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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Dentist (Regular Ft)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43224

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The general practice dental officer serves as a practicing dentist who 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. The General Dentistry dental officer shall be proficient in all aspects of general dentistry including the ability to perform selected specialty services.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Responsibilities

Dentist providers will perform only those procedures for which they hold privilege as granted by the Chalmers P Wylie VA ACC, Columbus, OH.

Dentist providers provide direct patient care for inpatients and outpatients in an inpatient and/or outpatient setting as assigned.

Further, dentist providers provide consultative services for patients referred from other outpatient services/clinics, inpatient wards and/or urgent care/emergent care areas of the VA Medical Center or VA Clinics.

Dental providers will be proficient in diagnosis, restorative procedures, removable and fixed prosthodontic procedures, periodontal procedures, endodontic procedures, exodontia, minor oral surgical procedures, and implantology.

Dentists will have a practical working knowledge of pharmacology and dental management of medical diagnoses.

Dentist providers may be assigned administrative duties.

Qualifications

Dentists appointed to the Chalmers P Wylie VA ACC, Columbus, OH Medical Center and assigned to the Dental Service are independent licensed practitioners who hold a full and unrestricted license to practice in any state.

Dentists will be graduates of an ADA accredited dental school and where applicable, will be graduates of an accredited residency in the applicable dental specialty.

Must be licensed to practice in any state with full and unrestricted authority.

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

Additional Information Compressed/Flexible: Not Available

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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