Difference Between MD and DDS Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery?

[caffeinemia]

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duh. you said the magic words. plastic.surgeon.

(im totally kidding btw. heh)

New worst movie idea ever - Asian dentist with parents angsty for grandkid meets prs resident on crappy premed forun.

 

[fancymylotus]

New worst movie idea ever - Asian dentist with parents angsty for grandkid meets prs resident on crappy premed forun.

This is so funny for so many reasons, but I think youre a relative new person to the forums so I'll keep my mouth shut 🙂

And yeah, my Indian parents would probably freak the **** out.

 

[caffeinemia]

Ive been here a long time lady. I know wuts up, but easy rotation means lots of downtime to laugh at premed problems

 

[fancymylotus]

Ive been here a long time lady. I know wuts up, but easy rotation means lots of downtime to laugh at premed problems

as long as you arent laughing at me, we're okay. however, i will continue to laugh at you for loving chicago 😀

 

[caffeinemia]

2 words: Devon . Yummmm.

 

[fancymylotus]

2 words: Devon . Yummmm.

traitor, get with the program. youre a new yorker now. ny > chi

 

[Sublimazing]

Dental residencies do.

We're talking about OMFS. Thanks.

 

[Winged Scapula]

We're talking about OMFS. Thanks.

No need to be rude about it. Thanks.

 

[charmiedermie]

these shoe photos make some of us highly uncomfortable for the wrong reasons.

Lol. Why?

 

[caffeinemia]

My lawyer and physician told me to not to discuss it any further. I am to take deeeep breaths and thinking calming thoughts. Deep breaths. Calming thoughts.

 

[fancymylotus]

 

[jeffk805dent]

traitor, get with the program. youre a new yorker now. ny > chi

San Diego/San Francisco > NY > Chicago. END OF DISCUSSION.

 

[fancymylotus]

San Diego/San Francisco > NY > Chicago. END OF DISCUSSION.

Oh great, another CA person. We are officially not friends

 

[caffeinemia]

Oh great, another CA person. We are officially not friends

LOL. I love Cali. but for now New York will have to suffice.

 

[fancymylotus]

Snooze. Everyone should leave my concrete jungle and stop complaining. More pizza for fancy! 😀

 

[fab4fan]

gag. the breezy city sucks. its cute that it thinks its a real city though.and their sports teams can kick rocks. along with their poor excuse for "pizza"

RAGE

Deep dish is not pizza, it's a casserole. If pizza isn't NY style, don't even bother.

 

[fancymylotus]

Deep dish is not pizza, it's a casserole. If pizza isn't NY style, don't even bother.

YAS


I like you.

 

[caffeinemia]

YAS


I like you.

If you like her/him so much why don't you marry her/him? And serve pizza at yo wedding.

 

[fancymylotus]

If you like her/him so much why don't you marry her/him? And serve pizza at yo wedding.

I already have one SDN man. Don't need another, silly

 

[jeffk805dent]

Oh great, another CA person. We are officially not friends

a CA person stuck in AZ. Why are all the best cities in the US have the stupidest politics?


to get back on topic:
MD-oral surgery: 6 years, more experience in other fields of medicine, more geared towards academic hospitals

DDS-oral surgery: 4 years, more geared towards private practice since you're out earlier

both make good money, I dont think I've ever seen a non-MD oral surgeon get paid significantly less. Then again I'm a general dentist and not an oral surgeon. That one CMistry guy is an oral surgeon I believe, you can PM him for more details

 

[jeffk805dent]

pizza sucks in general. The only italian foods I like are gelato and tiramisu. You know sugary foods are good when even dentists like them.

 

[caffeinemia]

pizza sucks in general. The only italian foods I like are gelato and tiramisu. You know sugary foods are good when even dentists like them.

umm.. osso bucco; risotto; and pastas all day long. Bury me in a mound of carbs and cream.

 

[fancymylotus]

umm.. osso bucco; risotto; and pastas all day long. Bury me in a mound of carbs and cream.

Oh man, I think you're my new favorite 🙂

 

[DocVaquero]

Oh man, I think you're my new favorite 🙂

🙁

 

[fancymylotus]

a CA person stuck in AZ. Why all the best cities in the US stuck with the stupidest politics?


to get back on topic:
MD-oral surgery: 6 years, more experience in other fields of medicine, more geared towards academic hospitals

DDS-oral surgery: 4 years, more geared towards private practice since you're out earlier

both make good money, I dont think I've ever seen a non-MD oral surgeon get paid significantly less. Then again I'm a general dentist and not an oral surgeon. That one CMistry guy is an oral surgeon I believe, you can PM him for more details

F the zillion years of residency. I quite enjoy my life

 

[fancymylotus]

🙁

Oh ****. You're still my fave cutie pie 🙂

 

[caffeinemia]

Haha. I'm just a fatty. No one could fave this fatty. He is too much for one person!

 

[fancymylotus]

Haha. I'm just a fatty. No one could fave this fatty. He is too much for one person!

Yeah plus @NilocDent is ridiculously adorable. So there's no competition 😛

 

[fab4fan]

If you like her/him so much why don't you marry her/him? And serve pizza at yo wedding.

I'm a "she," and I have a hunch that fancy doesn't roll that way. (Nor do I.) Thanks for the laugh, though. I haven't heard that one since I was like 8 years old.

 

[PikminOC]

Nope. Residencies don't charge tuition.

Wrong. In dentistry, it is common to pay for fellowships/residency like orthodontics etc.

 

[jeffk805dent]

Wrong. In dentistry, it is common to pay for fellowships/residency like orthodontics etc.

This is true. AEGD/GPR give you a $40k-$50k stipend. Oral Surgery residencies also give you a $40k-$55k stipend.

However the majority of non-GPR/Oral Surgery residencies require you to pay tuition while attaining doing a residency program

Specialists in dentistry are often asked why they charge so much, the hefty tuition in residency is part of a reason why.

edit: I think sublimizing was referring to the OMFS residencies that dont charge tuition, in which he is correct in the first place

 

[Sublimazing]

Wrong. In dentistry, it is common to pay for fellowships/residency like orthodontics etc.

Thanks grover. As stated above, I was referring to OMFS, which I would have thought to be obvious from both the title of the thread and the fact that the person I was talking to referenced an OMFS program specifically... Additionally, the term resident refers to someone who does hospital based advanced training...and really only applies to MD/DOs...the fact that some dental education programs have misappropriated the word doesn't make their usage correct. There are only limited dental advanced education programs that are solely hospital based. All of these programs pay a tuition. Now let's stop being snippy and get back to what matters...crushing student debt.

 

[fancymylotus]

Thanks grover. As stated above, I was referring to OMFS, which I would have thought to be obvious from both the title of the thread and the fact that the person I was talking to referenced an OMFS program specifically... Additionally, the term resident refers to someone who does hospital based advanced training...and really only applies to MD/DOs...the fact that some dental education programs have misappropriated the word doesn't make their usage correct. There are only limited dental advanced education programs that are solely hospital based. All of these programs pay a tuition. Now let's stop being snippy and get back to what matters...crushing student debt.

Snooze.