Job Title
The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Shows courtesy, respect, and a positive attitude for patients, co-workers and the public and embraces the VA's Core Values of Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence (ICARE)
- Demonstrates knowledge and application of patient and family centered care in written care plans, instructions to patients, and in observation of the actual care provided
- Sets up operatory for planned dental procedure and cleans dental unit for timely turnover Handles instruments safely, accurately, and efficiently
- Assesses patient's medical, dental, anxiety/phobias, medications and comorbidities to allow for safe patient care
- Assesses the impact of patient's medical and dental condition on maintaining oral health
- Recognizes age-related and physical changes in individual patients and adapts patient environment to maximize patient comfort
- Skill in detecting dental plaque and calculus, oral abnormalities and pathologies, assessing inflammation and providing safe instrumentation for all dental hygiene procedures
- Provides routine oral prophylactic care
- Provides gross debridement, scaling and root planing procedures
- Selects the appropriate fluoride products and understands indications/limitations for safe and proper application
- Applies oral desensitizing and sealant materials
- Cleans dental prostheses, fixed and removable
- Manages dental recall system, referring patients to the doctor for additional care when appropriate
- Makes impressions for fluoride carrier trays
- Administers topical and local anesthetic agents (per State license)
- Performs routine dental operatory equipment care and maintenance
- Maintains dental operatory stock items and surveys routinely for expired products
- Accomplishes all procedures within standard infection control protocols
- Explains hygiene procedures, indications, complications and expected outcomes to individual patient and caregiver
- Properly utilizes dental radiographic equipment, radiation safety techniques and barriers
Work Schedule: Monday-Fridays, 7:30am to 5:00pm (8,9, or 10 hour shifts available)
Telework: Not authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized