The general practice dental officer serves as a practicing dentist who performs a full range of professional dental procedures in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective, restorative, or preventive measures.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Work Schedule: Intermittent/Part-Time. Work schedule to be determined by supervisor. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized The General Dentistry dental officer shall be proficient in all aspects of general dentistry including the ability to perform selected specialty services.
Specifically, the provider should possess the expertise and competency to perform the following: Make oral and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions. Administer local anesthesia. Perform routine and complex restoration of teeth. Perform simple and complex extractions of teeth. Perform alveoloplasty and other routine surgical procedures.
Perform prosthetic dentistry to include immediate dentures, full dentures, partial dentures, crowns and fixed bridge work. Perform routine endodontic procedures on single and multi-canal teeth. Perform routine and surgical periodontal procedures. Perform digital dentistry modality to consult, follow up with and triage dental needs when appropriate. Perform digital dentistry to scan and send images for 3D printing and fabrication of dental fixed and removable prosthetics.
The scope of practice that a specific provider may perform is defined through the medical center credentialing and privileging process.
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: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
kevin.beveridge@va.gov · 808-798-1753
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $200000 – $235000/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-14.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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