Advice on OMFS - low stats

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Hi, I'm in my last year of dental school and realized I really want to do OMFS.

So, I have a dental office waiting for me when I graduate and I thought I would just graduate and that would be it but I keep getting the nagging feeling that if I don't pursue OMFS, I'll regret it my whole life.

Just to put it out there, my stats are low and I just barely passed NBDE part 1. However, finances aren't an issue and I don't care how many years I have to put into this to achieve this goal.

Any tips on where I can start? I was recommended an internship but I think I'm going to need a little more than that. I was also told about a 2 year anesthesiology residency. Not sure if there are dental students who've traversed this path before.
 
jDDS said:
Hi, I'm in my last year of dental school and realized I really want to do OMFS.

So, I have a dental office waiting for me when I graduate and I thought I would just graduate and that would be it but I keep getting the nagging feeling that if I don't pursue OMFS, I'll regret it my whole life.

Just to put it out there, my stats are low and I just barely passed NBDE part 1. However, finances aren't an issue and I don't care how many years I have to put into this to achieve this goal.

Any tips on where I can start? I was recommended an internship but I think I'm going to need a little more than that. I was also told about a 2 year anesthesiology residency. Not sure if there are dental students who've traversed this path before.
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Hi,
Many have... they try to improve their CV... Anesthesiology either a 1 year or 2 year program is good. An OMFS internship of 1 year is also a good option. Another option would be a GPR/AEGD. An AEGD will not give you the hospital experience, but a good GPR with OR cases, a lot of oral surgery and medically compromised will help. Most of my GPR's who wanted OMFS have gotten in, some needed an internship after the GPR.

Don't give up.
 
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