Curious About the Future of OMFS—Advice for a Dental Student?

[Schindlerelactobaciloma]

Hi everyone,
I’m a dental student hoping to match into OMFS, and I’ve been thinking about where the field is headed.


What do you see as the biggest challenges OMFS will face in the next 10–20 years?
Is the field still growing, or are things shifting?


And for someone like me—just starting out—what’s the best way to prepare for what’s coming?


Would really appreciate any insight or advice. Thanks so much!

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[SuxDrugs&Rocuronium]

Is this @yorta’s second account? OMFS questions nonstop

 

[throwaway20]

Simultaneously providing mod/deep sedation while performing surgery. Long term changes very possible but no immediate changes on the horizon

 

[Colastick]

No one knows but i think all fields of dentistry including omfs are feeling the pinch due to ever high number of new grads, insurance reimbursements not keeping up with inflation, private equity encroachment and rising staff cost.

 

[D1Bound]

Simultaneously providing mod/deep sedation while performing surgery. Long term changes very possible but no immediate changes on the horizon

It will be interesting to see how this develops. OMS has an impeccable track record of safety in anesthesia, but there politics are involved and people want to change their anesthesia model.

 

[somefuturedoc]

No specialty is future proof and it’s impossible to know how they’ll change. Choose OMFS for the love of the game, not based on anonymous people’s opinions. Also if you really want to become an OMFS, I recommend spending all this SDN time on CBSE studying instead.

 

[JacquesVallee]

OMS has an impeccable track record of safety in anesthesia, but there politics involved and people want to change their anesthesia model.

There are a lot of anesthesiologists who are very strongly against it

 

[D1Bound]

There are a lot of anesthesiologists who are very strongly against it

Of course they are. But OMS would argue they are safe and quick with their anesthesia.

 

[JacquesVallee]

Of course they are. But OMS would argue they are safe and quick with their anesthesia.

I know nothing on the safety of it, but I've seen a lot of threads on the anesthesia section of SDN and reddit from anesthesiologists who despise the OMFS anesthesia model. I could certainly see them lobbying to change it.

 

[Allsmiles!]

I know nothing on the safety of it, but I've seen a lot of threads on the anesthesia section of SDN and reddit from anesthesiologists who despise the OMFS anesthesia model. I could certainly see them lobbying to change it.

Safety does matter and OMFS has an excellent track record. This is such a tired argument…anesthesiologist fought against and despise CRNA’s and their current model, how is that going? In reality, I see way more CRNA’s in the hospital than anesthesiologist and CRNA’s are gaining a lot of autonomy outside of the hospital. The least of OMFS worries are what anesthesiologist think…anesthesiologist have no bearing in this matter. Or, at least, as much as they did when they went up against CRNA’s.

 

[Schindlerelactobaciloma]

Is this @yorta’s second account? OMFS questions nonstop

who is yorta? I'm new here. Was he famous?

 

[Schindlerelactobaciloma]

No one knows but i think all fields of dentistry including omfs are feeling the pinch due to ever high number of new grads, insurance reimbursements not keeping up with inflation, private equity encroachment and rising staff cost.

Thank you for the insights!

 

[Schindlerelactobaciloma]

No specialty is future proof and it’s impossible to know how they’ll change. Choose OMFS for the love of the game, not based on anonymous people’s opinions. Also if you really want to become an OMFS, I recommend spending all this SDN time on CBSE studying instead.

You're right, going back to UWorld right now 🫡