Dentist (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon)
About the role
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 (1-5 years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Responsibilities
- Diagnose radiographic examinations of the oral cavity.
- Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions.
- Administer local anesthesia.
- Administer moderate sedation.
- Perform simple and complex extractions of teeth.
- Perform alveoloplasty and other pre-prosthetic surgery.
- Place dental implants.
- Treatment of benign tumors of the maxillofacial region.
- Surgical and non-surgical treatment of TMJ.
- Repair of simple and complex facial fractures.
- Knowledge of digital systems including implant surgical guide planning.
- Use of various bone grafting techniques for reconstruction of the jaws.
- Able to perform H & P for operative cases.
- Competent in BLS and ACLS.
- Oversight of 2 OMS residents from Meharry and Vanderbilt. OMS practice includes complex extraction cases, dental implants, bone grafting, TMJ surgical and non-surgical treatment, facial pain, benign pathology, pre-prosthetic surgery, knowledge of digital systems, and collaboration with staff dentists/specialists.
Requirements
The work is largely office based and in a sedentary setting. No manual labor is required above ordinary situations. Incumbent must be capable of using a computer given that all clinical charting is electronic.
Qualifications
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Board certification preferred but not required.
Skills
Knowledge of digital systems including implant surgical guide planning. Use of various bone grafting techniques for reconstruction of the jaws. Ability to perform H & P for operative cases. Competent in BLS and ACLS.
Benefits
Not specified.
Pay
Not specified.
Schedule
Monday - Friday | 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM CST
Contact Information
Contact VISN9HREDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized