Dentist-Oral Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgeon

The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dentist provides quality patient care in collaboration with other health care professionals. The incumbent will perform specific duties within his/her approved scope of practice. The Dentist should be proficient in all aspects of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery and limited general dentistry procedures.

Other duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Conducting oral and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity and its adjacent tissue and structures.
• Diagnosing pathological or irregular oral conditions.
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic measures such as radiographic images other imaging models etc.
• Completing dento-alveolar surgery including simple surgical and complex exodontia pre-prosthetic surgery bone grafting sinus and ridge augmentation vestibuloplasty and implant placement procedures.
• Arranging for patient consultation work-up admission medical/dental specialty and inter-disciplinary care completion of surgical procedures and providing post-operative and follow-up care of patients with illnesses injuries and disorders of both the functional and aesthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions.
• Completing oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures including but not limited to treatment of facial traumatic injuries/facial fractures; treatment of pathological conditions such as benign cysts/tumors orthognathic surgery biopsy procedures and Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) surgery.
• Adhering to safety health and infection control standards and demonstrating knowledge in the use and reprocessing of Reusable Medical Equipment (RME).
• Other related duties as assigned

• Serves as Program Manager of the oral surgery section in the dental department.
• Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for complicated care in the community Oral & Maxillofacial treatment plans.
• Consults with Prosthetics OR Sterile Processing Service (SPS) Health Technology Management (HTM) and Pharmacy regarding the needs of the oral surgery section.
• Assists in Joint Commission and other survey readiness.
• Assists in ensuring that the National Patient Safety Goals are met.

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 dentification 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

• 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. 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
• Completed or you are currently completing a residency program in general practice or specialty or comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients. AND
• 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.