VAHCS, Minneapolis, MN, Dental Services 1. Position Title: Acting Chief Dental Service 2. Dr. Colón as an Acting Chief Dental Service ensured dental providers are providing care based on the patient's dental classification and develop a clearly defined and documented treatment plan for each episode of care consistent with the appropriate scope of care. 3. Dr. Colón manages performance measures, monitors and indicators as applicable to dentistry and the dental providers. Enforces personnel policies, ethical and performance standards. Keeps medical facility leadership apprised of and makes recommendations for the needs and problems of the Service. DVA, VHA, Office of Dentistry, Central Office, Washington, DC Position Title: Assistant to the Director of Dental Operations Specific Responsibilities: 1. Performs staff and workload analyses and assists the Director of Operations in the development of recommendations for VA Dental Services. 2. Reviews and edits strategic and performance plans as instructed and records progress on the different elements within the plan. 3. Actively participates with the EA and the Director of Operations in preparing the annual budget and respective funds transfers for review by the AUSHUD. 4. Assist CDL leadership with system redesign and customer satisfaction projects. 5. Responsible for coordinating communications between various Office of Dentistry’s field committees and workgroups and providing reports of committee activity. 6. Assists Homeless Veterans Dental Program and Dental Education Program. 7. Seeks opportunities for dentistry to collaborate and develop a new presence in his area of expertise. 8. Assists with the Office of Dentistry’s Coding Review project and any other projects requiring data review, clinical literature search, and report preparation. Key Accomplishments: 1. From 2004 to 2011, Dr. Colón was the Chairman of the Institutional Review Board and the Research Committee at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Walter Reed Army Medical Center Campus, Washington, DC. 2. From 2011 to 2013, Dr. Colón represented the Office of Dentistry (OoD) Central Office and VA Dentistry by providing presentations related to General Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Forensic Odontology at more than three sites. This exercise provided the opportunity for non-VA Dental Providers to understand the good will and professionalism of the VHACO OoD personnel and the commitment of the OoD to interact with other Federal Agencies including Department of Defense and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Washington, DC. 3. Dr. Colón continued with the analysis of the outcomes from the VA Dental Patient Satisfaction Survey (DPSS) from July 2011 to 2019. He created an Excel template that he populated with the findings and follow-up of the DPSS White Mail Tracker. He reviewed critical responses included in the White Mail from the VA DPSS and identified the concerns and comments from the Veterans completing the survey regarding the dental services and facilities across the VA Dental Services in the nation. After completing the evaluation, he sent letters to the Facility Director for the development of action plans. He contacted the facility’s Patient Advocate when critical issues were identified. 4. Dr. Colón, during this period, serve on the Veterans Affairs Dentists Engaged in Research (VADER) Committee as a Senior Science Advisor on all the monthly conference calls and webinars. Also, he continued serving as a liaison to VA Dental Clinic Chiefs and Clinicians providing the new flowchart of the handling of oral biopsies, after the termination of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology biopsy consultation services and the creation of the Joint Pathology Center in Washington, DC. He completed a review in medical gases and the US FDA Drug regulations and presented the results to the OoD Staff. 5. Dr. Colón served as a liaison between REdI and the VAMC, Washington, DC, and implement at the VHA Central Office, at least four Basic Life Support (BLS) Courses for Health Providers, as part of the health care providers credentialing requirements. He taught the Advance Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Courses at the VAMC, Washington, DC once a month. 6. Dr. Colón posted “Interesting Head and Neck Cases” at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, AEGD Residency website, San Antonio, TX (VISN 17, station No. 671) for the AEGD residents and Dental staff to review and participate on a monthly teleconference to discuss the differential diagnosis and histopathologic interpretation. USAR, 7250th USA Medical Support Unit, Alexandria, VA 1. Conduct oral and maxillofacial pathology service for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, and as Assistant to the Director of Dental Operations. COL Colón examines, diagnose, and treats diseases, injuries, and defects of teeth, jaw, oral cavity, and supporting structures. 2. As a Forensic Odontologist, conduct a medico-legal forensic investigation at Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware. COL Colón delivered hundreds of man-hours of continuing education to a federal health care professional in a wide variety of venues. 3. COL Colón is a Forensic Odontologist consultant to the Chief Medical Examiner, in Washington, DC. He is a consultant to the 7250th MSU Commander in Dental Readiness. He is the Chief Dental Services for the 7250th MSU and the Chief Credentialing Officer. 4. As the Chief Dental Services and as an advisor to the Command, COL Colón is an invaluable asset. COL Colón is the subject matter expert in dental readiness giving the unit approximately 85% readiness. By his example, COL Colón inspires unit members to adapt to changing mission requirements. 5. COL Colón brings a wealth of experience and institutional memory to the unit during a time of ever-changing mission demands. 6. COL Colón has outstanding leadership skills and the desire to pursue further roles of responsibility. He has an easy ability to engage his peers and subordinates and to lead by example. COL Colón exhibits utmost respect for his fellow Soldiers and is adamant about SHARP and EO programs. Operations Officer Continental United States (CONUS) Officer-in-Charge as a member of the: 455th Dental Company, 804th Medical Brigade, DRFTA/Ft. Devens, MA Mission: Blue Devil 2003 – Fort McCoy, WI Officer-in-Charge as a member of the: 455th Dental Company, 804th Medical Brigade, DRFTA/Ft. Devens, MA Mission: Golden Medic 2004 – Fort McCoy, WI Commander 7202nd United States Army Hospital/Medical Support Unit, Richmond, VA Overseas Continental United States (OCONUS) USSOUTHCOM sponsored medical operations: Officer-in-Charge 2004 – Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) Bolivia 2007 - Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) Paraguay Operation Iraqi Freedom Deployment – Logistic Support Area (LSA) Anaconda, Balad, Iraq Deputy Commander for Clinical Services (DCCS) 307th Medical Company (Dental Services) 2007-2008