Dentist (Periodontist)

Summary

The Periodontist dental officer serves as a practicing dentist who performs a full range of periodontal procedures and surgical implant therapy in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered periodontal diseases. Periodontists may also treat patients requiring extractions of teeth - evaluation and treatment of oral lesion - in connection with medical care needs - consistent with a defined scope of practice.

Duties

• Major Duties and Responsibilities to include but not be limited to: Make oral and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity and its adjacent tissues and structures
• Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions
• Administer local anesthesia
• Accomplish routine and complex restorations of teeth
• Provide routine and complex dental periodontal treatment to include diagnosis - treatment planning - periodontal root planning and scaling and all other periodontal procedures
• and Accomplish dental-alveolar surgical procedures - periodontal surgical procedures - placement of dental implants and biopsy procedures
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Work Schedule: 7:30AM-4:00PM - Monday - Friday - 40 hours/per week Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting