Buffalo OMFS program closing.

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Don’t find this surprising at the least.

sdm-faculty-list on behalf of School Of Dental Medicine


To: sdm-faculty-list


Thu 4/30/2026 8:25 AM


...


SDM Faculty and Staff,


The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency program will close at the conclusion of this program academic year.


Residents were informed this morning and will be working with SDM and OMFS program leadership regarding next


steps.


I appreciate our faculty and staff's dedication to this program and continued support of our residents during this transition. More information about ongoing DDS program support will follow.


Sincerely,


Marcelo Araujo, Dean


School of Dental Medicine

 

[OSrez]

What about the fellowship?

 

[carabelliscusp]

What happens to the residents?

 

[The Kube of Kubes]

So is this legit? Thought this would have turned into a bigger discussion.

 

[White_Sponge_Nevus]

So is this legit? Thought this would have turned into a bigger discussion.

I'm sure a lot of people are afraid to talk for resk of being identified, also there has been discussion of the program circling the drain for some time now so it's not like it's a surprise to people.

I always wonder what happens to patients in situations like this. Plastics and ENT can absorb a lot of the hospital stuff, but the dentoalveolar need for ASA III and IV patients and those on Medicaid in a metro area the size of Buffalo doesn't really get filled by anyone else. It's sad. Residencies area pretty social safety net in healthcare.

 

[White_Sponge_Nevus]

What happens to the residents?

Similar to the Hahnemman Hospital (Drexel OMFS) and Medical College of Wisconsin closures, residents strike out on their own to find a spot at another program. If they are unable to find a spot, CODA looks at the case volume/open positions of other programs and see where they could fit in, potentially forcing busier programs to take on another resident.

The current situation with an abnormally high number of "free agents" who have been dismissed from/left certain programs makes for an interesting landscape. I'm sure programs with high volume and open spots (UAB) will end up taking some of the displaced Buffalo residents.

I feel bad for everyone involved. What a nightmare. Bad if you're single with no financial/emotional support, even worse if you have to uproot your family to finish training elsewhere

 

[OSgal]

still dont understand why they took someone for a 4-year path in Nov 2025 if **** was going down. Mind you the 4-year path was not even disclosed anywhere (PASS or website) when the person got in Buffalo OMFS for it. Too many questions.
I feel very very bad for the residents and the "incoming" PGY-1s.

 

[Pralk Nekorf]

still dont understand why they took someone for a 4-year path in Nov 2025 if **** was going down. Mind you the 4-year path was not even disclosed anywhere (PASS or website) when the person got in Buffalo OMFS for it. Too many questions.
I feel very very bad for the residents and the "incoming" PGY-1s.

Buffalo doesnt have rules