Please Note: This is a Federal Civil Service position, Applicants interested in joining the Bureau of Prisons via the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHS) should visit the PHS website to apply.

Dental Officer, GS-680-12. Dental Officers are responsible for the full range of dental care provided to inmates, including prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, injury, and deformities of the oral cavity.

Qualifications: Basic qualification requirements: Applicants must have a degree in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.) from a school approved by the Council on Dental Education, American Dental Association (ADA), or other dental school, provided the education and knowledge acquired was substantially equivalent to that of graduates from an ADA-approved school. Applicants must also be currently licensed to practice dentistry in a state, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico. In addition to the basic qualifications, applicants at the GS-12 level must also possess experience and/or training in one of the following: post-licensure professional experience in the general practice of dentistry; approved internship training; approved residency training; graduate-level study in an accredited dental school; post-licensure professional experience in a specialized area of practice; or other advanced study or training outside of dental school or hospital creditable towards satisfaction of training program requirements for Board eligibility.