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If I have good relations with a professor from the med school, in a class I took, could that help at all or be worth anything? Or is it no good for OS. Also does CBSE only help you get interviews? Does it hold any weight for matching/ accepting after the interview process or is everyone...

What’s more important, if you’re already within top10%ish of your class? If I’m rank 3 or so currently, would it be more beneficial to study more on cbse at the risk and expense of dropping to rank 8-10. If it meant getting a better CBSE score (70+). or should I try to maintain what I have...

Hey everyone, looking for some honest feedback about my chances and what I should focus on improving. Chances of matching OMFS after non-cat year? 63 CBSE, ~low rank/gpa with strong upward trend. I realized I wanted to do omfs late in dental school. I’m currently a D4 and I plan to do a...

Does it make sense to continue when you can jump into private practice?

If you'd like to post after the match: Program Matched: Dental School Attended: Year Earned DMD/DDS: International Student (yes/no): CBSE score: Class Ranking/Size: Externship(s)/where: Research: Extracurriculars: Programs Applied to/Interview Invites/Interviews attended/Programs Ranked:

Class rank is 35-40 ish out of 100 and CBSE is low 80s EPC. Faculty at my school said my rank is gonna hold me back despite my cbse score. Am I really that cooked, I thought I would have been able to get some interviews at least. I'm also worried I wont get into a 4 year program since I hear...

What are OMFS residency interview questions commonly asked?

2024-2025

I have a good CBSE score of 71 and a have worked for the past few years. I am 4 years out of school. I was on the fence originally about doing OMFS. Truthfully I want to do OMFS because I like surgery more than anything, despise general dentistry, and want to be paid well. I feel like this isnt...

Hello everyone, My name is Reema Mahmoud, and I am finishing my residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery outside USA/Canada. I am very interested in pursuing a fellowship that combines the following areas: Craniofacial surgery - Hard tissue corrections (including congenital and acquired...

Non-Categorical Internship Position (Non-Categorical PGY-1) available at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The TJUH OMFS program is an accredited 4-year and 6-year OMFS Program in Philadelphia, PA with four categorical positions each year (2 in...

Hello everyone, I am a PGY-3 OMS resident at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and we are working on a research project exploring: OMS applicants, OMS residents and OMS graduates' preference on the 2 available residency tracks. Reasons why one track might be more appealing than the...

If I had the option to specialize in Oral Surgery, should I take that opportunity instead of doing general dentistry? Should I just become a GP who takes lots of CE and opens practices to run business or would it be worth it to go into OMFS? Yes, the field interests me and I already know...

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Join us in Grand Rapids, Michigan for a 1 year non-categorical OMFS internship (July 2025 - June 2026)! Corewell Health West, a level-1 trauma center, is located in an ever expanding city with easy access to the lakeshore. This opportunity is unique in that the interns will be interacting with...

Hey all, if your program is still accepting positions for an internship please leave information below

Hey everyone. I've noticed that over the last couple years, there have been around 20 unfilled OMFS positions (12 in 2023, 26 in 2024, and 21 in 2025). I will link the source below. I'm curious, if OMFS is so competitive, why are there so many unfilled positions? Thanks guys...

Shreveport, LA — Willis Knighton Health is proud to announce the launch of its new accredited residency program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, marking an important milestone in advancing specialized healthcare education and patient care. This rigorous program, approved by the Commission on...

Hello, As someone posted this fall.... looking for an open PGY2 position either starting immediately or starting in July at a 4 year program. I am aware these are hard to find. Also, if anyone is lucky enough to have a flexible program with a rad director that may be willing to accept an...

Curious about what makes each unique

I have briefly seen some threads regarding this but haven’t really come across any clear answers. I’m a D2 interested in OMFS and taking the CBSE this upcoming February (2025). However, I have been having arthritis in my non-dominant wrist and cubital tunnel syndrome in my dominant elbow that...

Has anyone externed or interviewed at the MUSC OMFS program recently? I’m trying to find out some more information about the program. Ik it’s a 4 yr in Charleston but I’d like to know info about the scope of practice, case numbers, resident culture etc. Thanks for any help!

Hi as title says I'm kind of thinking about dental school because of OFMS. I I’ve shadowed an OMFS in both the office and hospital setting and I have been hooked on the complexity and investment into each patient. Ever since I got to see a split osteotomy planning and actual 8 procedure I just...

Accepting 1 one-year non-categorical position immediately for the 2024-2025 year. We are a 4-year CODA accredited program in Indianapolis, IN. We have had 100% match rate of our non-categorical residents over the past 5 years. Please reach out to resident coordinator, Lori Mucci...

Hi all I'm an OMFS resident in a scandinavian country at a great institution. It's a big institution, where residents do a lot of indepedent, supervised clinical work - Orthognathic, traume, recontructive. Productive research activity. Moreover, attendings are super chill, relaxed and...

Non-Categorical Internship Position (Non-Categorical PGY-1) available at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The TJUH OMFS program is an accredited 4-year and 6-year OMFS Program in Philadelphia, PA with four categorical positions each year (2 in...

Unpopular opinion, but needs to be said because everyone is thinking it All these programs begging for non-cats, yet won’t even **** on your application if you have a slightly below average CBSE Nobody wants to do a non-cat anymore, if they can avoid it - for good reason. You could be an all...

I'm applying this upcoming application cycle, and I was wondering if INBDE scores are required before submitting your PASS application. Our school only allows us to take the exam during the fall semester, and, due to testing center availability, there is the potential my exam date may be close...

I am currently finishing my last year of payback for my military scholarship. I am at a vital point in my life where I have two roads I could take. If I was younger and applied to OMFS immediately after dental school into military, then that is a given path. However, I didn't do that route and...

Geisinger Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program is accepting students for externships/observerships, as well as applications for the upcoming internship year. Geisinger OMFS website Geisinger serves a population of approximately 1.3 million patients in central and northeastern Pennsylvania...

Phoenix OMFS Residency at Banner University - A Thriving and Inclusive Community Hello future Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons, As you prepare to submit your applications with fresh CBSE scores and impressive resumes, I understand the frustration and overwhelm that may come with selecting among...

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Hi guys, I've been lucky enough to be accepted into both dental schools. I am from Los Angeles and would obviously have to move out either way and both schools are an equal distance away from me but I was wondering: which school would be better for me career-wise especially if my plan is to...

I figured I would post an update to my very own program as I am now approaching the final weeks of my residency. I can genuinely and boastfully say that I think Cook County (Aka John Stroger Hospital - but nobody who actually works there calls it that) is one of the best residency programs in...

In addition to CBSE, grades, LORs, and extracurriculars, the personal statements is said to be a big part of your application. I understand this might seem intuitive to some, but I was hoping faculty, residents, or recent applicants could provide personal insight into how they think an OMFS...

Now that I have successfully completed the CBSE, I am starting to look into externships. Right now, I am mostly interested in 6 year programs for personal reasons. However, I am by no means disinterested in 4 year programs. I don't know what the future holds, but I would like to have a strong...

Historically, there's been an "ideal" CBSE score for OMFS applicants to shoot for, whether that was 70/200+ or 80/225+. My question is that, now that the scoring has gone to an equated percent correct, what is the new "ideal" score for a competitive applicant? Is there a conversion chart to...

In the best interest of all of us who took the CBSE in July of 2022 and were left in the dark about the competitiveness of our scores. Please be truthful in your responses, this is a team effort!

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I did not get a score that I want on July 2022 CBSE exam and am trying to decide whether I should just apply for a categorical position or look for a non-cat position and apply next cycle. I believe that with my score (60-65 old score), I might get a few interview invites if I am lucky, but have...