Dentist (Regular Ft)

Description:

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.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education. 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.
  NOTE: The Under Secretary for Health or designee in Central Office may approve the appointment
  under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a graduate of a school of dentistry not covered above if the
  candidate is to be assigned to a research or academic position with no patient care responsibilities.
  The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials
  clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area. (Also see
  paragraph 2d(4) below on waiver of licensure provisions.) The Under Secretary for Health or designee
  may also approve the appointment of a graduate of a school of dentistry not covered above as a
  resident under 38 U.S.C. 7406.
  c. Residency or Comparable Experience. Completion of an approved residency program in
  general practice or specialty, or comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating
  medically compromised patients.
  NOTE: The appointing official may approve, under unusual circumstances, a waiver of Residency or
  Comparable Experience.
  d. Licensure and Registration
  Dentists (Except Residents). Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a
  State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or in the District of
  Columbia. The dentist must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a
  requirement for continuing active, current licensure.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Preferred Experience: Prosthodontics experience and experience working with medically compromised patients.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ .

Physical Requirements: This position requires a pre-employment physical. Requires lifting and or carrying 15-44 pounds; pushing and pulling (up to 2 hours); frequent reaching above shoulder; use of fingers and both hands; walking and standing up to 8 hours and kneeling. Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously. Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4. Far visions correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other. Must have depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors. Hearing aid is permitted.