Dental Officer, GS-680-11/12 or Dental Officer (Pediatrics) GS-680-13
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- Job ID:
- Date:04/30/2008
- Location:
- State:Montana
- Salary:Not Specified Why?
- Job Types:
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Dentistry, General Dentist, Pedodontist
Job Description
Dental Officer serves as a Dentist on a clinical staff and provides dental health services to the designated service population. Serves as an advisor to the Service Unit Director on all matters pertaining to oral health, authorizes and justifies obligation of funds under the Contract Dental Care Program. Establishes and maintains fluoridation content of community water supplies. Evaluates the quality of dental services provided directly and/or under contract. Dental Officer (PEDS): Position functions as a Senior Dental Officer. Incumbent occasionally may serve as a consultant to other Dental Officers within the Billings Area regarding: Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric cases; Patients with behavior and/or patient management problems. Diagnoses and treats very difficult pediatric cases with little or no guidance or consultation: provides space maintainers, interceptive orthodontics, pulp treatment, stainless steel crowns and palatal expanders. Provides care to patients with both behavior and patient management problems: using various sedation techniques. Provides pediatric care in the operating room to patients under general anesthesia. Provides pediatric dental consultation services for the general dentists at the Service Unit and adjacent Service Units. Consults with the general dentists in adjacent Service Units to allow them to diagnosis and treat some pediatric patients they may otherwise need to refer.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Education
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