Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant Department of Defense Military Trement Facilities under DHA Defense Health Agency Summary About the

Position:

This is a developmental Dental Assistant loced Stone Dental Clinic, Fort Drum. New York. This is a Direct Hire Solicition. Salary negotiion is available to those new to Federal employment. Summary About the

Position:

This is a developmental Dental Assistant loced Stone Dental Clinic, Fort Drum. New York. This is a Direct Hire Solicition. Salary negotiion is available to those new to Federal employment. Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 02/04/2026 to 02/13/2026 Salary $36,464 to - $52,957 per year Pay scale & grade

GS 3 - 5

Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Drum, NY Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 5 Job family (Series) 0681 Dental Assistant Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number

HSJA-FY-12878243-DHA-R

Control number 856400300 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help Perform inter-oral procedures such as taking preliminary impressions for study models, remove sutures, and place and remove rubber dams, perio-packs and mrix bands and wedges. Instruct pients in proper dental techniques, care of appliances, and causes of dental decay. Opere dental X-ray equipment to take intra and extra-oral radiographs. Document medical history of pient and route pient for medical tests and services. Maintain dental equipment in a clean and operive condition. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion. This position requires th you obtain and maintain a Basic Life Support (BLS) certificion from, or in accordance with, the American Heart Associion and American Red Cross. Advanced certificion (e.g., ALS) does not supersede BLS. This position has mandory seasonal influenza vaccinion requirements and is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinions unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documention of exemption must be provided upon hire). Immunizion screening is required. Hepitis B immunizion is required for all positions with direct pient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizions depending on the type of position. This position requires the completion of a pre-employment physical examinion. Lifting up to 40 pounds may be required. This position requires the use of Personnel Protective Equipment. Must be certified as a radiographer and have successfully completed an educional program th meets or exceeds the standards described in 42 CFR Part 75.

Qualificions Who May Apply:

US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or educion requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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; if qualifying based on educion, your transcripts required as part of your applicion. Additional informion about transcripts is in this document .

Radiology Certificion:

Public Law 97-35 requires th persons who administer radiologic procedures meet the credentialing standards in 42 CFR Part 75. Essentially, they must (1) have successfully completed an educional program th meets or exceeds the standards described in th regulion, and is accredited by an organizion recognized by the Department of Educion, and (2) be certified as radiographers in their field.

The following meet these requirements:

Persons employed by the Federal Government as radiologic personnel prior to the effective de of the regulion (January 13, 1986) who show evidence of current or fully sisfactory performance or certificion of such from a licensed practitioner such as a doctor of medicine, osteophy, dentistry, podiry, or chiropractic who prescribes radiologic procedures to others. Persons first employed by the Federal Government as radiologic personnel after the effective de of the regulion who (a) received training from institutions in a Ste or foreign jurisdiction th did not accredit training in th particular field the time of graduion, or (b) practiced in a Ste or foreign jurisdiction th did not license th particular field or did not allow special eligibility to take a licensure examinion for those who did not gradue from an accredited educional program, provided such persons show evidence of training, experience, and competence, as determined by OPM or the employing agency. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualificion requirements listed below: GS-3

General Experience:

Six months of general experience (1) in any type of work th demonstres the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position, or (2) experience th provided a familiarity with dental office procedures.

OR Educion:

Successful completion of (1) a one-year dental assistant program or one-year of a dental hygiene program accredited by the American Dental Associion's Commission on Accredition th included a course in radiion physics; radiion biology; radiion health, safety, and protection; X-ray films and radiographic film quality, radiographic techniques; darkroom and processing techniques; and film mounting; OR (2) practical nurse training approved by the approprie Ste, territory, or District of Columbia accrediting body.

OR Combinion of Educion and Experience:

A combinion of educion and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 6. Then, divide your semester hours of educion by 30. Add the two percentages. GS-4 General and/or

Specialized Experience:

Six months of general experience (1) in any type of work th demonstres the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position, or (2) experience th provided a familiarity with dental office procedures AND six months of specialized experience which includes performing chair-side assistance supporting a dentist, taking preliminary impressions, opering dental x-ray equipment, or preparing surgical trays. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-03).

OR Educion:

Successful completion of a two-year dental assistant program or completion of a two-year dental hygiene program accredited by the American Dental Associion's Commission on Accredition th included least 12 semester hours of courses in radiion physics; radiion biology; radiion health, safety, and protection; X-ray films and radiographic film quality, radiographic techniques; darkroom and processing techniques; and film mounting.

OR Combinion of Educion and Experience:

A combinion of educion and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of educion by 60. Add the two percentages. GS-5

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes providing chair side assistance supporting a dental specialist by performing intra-oral procedures, charting, or taking preliminary impressions and opering dental x-ray equipment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

OR Educion:

Successful completion of a full four-year course of study in a dental assistant or dental hygiene program th included least 24 semester hours of courses in radiion physics; radiion biology; radiion health, safety, and protection; X-ray films and radiographic film quality, radiographic techniques; darkroom and processing techniques; and film mounting.

OR Combinion of Educion and Experience:

A combinion of educion and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of educion beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. This position can be filled any level (GS-3; GS-4; or GS-5) with noncompetitive promotion to the next grade levels are authorized until you reach the full performance level of GS-5; pending time in grade requirements and demonstred ability to perform the next higher/target level grade duties. Educion

FOREIGN EDUCATION

If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. For further informion, : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ . Additional informion Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certificion Stement for Selective Service Registrion. You required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probionary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the informion in the Reemployed Annuitant informion sheet. Payment of Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determinion th a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine whether you meet the qualificion requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may lose considerion for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses considered along with all other candides. Benefits Help Review our benefits Required documents Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.

Your resume:

Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.

Other supporting documents:

Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position has an individual occupional requirement and/or allows for substitution of educion for experience. If you meet this requirement based on educion you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your applicion package or you red ineligible.

See:

Transcripts and Licenses .

Certificion :

This position requires a job-reled license or certificion. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certificion with your applicion package or you red ineligible .

See:

Transcripts and Licenses .

NOTE:

Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 02/13/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12878243 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address

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Fort Drum, NY 13602 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.

Your resume:

Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.

Other supporting documents:

Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position has an individual occupional requirement and/or allows for substitution of educion for experience. If you meet this requirement based on educion you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your applicion package or you red ineligible.

See:

Transcripts and Licenses .

Certificion :

This position requires a job-reled license or certificion. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certificion with your applicion package or you red ineligible .

See:

Transcripts and Licenses .

NOTE:

Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 02/13/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12878243 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address

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Fort Drum, NY 13602 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 02/04/2026 to 02/13/2026 Salary $36,464 to - $52,957 per year Pay scale & grade

GS 3 - 5

Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Drum, NY Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 5 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

HSJA-FY-12878243-DHA-R

Control number 856400300