General Dentist

General Dentist

The Veterans Health Administration is seeking a General Dentist for the Tomah VA Medical Center in Tomah, WI. The General Dentist performs a full range of professional dental procedures for commonly encountered dental diseases and oral health problems, including standard corrective, restorative, and preventive care for medically compromised outpatients, inpatients, and nursing home patients.

Location: Tomah, WI

Vacancies: 2

Salary: $200,000 - $315,000 per year

Salary Note: Education and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine final compensable salary, including base pay and market pay.

Pay Scale & Grade: VM-15

Promotion Potential: VM-15

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, day tour

Clinic Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday; federal holidays excluded

Appointment Type: Permanent

Telework: Not available

Remote/Virtual: Not available

Travel Required: Not required

Relocation Expenses: Not reimbursed

Drug Test: Required

Security Clearance: Not required

Position Sensitivity/Risk: Non-sensitive / Low Risk

Background Check: Credentialing and suitability/fitness required

Financial Disclosure: Not required

Union Representation: No

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform a full range of professional dental procedures for commonly encountered dental diseases and oral health problems.
• Provide restorative, prosthodontic, endodontic, periodontal, oral surgery, corrective, and preventive dental care.
• Provide care to medically compromised outpatients, inpatients, and nursing home patients.
• Triage, diagnose, and manage a broad spectrum of urgent and chronic dental problems.
• Perform follow-up clinic visits for existing dental problems.
• Document assessments and plans of care according to policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure continuity of patient care.
• Function as a full member of the interdisciplinary team serving patients at Tomah VA Medical Center.
• Act as a patient advocate and support Veteran and family participation in care decisions.
• Maintain knowledge of new and current clinical dental methods.
• Maintain Basic Life Support certification from an American Heart Association-approved course.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen. Non-citizens may only be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Must have a Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from an approved school of dentistry.
• Must have completed, or be currently completing, a residency program in general practice or specialty, or have comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients.
• Must currently hold, or will hold, a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Must maintain current registration in the state of licensure if required for active licensure.
• Must be subject to a background/security investigation.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical examination.
• Must pass pre-employment drug testing and remain subject to testing requirements for this testing designated position.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Must complete all application requirements and online onboarding requirements.
• Must provide acceptable identification for employment eligibility verification.
• Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as required for Department of Veterans Affairs health care personnel.
• Selected applicant may be required to serve a probationary period.

Eligibility:

• This announcement was open to the public, including U.S. Citizens, Nationals, or those who owe allegiance to the United States.
• All qualified candidates were encouraged to apply.
• The two-page resume requirement did not apply to this position.
• This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
• This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Education and Licensure Requirements:

• Must have a Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from a school approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year the course of study was completed.
• Approved schools include U.S. and Canadian dental schools listed by the Commission on Dental Accreditation for the year the course of study was completed.
• Foreign or other dental schools may qualify if accepted by the licensing body of a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia and if licensure requirements include written and clinical competence examinations.
• Applicants pending completion of education, certification, or licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
• Foreign education must be evaluated as equivalent to U.S. education by a recognized credential evaluation organization.

Preferred Experience:

• Currently practicing dentist.
• VA experience.
• Advanced Education in General Dentistry or General Practice Residency experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Must pass a physical examination before placement.
• Requires walking, bending, stooping, light lifting and carrying under 15 pounds, reaching above the shoulder, and use of fingers and both hands.
• Requires use of both legs, both eyes, depth perception, ability to distinguish colors and shades of colors, and hearing; hearing aid is permitted.
• Requires walking and standing up to approximately two hours each.
• Requires rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously.
• May involve working alone, working closely with others, and protracted or irregular hours of work.

Required Documents:

• Standard Clinical Resume Document uploaded into the restricted resume document upload field
• Full resume or CV uploaded separately into the other document upload field without page limitation
• Transcript or education documentation, if using education to qualify
• License documentation, if applicable or requested
• SF-50 / Notification of Personnel Action, if current or former federal employee
• DD-214 / Statement of Service, if claiming Veterans' preference
• SF-15 and supporting documentation, if claiming 10-point Veterans' preference
• Other supporting documents requested in the application process, if applicable

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with annual performance bonus and regular salary increases.
• 50 to 55 days of paid time off per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, and possible 5 days of paid CME absence.
• Federal retirement benefits, including a traditional pension and 401(k)-style plan with up to 5% VA contributions.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance options.
• One full and unrestricted license from any U.S. State or Territory is accepted for VA practice.
• Possible CME reimbursement of $1,000 per year for full-time board-certified providers.
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
• No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

Application Deadline: June 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET

Status: Closed; reviewing applications

This announcement for a General Dentist position at the Tomah VA Medical Center closed on June 30, 2026. Applications are currently listed as being reviewed.

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