oral and maxillofacial surgery

Hi everyone. recent OMFS graduate here. I've been doing a lot of referrals marketing recently. I've noticed something that I think is the fault of both dental school education and the OMFS professional organization (AAOMS/ACOMS). Dentists seem to have a surprisingly limited understanding of what...

For those of you registered on Maxillofacial.org, our official mobile apps are now live and ready to download! The app integrates the body of oral & maxillofacial surgery knowledge into a single application, comprising a surgical atlas, reference & coding sections, OMS trained chatbot, and the...

I know I'm really late, but life got in the way, and I wasn't able to take the July CBSE as planned. Does anyone know if there are still any programs offering non-CAT internship positions? I recently graduated from dental school, have strong clinical skills and a solid didactic foundation. I...

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...

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Hello! Sergeant U.S. Army here! Just wanted to provide some insight on opportunities with U.S. Army Dental in 2026! Looking for General Dentist, Prosthodontist, Orthodontist, Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon, and Comprehensive Dentist. Direct Accession Must be a U.S. Citizen for Active Duty and at...

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...

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...

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Anyone have a list of programs with cutoffs? I dont want to waste my time applying to programs if they have cutoffs that I dont meet. Thanks

Temple University Hospital Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program is looking for applicants for a one year internship starting July 1, 2024. Applicants must have graduated from a US or Canadian Dental School. Please send your CV and any letters of recommendations to [email protected]

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...

If you match but fail CDCA prior to starting residency do programs offer an opportunity to take it again while in residency or are you SOL?

Current chief resident looking for associate positions in California (trained in another state). In my limited experience, surgeons hiring associates in my state provide malpractice insurance in perpetuity, no questions asked, and for a surgeon not to cover it would be unusual. Is this also the...

Hi everyone! With the new CBSE score reports for the July 2022 exam, anyone have any idea how residencies will take this new score calculation? If anybody can offer some insight on the conversion/comparison to old scoring systems it would be much appreciated!

Hi guys, I have a bit of a time crunch for CBSE. Haven't been as productive as I would have liked for the last few months TBH. Im down to 22 days, and want to review only the most high yield stuff/resources. Would it be best to go thru World or to keep watching and memorizing boards and beyonds...

I am a UK dentist looking to move to Canada. I know my chances of getting admission into canadian OMFS programs is next to zero. I was wondering if people who cannot do the full scope of OMFS may be able to attend CE courses and be able to perform limited scope in oral surgery? I really want to...

I am really looking forward to becoming an OMFS, that’s the reason I got into dentistry in the first place. Now I’m in third year and I almost feel like I’ll never make to to OMFS. I was wondering if an OMFS resident at UofToronto could help me navigate through this process? What activities or...

Hello everyone! I have a mild form of deutan(red/green) color blindness. I was wondering if any of you know if oral surgery residencies test for color vision? oral surgery is very competitive, and I don't want to work so hard and spend so much time just to get disqualified because of something...

Is there any chance applications are considered if submitted after the deadline? There are a couple more OMS programs I’d like to submit to now that I’ve gotten my latest paycheck in my measly bank account but I want to make sure I’m not going to be essentially lighting my money on fire and...

Hello all - I pose this question to students, residents, providers, and anyone interested in OMFS. What are some subjects from the world of OMFS that tend to cause confusion and why? Consider topics in trauma, pathology, dentoalveolar, orthognathics, cleft/craniofacial, reconstruction, etc...

What loupe mag do you recommend for oral surgery? I know almost old school surgeons don’t use loupes, but many newer ones wear some. I have 3.5s now, and am wanting to get another pair at student price before graduation. Would it be better to go up (4.5 prisms) or down (2.5 or 3x)? Does anyone...

Starting my non-cat OMS year in July (should Coronavirus allow) - any advice of how to best prepare (suggested texts, articles, advice, etc)? Obviously there will be a big learning curve from dental school extractions to being on-call for trauma. Also... should I be worried about potential lack...

Hi everyone, Mount Sinai health system in new york city is excited to announce to have three non-categorical positions for oral and maxillofacial surgery starting in July 2020. Who qualifies: - completed a GPR1 - interest in OMS what to do Send the CV to [email protected] Feel...

Didn't match and doing a non-cat OMS year. I'm an over thinker and am already thinking of all the possibilities 1) I love it, improve my cbse and match next cycle, 2) I love it, but don't match again, 3) I don't like it like I thought I would, and go to GP work (after completing the 1 year...

Trying to figure out my back up plans if I don't match. Obviously doing an intern year is super helpful in reapplying, but let's say after doing one (or more) you still don't match and you end up going back to general dentistry. I would imagine the intern year could be helpful even then since...

The University of Nebraska Medical Center Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is offering a single non-categorical internship for the 2020-2021 academic year. The responsibilities of the intern will include primary trauma and dentoalveolar call, rotation on the OMFS Head and Neck...

University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) OMFS Tracks: 6-year MD/DMD Track (1 position) 4-year DMD Track (2 positions) 1-year Non-Categorical Internships (5 positions) Department Chair: Michael Miloro DMD, MD, FACS Program Director: Michael Han DMD, FACS Full-Time Attendings: Nicholas Callahan...

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To all my fellow Oral & Maxillofacial maniacs (students, residents, practicing doctors) Main question: If you do poorly on your CBSE and don’t get in first time appplying, would you be more competitive if you do an internship after dental school or if you retake the CBSE and aim for a 70+...

So I have an externship next week for 1 week so I'm a bit limited there with studying time during the day; however, the next test date is August 17th. I have a total of 1830 questions left on Uworld but since I'm focusing on higher yield sections like pathophys, micro, path, immuno, anatomy...

Hello everyone, The Detroit Medical Center OMFS program is seeking one additional non-categorical resident for this coming program year (beginning July 2019) Please email [email protected] for further information and any questions you may have. Thank you

Hi all, New member here. Currently entering D3 year. I took my CBSE in Feb, scored a 65, my class rank is among the top 5% in the class. What are my chances (considering a 3.1 undergrad GPA) for 4 or 6 year programs? Another question I have is, how do they calculate your undergrad GPA, is it...

Hey everyone! I am a Foreign-trained Dentist relocating to USA in a couple of months. I will be starting a Masters program in Orthodontics from a CODA approved school very soon. I do not have a DDS/DMD from any USA or Canadian Dental school. Before starting the program, I have a few questions...

Hello, new to SDN. I'm a little more than 2 years out of dental school and considering going back and pursuing OMFS. It's difficult getting good information about residency when in private practice so I figured I'd start here. I graduated in 2017 top 10 in my class (3.9+ GPA) and was awarded OKU...

Which disposable surgical instruments / tools are used by Dentists and Orthodontists for daily use or Oral Surgery?

Hi all, Anyone know what 6-year programs have the most general surgery in thier curriculum? Which ones award a 2 year gen surg certificate?

Update on Maryland: When I was on the interview trail, it felt like common knowledge that University of Maryland was known for two things: All cancer all the time and being a malignant environment. Having completed my first year of residency at this program, I hope to give you all an accurate...