Dentist (General Practice-Dentistry)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at Fort Detrick Army Health Clinic. Fort Detrick, Maryland. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation for Certain People of the DoD Workforce.

Incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the licensing, education and experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Dentist (General Practice-Dentistry): Education: Applicants must possess a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from a school approved by the American Dental Association (ADA) or the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

Licensure: Applicants must have passed the National Board Dental Examinations (NBDE) which are developed and administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE) and possess a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: A.

Applicants must have completed a 2-year residency program in dentistry, oral health, craniofacial sciences, or a related medical science. OR B.

Applicants must have two years of professional dentistry experience and/or training, equivalent to the next lower grade level (GP-11). OR C.

Applicants must have completed a residency program in dentistry, oral health, craniofacial services, or a related medical science AND professional dentistry experience and/or training equivalent to the next lower grade level (GP-11).

When combining residency program and professional dentistry experience and/or training to qualify, the total must be equal to or greater than two years.

Note for Qualifying Experience: Qualifying experience involves the evaluation, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, injuries, and disorders of the oral cavity and maxillofacial area.

Examples of dentistry experience may include the removal of decay; filling cavities; straightening, extracting, and repairing teeth; treating gum diseases; performing corrective surgery; making measurements/models for dentures to replace missing teeth, administering anesthetics, writing prescriptions; and performing other requirements of the position.

Medical Requirement: Applicants must be able to distinguish shades of color.

If you are selected for a Physician, Podiatrist, Dentist, Pay Plan position: A salary quote will not be provided to you at the time of the initial job offer.

The salary determination process begins after the initial job offer is accepted.

This consists of the Activity Compensation Panel adding base pay and market pay to determine your starting salary and this will be provided to you once approved.

Salary for physician positions is based on a tier scale, determined by the position specialty, grade and location.

This announcement may be used to fill positions at any of the tiers listed below: Tier 1: $123,077-300,000 Major Duties:

• Perform a full range of professional dental tasks including treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective, restorative or preventive measures.
• Perform various preventive measures, using professional knowledge of dentistry; knowledge and skill to diagnose and treat cases; thorough understanding and knowledge of the relationships and applications of the basic sciences.
• Conduct extensive prophylaxis treatment.
• Perform deep scaling and root planning.
• Conduct group oral health counseling, tobacco cessation counseling, and diet counseling.
• Prescribe drugs as required.
• Perform various duties mentoring and training less experienced general dentists and/or dental ancillaries.