Dentist Prosthodontics
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Job Location:
Washington, AR - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 123077 - 315000
Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
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 $200000) & 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.
Washington DC VA Medical Center is filling one vacancy for a Dentist - Prosthodontics VM.
Opening Date: October 30 2025
Closing Date: May 1 2026
Cut-Off Dates: November 13 2025 November 28 2025 December 11 2025 December 26 2025 January 8 2026 January 22 2026 February 5 2026 February 19 2026 March 5 2026 March 19 2026 April 2 2026 April 16 2026 April 30 2026.
The cut-off dates will be used to evaluate candidates for the initial available vacancies.
Duties include but are not limited to:
Customer service
- Relationships with management co-workers patients and the public are consistently courteous respectful and cooperative in nature.
- Employee will display a cooperative attitude and will effectively work together to implement the organizations mission and goals and support performance measures.
- Employee will ensure productivity is maintained at the established level utilizing recommended Central Office Relative Value Unit (RVU) requirements.
- Comprehensive prosthodontics examination consultation overall restorative treatment planning
- Complete and partial overdentures involving the combination case syndrome
- Fixed and removable prostheses involving precision attachments
- Prosthodontic treatment of malposed teeth occlusal plane discrepancies changes to the existing vertical dimension of occlusion with or without concomitant restoration of anterior guidance
- Full veneer ceramic restorations as well as ceramic inlays and onlays
- Oral reconstruction to include but not limited to opposing quadrants restored with fixed prostheses techniques involving functionally generated path or fully adjustable instruments
- Complete dentures involving complicated occlusal schemes
- Complete dentures involving cast metal bases or cast metal occlusals
- Single unit complete dentures opposing natural dentition (complicated)
- Dentures on surgically augmented residual ridges
- Nonsurgical management of temporomandibular disorders
- Minor tooth movement (fixed appliances)
- Intraoral maxillofacial prostheses and repairs
- Prostheses on intraoral osseointegrated fixtures
- Treatment of Sleep Apnea
- All Prosthodontic Diagnostic Index Class III and IV cases
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Conditions of employment
- All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
- All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.
Qualifications
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
Dentist Basic Requirements
- CITIZENSHIP: Citizen of the United States. (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with section A chapter 3 paragraph 3g this part.)
- EDUCATION: A degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery or dental medicine resulting from a course of education in dentistry. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. (Transcripts with conferred degree or copy of diploma must be provided) Approved schools are:
- (1) United States and Canadian schools of dentistry listed by the Commission on Dental Accreditation(CODA) in the list published for the year in which the course of study was completed.
- (2) Schools (including foreign schools) accepted by the licensing body of a State Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. Puerto Rico) or the District of Columbia as qualifying for full and unrestricted licensure provided the licensure requirements include a written examination measuring science achievement and a performance examination measuring clinical competence certification and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate if claimed by the applicant. AND
- RESIDENCY: Completion of an approved residency program in general practice or specialty or comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients. AND
- LICENSURE AND REGISTRATION: Currently hold or will hold a current full and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a State Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia. Note: Dentists must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active current licensure.
Grade Determinations:
Staff Dentist. An individual that demonstrates the ability in the field of general dentistry or a dental specialty who is employed to perform the duties related to various professional activities of patient care and treatment without addition to meeting the basic requirements applicants must demonstrate ability in the general practice of dentistry; be capable of assisting in maintaining accepted standards of professional care in VA facilities; and be capable of accepting full responsibility for the proper care and treatment of assigned patients.
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit Requirements: Long periods of sitting and recurring bending and reaching are required while performing dental hygiene procedure. The General Dentist must also demonstrate above average dexterity in manipulating dental instruments and materials.
Education
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges universities schools or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information visit:
Additional information
Whole Health is an approach to health care that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their life to the fullest. The VA is committed to Whole Health and values Veteran and Employee health and wellbeing. As a VA employee you will practice Whole Health in an environment that supports personalized and proactive care.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages all persons to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38 and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Post Residency Experience
- Dentrix
- SOAP
- .NET
- Communication skills
- Haskell
- HIPAA
- Chairside Assisting
- Pediatrics Experience
- Medical Imaging
- Eaglesoft
- Mentoring
