Dental Assistant (Expanded Function)

Summary

About the Position: This position falls under the Defense Health Agency-Atlantic Network at the Naval Branch Health Clinic, Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia performing Expanded Function Dental Assistant duties in on or more phases of complex/difficult restorative, prosthodontic, oral surgical, endodontic, or hygiene treatments. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

• Perform Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA) duties in one or more phases of complex/difficult restorative, prosthodontic, oral surgical, endodontic, or oral hygiene treatment.
• Perform oral prophylaxis and provide therapeutic care in the cases of acute gingivitis and incipient to moderate periodontal diseases using a variety of scalers and ultrasonic equipment.
• Chart examination and treatment information as relayed by dentist to patient records.
• Operate dental X-ray equipment to take intra and extra-oral radiographs.
• Prepare and arrange all instruments and materials needed for each treatment.
• Maintain dental equipment in a clean and operative condition.
• Restore teeth prepared by dentist with permanent and temporary fillings.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.