Dentist (Staff Periodontist)

Veterans Health Administration•Tucson, AZ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Dentist (Periodontist) is assigned to the Dental Service at SAVAHCS and provides direct dental care to the assigned patient population, along with leadership for dental staff, in accordance with VHA guidelines. The position provides care to qualified patients in an outpatient setting and serves as a consultant to other healthcare providers, following the VHA Office of Dentistry Standard of Care and the incumbent’s approved clinical privileges. The dentist documents care appropriately, follows VHA ethics and information-security protocols, maintains professional qualifications, and completes required customer-service, computer, and medical-center training. The role includes supervision of ancillary dental staff and residents, as well as education and training for students, residents, and medical and dental staff. The incumbent also participates in clinical, educational, and administrative committees, task groups, and special projects. Clinical duties include oral and radiographic examinations; diagnostic consultations; endodontic procedures; simple and complex extractions; diagnosis of oral conditions and administration of local anesthesia; routine, complex, and implant restorations and placement; alveoplasty and periodontal procedures; and prosthetic dentistry, including immediate, full, and partial dentures, crowns, and fixed bridges. This is a full-time, permanent position. An alternate 5-4-9 compressed/flexible work schedule is available; telework and virtual work are not available.

Requirements

Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree from an approved dental school.
Completion of, or current enrollment in, a general practice or specialty residency program, or comparable experience as a dentist actively treating medically compromised patients.
Currently hold, or be able to obtain by appointment, a current, full, and unrestricted dental license in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
Proficiency in written and spoken English.
Comply with pre-employment drug screening, background/security investigation, onboarding, and physical evaluation requirements.
Participate in the Department of Veterans Affairs seasonal influenza vaccination program.
Maintain current state registration when required for active licensure.

Responsibilities

Provide direct dental care to qualified patients in an outpatient setting and consult with other healthcare providers in accordance with VHA standards of care and approved privileges.
Interpret dental radiographs and provide diagnostic consultations and clinical dental treatment.
Maintain appropriate clinical documentation and comply with VHA ethics and information-security protocols.
Maintain professional qualifications and complete required customer-service, computer, and medical-center training.
Supervise ancillary dental staff and maintain documentation of supervision.
Educate and train medical and dental staff through conferences, committees, and lecture series.
Educate, train, mentor, and supervise students and residents.
Participate in clinical, educational, and administrative committees, task groups, and special projects.
Perform oral and radiographic examinations, endodontic procedures, and simple and complex tooth extractions.
Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions and administer local anesthesia.
Perform routine, complex, and implant restorations and placement on teeth.
Perform routine and surgical alveoplasty and periodontal procedures.
Provide prosthetic dentistry, including immediate, full, and partial dentures, crowns, and fixed bridge work.