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Dental Assistant (Senior Clinical Expanded Function)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 52 days ago
About the Role
The position is located in the Dental Department of the Acute Care Product Line in the Lebanon VA Medical Center, Lebanon PA.
What You'll Do
- →The Senior Clinical Expanded Functional Dental Assistant will function in the clinical setting as their certification indicates, enhances the dentist's capabilities utilizing tooth restoration procedures that have been prepared by the dentist.
- →This allows the dentist to treat more patients.
- →Expanded function level is defined as possessing the training and ability to provide independent and expert dental procedures as well as providing clinical assistance to the treating dentists in more complex procedural cases.
- →The expanded function dental assistant has an increased depth and breadth of dental practice skills, and has mastered a range of dental procedures and interventions and provides direct patient care within the scope of practice.
- →Examples of procedures may be diagnostic, restorative and/or surgical in nature.
- →The expanded function dental assistant will make independent professional decisions and recommendations to the treating dentist and interdisciplinary care teams.
- →The expanded functional dental assistant has the expertise to participate in the professional development of colleagues through mentorship and teaching.
- →Representative duties at this level include, but are not limited to: Responsible for the imaging quality control program, troubleshooting and appropriate referral of identified imaging issues.
- →Participates in developing equipment requests and justifications based on workload analysis.
- →Specialty functions may include managing post-surgical bleeding, tying-in arch wires and selecting and placing orthodontic brackets.
- →Supports dentist in endodontic treatments by applying rubber dam, removing temporary filling using low speed handpiece, and cleansing and drying operative field Takes preliminary impressions for study models, modifying impression tray as needed.
- →Pours and trims models.
- →Constructs custom impression trays and simple repairs on removable dentures.
- →Retracts gingiva from tooth for final impressions by placing and removing retraction cord.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 5fe45aa7-b49d-4ef9-8a4a-191e9104478d
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