GPR With Oral Surgery

[xkurkox]

Ive heard that a GPR program at a hospital with an OMFS program get less OMFS experience. Are you exposed to more surgery when there are no OMFS residents on site. How true is this?

Thanks

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[shabu2]

Ive heard that a GPR program at a hospital with an OMFS program get less OMFS experience. Are you exposed to more surgery when there are no OMFS residents on site. How true is this?

Thanks

Depends on the OMFS program. There are programs that are super busy, and the OMFS residents don't mind a little help at the end of the day with clinic. There are others that do a lot less.

 

[Bifid Uvula]

Depends where you go. Many GPR programs affiliated with Oral Surgery can be great experiences, because you might even spend "official rotations" on Oral Surgery where your duties and expectations for that rotation period are the same as those of the 1st year resident.

I believe its a greater bennefit to have them as part of your program, because you will have the opportunity to be exposed to a greater # of cases. Some people say there is a lot of annemosity between the OMFS and GPR residents, but I think that is mostly a "personal issue." If you are a good GPR resident, do what is expected of you, and show some initiative and a strong work ethic, then you will gain alliances from the OMFS residents and OMFS attendings.

 

[setdoc7]

My GPR program is affiliated with an OMFS program. The residents do an official 1 month rotation on OMFS and the spend another 4 weeks during the year there. They get to do a lot of difficult cases and sedations under the supervision of the attendings, and see far more pathology than they would in the GP clinic. Most come off the first month rotation with a lot more confidence. Also, they get to participate in implant placement and management of our in house patients more hands on. There seems to be more comradiery with the GPRs and OMFS residents after the rotation, although this is often personality based.

 

[drhobie7]

Fresno is an interesting place to do a GPR because the OMS dept covers all facial trauma, there is no plastics or ENT. I think in this case you get a great experience in surgery as a GPR because there's more than enough to go around.

 

[north2southOMFS]

i think at our program the interns may collectively donate their left nuts to have some GPR students take some of the dentoalveolar load off their backs. They would also appreciate the help on call. And they'd let you wire as many mandibles as your heart desires.