liscensing process for oral surgeon?

[poppin_them_8z]

Hi guys, i'm curious about the liscensing process...
lets hyptothetically say i finish OMFS school and become an oral surgeon.
then what other exams would I need to write after this in order to work as an oral surgeon in new york?
so far, all i have done is the Part 1 and Part 2 national board exams.

1) would i need to write a NERB if i am an oral surgeon to practice oral surgery in new york.
2) i would have to write an OMFS liscensing exam for the state of New York right? is this a national exam, or does each state have it's own OMFS exam. is this exam written/clinical/oral?
3) if i wanted to move to another part of the states to practice oral surgery, then are their any other requirements to practice, or can i just pick up shop and start up somewhere else?

thankz!

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[north2southOMFS]

1)No one year of your OMFS training will take care of getting you a license in NY.

2)No, but you may be required to become board certified in OMFS in order to get hospital privilages.

3)I dont know. But i highly extremely doubt that different parts of a same state have different liscensing requirments.

 

[predentchick]

So is there a specific board exam for each region, like dental?

 

[Extraction]

So is there a specific board exam for each region, like dental?

The dental regional boards still apply and limit where you can practice. (there are not OMFS regional boards)
But....
1.many states give reciprocity if you have been a licensed dentist
2. some states that don't have reciprocity for general dentists give reciprocity if you are a board-certified specialist
3. you can practice Oral Surgery with a MD license (not recommended for numerous reasons), but a dental license is prefered

It is a confusing mess and many of the states which have passed new legislation accepting more regional boards do not apply the new rules retroactively. (ie state X accepts WREB, CERTA (after 199x), Serta and NERB taken after 1-2005) Plan on taking the board accepted in the state you want to practice ASAP when you graduate before you lose you general dentistry clinical skills. Your class II preps won't be as nice when you haven't done one in 4-7 years.