Summary

The General Practice Residency Director serves as a practicing dentist who performs a full range of professional dental procedures in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective - restorative - or preventive measures. The GPR director shall have authority and responsibility of all aspects of the training program.

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Dental Officer shall be proficient in all aspects of his or her licensure including the ability to perform selected specialty services
• Specifically - the provider should possess the expertise and competency to perform the following: Make oral and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions
• Administer local anesthesia
• Perform routine and complex restoration of teeth
• Perform simple and complex extractions of teeth
• Perform alveoloplasty and other routine surgical procedures
• Perform prosthetic dentistry to include immediate dentures - full dentures - partial dentures - implants - crowns and fixed bridge work
• Perform routine placement of implants
• Perform routine endodontic procedures on single and multi-canal teeth
• Perform routine and surgical periodontal procedures
• The scope of practice that a specific provider may perform is defined through the medical center credentialing and privileging process
• The General Practice Residency Director shall have authority and responsibility of all aspects of the training program
• The program director's responsibilities include: All aspects of program administration
• Development and implementation of the curriculum plan
• Ongoing evaluation of program content - faculty teaching and resident performance
• Evaluation of resident training and supervision in affiliated institutions and off-services rotations
• Maintenance of records related to the educational program
• Upholds and maintaining CODA accreditation
• Resident interviews and selection
• Assist service chief in resolution of patient advocate complaints
• Reviews community care treatment plans Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:45am - 4:15pm Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized