Dentist-Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
us department of veterans affairsWashington, DC
Dentist-Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
us department of veterans affairsWashington, DC
10 days ago
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Offices of DentistsGeneral Medical and Surgical HospitalsOffices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)About the role
Job Title: Dentist-Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Washington DC VA Medical Center is filling one or more vacancies for a Dentist-Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, AD-0680-15. Opening Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Closing Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026. The cut-off dates are: August 5, 2026; August 19, 2026; September 2, 2026; September 16, 2026; September 30, 2026; October 22, 2026. The cut-off date will be used to evaluate candidates for the initial available vacancies.
Duties: Duties include but are not limited to:
- Relationships with management, co-workers, patients, and the public are consistently courteous, respectful, and cooperative in nature.
- Employee will display a cooperative attitude and will effectively work together to implement the organization's mission and goals and support performance measures.
- Employee will ensure productivity is maintained at the established level utilizing recommended Central Office Relative Value Unit (RVU) requirements.
- Patient CareOral examination
- Intra and extraoral radiographs
- Hard and Soft Tissue Biopsy
- Cultures and cytologic smears
- Admission history and physical examination
- Craniofacial analysis
- Surgical and nonsurgical management of infections in the oral complex
- Surgery of erupted teeth, nonerupted teeth and associated bone and soft tissue
- Repair of oral soft tissue lacerations
- Surgery/treatment of benign and malignant tumors and cysts, including cryosurgery
- Comprehensive management of oral manifestations of chronic systemic diseases
- Minor tooth movement
- Guided tissue Regeneration
- Vestibuloplasty, frenectomy, mucogingival surgery
- Surgical and nonsurgical management of infections of the maxillofacial complex and neck
- Surgery of the lip
- TracheostomyRepair of injuries of the mandible, maxilla, alveolar process, bony orbit, and nasal bones
- Placement of dental and maxillofacial implants, vestibuloplasty and associated soft tissue grafting
- Minor and major salivary gland surgery
- Maxillary / Mandibular osteotomies, and repair of cleft lip, alveolar, and palate deformities
- Local / topical anesthesia
- Cranial nerve blocks and nitrous oxide/ oxygen analgesia
- LeadershipServes as Program Manager of the oral surgery section in the dental department.
- The incumbent provides leadership, training, and guidance to the General Practice Residents (GPR) and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residents rotating through the oral surgery section of the dental department.
- Provides oral surgery specialty consultation and guidance to dental clinical staff members and other clinical services in the hospital.
- Responsible for ensuring appropriate departmental orientation for oral surgery residents rotating from other facilities.
- Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for complicated care in the community Oral & Maxillofacial treatment plans.
- Consults with Prosthetics, OR, Sterile Processing Service (SPS), Biomed and Pharmacy regarding the needs of the oral surgery section.
- Assists in Joint Commission and other survey readiness.
- Assists in ensuring that the National Patient Safety Goals are met.
Work Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 8:00am - 4:30pmTelework:
- Not available.
- Virtual:
- This is not a virtual position.
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
- Not Authorized.
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS):Not Authorized. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
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JOB OVERVIEW
Experience level
Senior
Location
Washington, DC
Occupation
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Industry
Offices of Dentists
Posted
10 days ago
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