Dentist- Community Care Coordinator

About the role

The Community Care Consult Coordinator Dentist of the Dental Service of the HAMV AMC is responsible for assisting with the vision, mission and scope of the service and assuring effective Community Care service functions in support of the mission, vision, and goals of the Department of Veterans Affairs, YISN 6, and the HAMVAMC. Consistent with these responsibilities, the Community Care dentist reports directly to the HAMYAMC Dental Service Chief.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the Community Care dental services of HAMVAMC and all facilities within the VISN 6
• Sustaining policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of dental services.
• Continuously assessing and improving the performance of community care and services provided.
• Maintaining quality control programs, as appropriate.
• Orienting and providing continuing education of all people involved with the dental community care program.
• Designating a person to act in his/her absence so that community care services are always provided.
• Evaluating any recommendations from HAMYAMC committees and consultants.
• Maintaining ongoing liaison with the governing body, with other clinical staff, and with administrative staff through regularly scheduled meetings and periodic reports.
• Diagnosing pathological or irregular oral conditions.
• Working with community dentists to review and either approve or disapprove their treatment plans.
• Entering 50 RFS (ADA forms) daily to meet performance standards.
• Handling urgent requests and YEO requests (PATS, White House, Congressional, and internal to service PATS) on the same day.

Requirements

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30, 2026 or until all positions are filled. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be 15 May 2026, with subsequent cut-off dates every two weeks. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred to at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.

Qualifications

• Degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery or dental medicine resulting from a course of education in dentistry.
• Completed, or currently completing, a residency program in general practice or specialty, or comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients.
• Currently holds, 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.
• Has completed an American Dental Association approved one or two-year dental general practice residency and/or has IO or more years of professional practice clinical experience.
• Understands dental coding as contained in the Current Dental Terminology handbook (CDT).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
• Proficient in spoken and written English.