Dentist - Intermittent (Redding)
About The Position
The general practice dental officer serves as a practicing dentist performing a full range of professional dental procedures to treat commonly encountered dental diseases and oral health problems requiring standard corrective, restorative, or preventive care. The dentist is expected to be proficient in general dentistry, including selected specialty services. The scope of practice the dentist may perform is determined through the medical center credentialing and privileging process. The position is intermittent/part-time, with the work schedule determined by the supervisor. It is not a virtual position. Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized. The VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package, with benefits eligibility depending on the position and employment status.
Requirements
- Hold a Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from an approved school of dentistry.
- Have completed or be currently completing a residency program in general practice or a specialty, or have comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients.
- Currently hold, or be able to hold, a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
- Be proficient in written and spoken English.
- Meet the physical standards for the position and pass a pre-placement physical examination.
- Meet applicable federal employment conditions, including background/security investigation, drug testing, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced Education in General Dentistry or a General Practice Residency in Dentistry.
Responsibilities
- Conduct oral and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity.
- Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions.
- Administer local anesthesia.
- Perform routine and complex tooth restorations.
- Perform simple and complex tooth extractions.
- Perform alveoloplasty and other routine surgical procedures.
- Provide prosthetic dentistry, including immediate, full, and partial dentures, crowns, and fixed bridge work.
- Perform routine endodontic procedures on single- and multi-canal teeth.
- Perform routine and surgical periodontal procedures.
- Use digital dentistry modalities to consult, follow up with, and triage dental needs when appropriate.
- Use digital dentistry to scan and send images for 3D printing and fabrication of fixed and removable dental prosthetics.
Benefits
- Comprehensive federal employee benefits package, with eligibility dependent on position type and employment status.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
