The Columbia VA Healthcare System is recruiting a permanent full-time Dental Assistant. Dental assistants at this level serve at the full-performance level with the ability to perform a full range of duties and perform assigned selected procedures with some independence. The Dental Assistant will be part of the Dental Service that provides restorative, periodontal, removable and fixed prosthodontic, including implant restorative, and minor oral surgery procedures. Basic Requirements. Citizenship. Citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified candidates in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.) English Language Proficiency. Dental assistants must be proficient in spoken and written English Experience and Ed