Summary

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.

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Work Schedule: Full-time
• Schedule to be determined by supervisor
• Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized Major duties include but are not limited to: The General Dentistry dental officer shall be proficient in all aspects of general dentistry including the ability to perform selected specialty services
• Specifically - the provider should possess the expertise and competency to perform the following: Make oral and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions
• Administer local anesthesia
• Perform routine and complex restoration of teeth
• Perform simple and complex extractions of teeth
• Perform alveoloplasty and other routine surgical procedures
• Perform prosthetic dentistry to include immediate dentures - full dentures - partial dentures - crowns and fixed bridge work
• Perform routine endodontic procedures on single and multi-canal teeth
• Perform routine and surgical periodontal procedures
• Perform digital dentistry modality to consult - follow up with and triage dental needs when appropriate
• Perform digital dentistry to scan and send images for 3D printing and fabrication of dental fixed and removable prosthetics.