provider should possess the expertise and competency to perform the following:

• Examines, diagnosis and develops treatment plans, and provides a full range of dental care.
• Responsible for providing the complete range of dental care listed above to patients.
• Provides timely, accurate and complete record documentation utilizing the computerized medical record system.
• Provides appropriate consults and referrals to medical and dental specialists. Maintains current certification in BLS and if required ACLS to provide emergency medical management. Must possess computer skills, have good work ethics and be a team player.
• Provides education and training to members of the medical and dental staff through various conferences, committees, and lecture series.
• Assigned administrative or managerial responsibilities through participation in clinical, educational, and administrative committees, task groups or special projects.
• Responsible for attending department, facility and education meetings that occur before and after clinic hours.
• Requires excellent diagnostic skills and the ability to triage, diagnose, and manage a broad spectrum of urgent and chronic dental problems in a patient population with a high percentage of medically compromised individuals.
• Complies with processes and procedures including infection control, OSHA guidelines, x-rays and oral health education, knowledge, and application of HIPPA/Security regulations, and in compliance with VHA policy.
• Responsible for overseeing the Dental Lab Operations and utilization of the Dental Lab SAC Contracts.
• Prosthodontist Core Privileges includes the full range of diagnostic and treatment functions normally performed by a General Dentist, to include Examinations, Interpretation of radiographs, Dental prophylaxis, Preventive dentistry, and Operative dentistry.

The individual will be experienced and competent in all phases of Prosthodontics including but not limited to:

• The fabrication of fixed, complete, and removable dental prostheses
• Simple and complex dental rehabilitations
• Treatment of the severely worn dentition; treatment of orofacial trauma; treatment planning for preprosthetic surgery
• Restoration of osseo integrated dental implants
• Diagnostic procedures consistent with the practice of Prosthodontics
• Fabrication of oral appliances for treatment of OSA according to ADA and VA guidelines/recommendations, treatment of cosmetic and functional defects resulting from service trauma and other procedures consistent with the practice of Prosthodontics.
• Performs all types of prosthetic treatment to restore oral health and function.
• Treat the worn and debilitated dentition.
• Replaces missing teeth and supporting structures.
• Restore teeth and dental implants.
• Place dental implants, if trained.
• Simple RCT, Extractions, surgical and simple Pre-prosthetic surgery.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 am -4:00 pm.

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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Conditions of employment

• All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Qualifications

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: Clinical experience in digital dentistry (e.g. use of digital scanners, CAD/DAM technology) - Minimum of three years.

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

The full performance level of this vacancy is 15.

Physical Requirements: VA Handbook 5019/1, Part II, Pre-Placement Physical Examinations and Evaluations

Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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