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Dental Assistant (Expanded Function)
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Posted 51 days ago
About the Role
About the Position: This position is located within Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Director for Dentistry, Department of Oral Max FAX SX (OMS) at Bethesda, Maryland. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
What You'll Do
- →Construct athletic mouth guards, custom impression trays and soft bite-guards.
- →Maintain clear operating field by using high volume evacuator and suction tip to remove fluids and debris, retract tongue, cheek, and tissues; apply rubber dam to isolate operative sites.
- →Apply topical anesthetic, medicaments, and surgical gauze following extraction as directed; remove sutures.
- →Obtain preliminary impressions, modify impression trays, fabricate custom trays, pour and trim casts.
- →Schedule, receive and prepare patients for treatment.
- →Instruct patients in preventive dental care, demonstrating brushing and flossing and explaining the common causes of tooth decay and periodontal disease.
Personality Fit
Job ID: ee95b30c-024c-4eee-8fd2-4e8c56a5389b
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