About This Role
This role is for a practicing general practice assistant chief dentist at the VA Roseburg Healthcare System. The main purpose of the role is to perform professional dental procedures for common dental diseases and health problems, while also supervising dental staff and managing clinic administration at the assigned location.
Responsibilities
- Perform 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
- Provide supervision of dental staff
- Be responsible for dental clinic administration at their assigned location
- 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
- Provide supervision of dental staff assigned to their clinic location
- Be responsible for clinic administration in compliance with VHA, Medical Center and Dental Service Directives, Policies and Procedures
Requirements
- Citizenship of the United States (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with Department of Veterans Affairs policy)
- Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine, obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
- Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia
- Completion of a first-year residency, or its equivalent, approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which it was completed
- Proficiency in spoken and written English
- Physical requirements as outlined by the employer
Nice to have:
- At least 10 years of dental experience or past supervisory position or a board certified specialist
Important Details
- Schedule: 8:00am to 4:30 pm; extended hours may be required in the future as the clinic expands
About the Company
The VA Roseburg Healthcare System provides healthcare services.
