can anyone explain me how to become an oral surgeon?

[skazyjae]

I researched about it on google, but i couldn't really pull anything out from there. So, to become an oral surgeon, do I apply for the program straight from undergrad? or is it just one of the residencies that I have to apply for after finishing dental school??
and if they pull people straight from undergrad, is it competitive? gpa? dat score?

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[Jackson-Ave-Dental]

I researched about it on google, but i couldn't really pull anything out from there. So, to become an oral surgeon, do I apply for the program straight from undergrad? or is it just one of the residencies that I have to apply for after finishing dental school??
and if they pull people straight from undergrad, is it competitive? gpa? dat score?

So, why dentistry Mr. skazyjae?

 

[polola55]

I researched about it on google, but i couldn't really pull anything out from there. So, to become an oral surgeon, do I apply for the program straight from undergrad? or is it just one of the residencies that I have to apply for after finishing dental school??
and if they pull people straight from undergrad, is it competitive? gpa? dat score?

The second sentence gave me a good laugh . You cannot apply to an oral surgery program straight from undergrad. You need to go to dental school and graduate with a dental degree first. Then, you apply to get into oral surgery specialty program. After the 3 year post-doctoral program, then you are an official board certified oral surgeon.

 

[HoustonDAT]

Step 1: Get into dental school

Step 2: Crush dental school (top 10% rank, great letters of rec, ECs, research, etc.)

Step 3: Crush NBME (since dental boards are going P/F, this is most likely the new test for admission to OMS programs[according to AAOMS])

Step 4: Do lots of OMS externships

Step 5: Apply to OMS residencies

Step 6: Gain admission to an OMS residency

Step 7: Go through hell

Step 8: Become OMS

Easy

 

[HoustonDAT]

The second sentence gave me a good laugh . You cannot apply to an oral surgery program straight from undergrad. You need to go to dental school and graduate with a dental degree first. Then, you apply to get into oral surgery specialty program. After the 3 year post-doctoral program, then you are an official board certified oral surgeon.

Your last sentence gave me a good laugh. 3 years ??! Try 4+. 6 if you want the MD.

 

[tayloreve]

Step 1: Get into dental school

Step 2: Crush dental school (top 10% rank, great letters of rec, ECs, research, etc.)

Step 3: Crush NBME (since dental boards are going P/F, this is most likely the new test for admission to OMS programs[according to AAOMS])

Step 4: Do lots of OMS externships

Step 5: Apply to OMS residencies

Step 6: Gain admission to an OMS residency

Step 7: Go through hell

Step 8: Become OMS

Easy

Yup, and half your life will be gone by the time you graduate.

 

[polola55]

Your last sentence gave me a good laugh. 3 years ??! Try 4+. 6 if you want the MD.

Yea OMFS w/ medical degree is 4+ years. Because the kid didnt mention MD, I assumed he meant the single degree one.

 

[HoustonDAT]

Yea OMFS w/ medical degree is 4+ years. Because the kid didnt mention MD, I assumed he meant the single degree one.

Incorrect. Where are you getting your information?

Single Degree - 4 years

Dual Degree - 6 years

 

[polola55]

Incorrect. Where are you getting your information?

Single Degree - 4 years

Dual Degree - 6 years

Keep messing up on those numbers. 🙁 Yea, you're right!

 

[Double Bonded]

Step 3: Crush NBME (since dental boards are going P/F, this is most likely the new test for admission to OMS programs[according to AAOMS])

Wait do you mean like USMLE Step 1? Do dental schools (in general) even prepare students for that test?

 

[AlbinoPolarBear]

Incorrect. Where are you getting your information?

I'd like to know this as well 😛

OP: Maybe this youtube video will give you some insight on oral surgery.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReJ3sYGPU90

Better yet, you should shadow an oral surgeon for a week and ask them tons of questions.

 

[HoustonDAT]

Wait do you mean like USMLE Step 1? Do dental schools (in general) even prepare students for that test?

No I mean NBME exam. Of course dental schools don't prepare students to take a NBME. But I wouldn't be surprised if students from dental schools that took the first 1-2 years of didactics with med students (i.e. Harvard, Columbia, Uconn, etc.) to have a slight advantage.

 

[katwoman1688]

Get into dental school be the top 5-10% of your class, show up from your first year in the OMFS clinics, do externship, research, network, do really well on boards...Its a long process - 4 years dental school, and another 4 of omfs with residency requirements included etc. Especially nowadays where people want to get an MD DDS for omfs (dual degree programs), its even longer!

 

[mr24]

first step: learn how write complete sentence

 

[yappy]

Makes me wonder why anyone would want to do this. I shadowed a OS and he seemed to have the same sentiment that alot of newly minted DDS & MD's have towards successful business and engineering grads. He expressed that even though he was doing "okay" (his words) he felt that other people who went straight into working as a dentist or into shorter residencies have passed him up.

So I guess i'm trying to say... is OS to general dentistry as highly-paid-4 year-degree to professional school?

 

[Baker2010]

So, why dentistry Mr. skazyjae?

Haha

 

[Baker2010]

So, why dentistry Mr. skazyjae?

Haha

 

[UltimateHombre]

No I mean NBME exam. Of course dental schools don't prepare students to take a NBME. But I wouldn't be surprised if students from dental schools that took the first 1-2 years of didactics with med students (i.e. Harvard, Columbia, Uconn, etc.) to have a slight advantage.

Houston is correct. Check out this thread....

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=768261

 

[dmdluffy]

first step, cut a hole in the box

 

[mr24]

first step, cut a hole in the box

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[Jackson-Ave-Dental]

Wait do you mean like USMLE Step 1? Do dental schools (in general) even prepare students for that test?

There are a handful of schools, which boast about their ridiculously high specialization rate along with a medically integrated curriculum... 😛

 

[tayloreve]

first step, cut a hole in the box

step two....? 😀

 

[321931]

I researched about it on google, but i couldn't really pull anything out from there. So, to become an oral surgeon, do I apply for the program straight from undergrad? or is it just one of the residencies that I have to apply for after finishing dental school??
and if they pull people straight from undergrad, is it competitive? gpa? dat score?

I wouldn't go into Dentistry with the intent of ONLY OMFS. It's ridiculously tough, extremely competitive, and a long arduous process. I would think it's similar to going from College B-ball to NBA B-ball.

Go into Dentistry knowing you could be satisfied as a General Dentist. It's hard enough to specialize when you are competing with the best. It's even harder when you're going for one of the hardest specialties that the profession has to offer.

 

[Bereno]

Sell your soul to the Devil... I'm sure you could work a deal out 😎

 

[UltimateHombre]

step two....? 😀

Step three... make her open the box...

 

[UCLAzy]

step 4: ?????????
step 5: PROFIT

lolwut?

 

[dmdluffy]

step 4: ?????????
step 5: PROFIT

lolwut?

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