Dental Hygienist
What you'd do
About the Position: This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) in DoD. This position is located at the Active Duty Dental Clinic within Naval Hospital Pensacola. Duties include maintain oral health for Navy, Marine, Air Force, Army and Coast Guard members stationed to NAS Pensacola. Work Hours Monday-Friday 0700-1530
Major duties
Performs various advanced dental prophylaxis and provides therapeutic care in cases of acute gingivitis and periodontal disease around natural teeth, dental implants. Performs deep scaling, root planning, and sub-gingival curettage under local anesthesia. Instructs patients at chair-side and provide small group seminars in oral hygiene, to include brushing, flossing, and adjunctive periodontal cleaning aids to improve effectiveness in oral hygiene. Completes all preparation for dental hygiene treatment and preliminary dental examination, using knowledge of infection control procedures and Occupation Safety and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines. Completes preliminary dental examinations using knowledge of dental and oral anatomy, physiology, histology, radiology, nutrition, and ability to maintain dental records. Administers local anesthesia by infiltration when authorized and credentialed with proper licensing under the direct supervision of a Dental Officer. Using knowledge of dental and oral anatomy, physiology, histology, radiology, nutrition, principles and techniques of preventive dentistry. Performs postoperative care, provides oral hygiene instructions and educates patients on daily oral home health care and administers professional fluoride treatment. Takes intra-oral impressions to prepare study models.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; Basic Requirement for GS-0682-07 Dental Hygienist: Radiology Certification: Public Law 97-35 requires that persons who administer radiologic procedures meet the credentialing standards in 42CFR Part 75. Essentially, they must (1) have successfully completed an educational program that meets or exceeds the standards described in that regulation and is accredited by an organization recognized by the Department of Education, and (2) be certified as radiographers in their field. The following meet these requirements: (1) Persons employed by the Federal Government as radiologic personnel prior to the effective date of the regulation (January 13, 1986) who show evidence of current or fully satisfactory performance or certification of such from a licensed practitioner such as a Doctor of Medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, podiatry, or chiropractic who prescribes radiologic procedures to others. (2) Persons first employed by the Federal Government as radiologic personnel after the effective date of the regulation who (a) received training from institutions in a State or foreign jurisdiction that did not accredit training in that particular field at the time of graduation, or (b) practiced in a State or foreign jurisdiction that did not license that particular field or did not allow special eligibility to take a licensure examination for those who did not graduate from an accredited educational program, provided that such persons show evidence of training, experience, and competence as determined by OPM or the employing agency. Licensure: Must be currently licensed to practice as a dental hygienist in a State or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia. Specialized Experience required: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) performing advanced prophylactic dental procedures; 2)completing oral examinations; 3) placing temporary fillings; and 4) performing and/or interpreting routine x-rays. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
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