Dentist (Chief of Dental Service)

Description:

The Chief of Dental Service for the Portland Health Care System is responsible for participating in and/or managing all aspects of a hospital-based dental practice including clinical care, administrative operations, and academic and research components.

Requirements:

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Dentist Basic Requirements

• A degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery or dental medicine resulting from a course of education in dentistry. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are (1) United States and Canadian schools of dentistry listed by the Commission on Dental Accreditation(CODA), in the list published for the year in which the course of study was completed.(2) Schools (including foreign schools) accepted by the licensing body of a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia as qualifying for full and unrestricted licensure provided the licensure requirements include a written examination measuring science achievement and a performance examination measuring clinical competence certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. ~AND~
• Completed, or you are currently completing, a residency program in general practice or specialty, or comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients. ~AND~
• Currently hold, or will hold, a current, full and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Note: Dentists must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure.

Additional Requirement:
At least 5 years of supervisory and administrative experience in a large (> 25 staff) VA hospital based dental service is preferred.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ .

Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting and carrying (15-44 pounds); straight pulling and pushing (2 hours); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (1 hour); Standing (up to 6 hours); Kneeling (1 hour); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable to 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Both eyes required; Depth perception; Ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors; Hearing aid may be permitted; Emotional and mental stability; critical thinking skills; reaching and twisting; full dexterity of wrists, both arms and hands/fingers; ability to work independently.

Environmental Factors: Unusual fatigue factors (back, neck, arms, hands, and fingers); Vibration; Working closely with others; Aerosols; Flame; Solvent fumes; and bodily fluids.