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Dental Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 12 days ago
About the Role
The Dental Assistant is a member of the Dental Service, which provides restorative, endodontic, periodontal, removeable and fixed prosthodontics, implant restorative, and minor oral surgery procedures. The Dental Service is aligned under the Surgical/Specialty Care Service Line.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to the following: Chairside Assisting Assists in routine general Dental procedures using four-handed dentistry.
- →Direct Patient Care Takes impressions for diagnostic casts and preliminary prothesis.
- →Removes temporary crowns and bridges and cleans preparations Places rubber dams and matrix bands.
- →Completes medication reconciliation as appropriate.
- →Provides Post-Operative patient education.
- →Dental Imaging Captures diagnostic-quality images, properly exposed and oriented.
- →Implements radiation-safety techniques and minimizes retakes.
- →Completes imaging requests within required timeframes.
- →Infection Control and Equipment Sterilization Follows all infection-control standards for operatory set up and cleanup Prepares instruments and materials in a manner that supports timely clinical care.
- →Processes instruments for sterilization per SPD standards.
- →Demonstrate proper infection control procedures during dental imaging.
- →Performs reprocessing of reusable medical devices within assigned competencies.
- →Dental Laboratory Functions: Pour impressions and fabricates study models.
- →Completes additional laboratory tasks as time and skill allow.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: b7ad4c84-78e8-4ac8-ba54-a7a68392d0fb
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