Summary

The Staff Dentist 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

• This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30 - 2026 or until all positions are filled
• The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be 15 May 2026 - with subsequent cut-off dates every two weeks
• Eligible applications received after that date will be referred to at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Major Duties and Responsibilities to include but not be limited to: Comprehensive dental examination - consultation - diagnosis and treatment planning including the use of radiographs - photographs - diagnostic tests - impressions - jaw relation records and diagnostic casts
• Preliminary diagnosis - initial treatment or stabilization of oral manifestations of systemic disease
• Preventive dentistry services
• Restorative dentistry procedures: amalgam and resin based composite restorations - inlays - on lays - veneers - pin or post retained restorations - post and core procedures and crowns
• Endodontic procedures: uncomplicated - nonsurgical root canal therapy for permanent teeth - pulp caps - pulpotomy - pulpectomy - apexification and apex genesis
• Periodontic procedures: scaling and root planning - full mouth debridement - gingivectomy - genioplasty - gingival curettage - crown lengthening - localized delivery of chemotherapeutic agents - periodontal maintenance procedures
• Fixed Prosthodontic procedures
• Removable Prosthodontic procedures: Complete and partial dentures
• Oral Surgery procedures: within scope of granted privileges
• Evaluation and non-surgical management of Temporomandibular Dysfunction including fabrication of occlusal guards
• Bleaching procedures
• Local anesthesia
• Management of pain
• Minor Orthodontics Prescriptions
• Consultation requests and responses
• Dental management of medically compromised patients
• Work Schedule: 7:30AM-4:00PM - Monday - Friday - 40 hours/per week Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting