Dentist (Regular Ft) General Dentist

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

About The Position

A general dentist performs a full range of professional dental duties in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective - restorative - or preventive measures. The candidate provides patient care which is appropriate to the cognitive - emotional - and chronological maturation needs of the patients. This is OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30 -2026 The initial cut-off date for referrals of eligible application will be October 31 -2025 with subsequent cut-off dates every month Eligible applications received after that date will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available General Dentist located at Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) must maintain proximity while the Dental Hygienist is providing patient care to ensure appropriate oversight - guidance and immediate assistance should the need arises Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package 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 Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply Learn more.

Requirements

1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Responsibilities

Comprehensive oral 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 - onlays - veneers - post and core procedures - and crowns
Endodontic procedures: uncomplicated nonsurgical root canal therapy for permanent teeth - pulp caps - pulpotomy - pulpectomy - apexification - apexogenesis - minor tooth movement - Intentional tooth replantation (extraction replantation) or transplantation
Periodontic procedures: scaling and root planning - full mouth debridement - gingivectomy - gingivoplasty - gingival curettage - localized delivery of chemotherapeutic agents - periodontal maintenance procedures - nonsurgical management of temporomandibular disorders
Fixed Prosthodontic Procedures: uncomplicated fixed partial dentures not increasing the vertical dimension of occlusion - full veneer ceramic restorations - as well as ceramic inlays and onlays
Removable Prosthodontic Procedures: uncomplicated complete dentures - partial dentures - and immediate dentures relines and repairs of complete and partial dentures
Oral Surgery /Pathology procedures: Uncomplicated extraction - management of odontogenic infections and diseases through pharmacologic means and intraoral incision and drainage - uncomplicated dentoalveolar surgery including minor alveoplasty and alveolectomy - uncomplicated biopsies of soft and hard tissue in the oral cavity (such as tongue - lip - mucosa - gingival tissue) - uncomplicated lacerations - surgical removal of residual tooth roots/erupted teeth/ soft-tissue impacted teeth - diagnostic histopathology and cytology
Evaluation and non-surgical management temporomandibular Dysfunction including fabrication of occlusal guard
Limited occlusal adjustment - provisional splinting - and occlusal splints
Internal and external bleaching
Local anesthesia

Benefits

Competitive salary
Annual performance bonus
Regular salary increases
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)
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
Federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application