Curious medical student here, who heard that there are programs that accept MD/DO grads into combined DDS/OMFS programs. How does this work? How many extra years of schooling would be involved prior to OMFS residency?
It is much more common for this to happen in the UK than the US. However, there are a small handful of US programs that will consider medical graduates for a combined dental degree and OMFS residency.
The length of training will depend on the program you apply to. It will range from 6-8 years long. (mostly dependant on how much advance standing for dental school and cross credit they give you).
Some people I might suggest contacting are the following:
Brett Ward DDS, MD, FACS at Michigan
Robert Ord, MB, BDS, FACS, FRCS at Maryland
Peter D. Waite, MPH, DDS, MD at UAB
Larry L. Cunningham, Jr., DDS, MD at Kentucky
George Kushner, DMD, MD at Louisville
Vincent Carrao MD, DDS at Columbia
Uwe Frohberg, MD, DMD at Baylor
Alexander E. Pazoki, D.D.S., M.D. at LSU
(if anyone else knows of omfs faculty supportive of this pathway feel free to list them and/or correct my list)
Let us know what you find out. Good luck!
