**Official 2025 OMFS PASS/Interviews/Match/Non-Match**

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I had ~10 interviews. When should I start reaching out to programs for a non-cat position? After match day?
 
omgomfs said:
Do you take your non cats?
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We are definitely open to that! One of our current residents was the non-categorical here, and historically the people that actually pursued a career in OMFS were able to Match.
 
Time for the annual bedtime post—may your dreams be peaceful and your luck fully charged for the morning showdown!

Match Eve poem by Mrs. Scarn

tWas the night before match day and all through the house
Not an applicant was sleeping, not even their spouse.
All the rank lists were numbered, submitted with care,
in the hopes that school "number one" soon would be theirs.

Hopefuls everywhere nestled snug in their beds,
while visions of third molars danced in their heads.
And me in my scrubs, i turned off the light,
and settled myself in for the world's longest night.

When from my iPhone there came such a clatter,
i sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the charger I ran in a dash; the screen came alive in a brilliant white flash.

The box on the screen blinked to notify me
It had just received an email that I needed to see.
And what to my wondering eyes should appear
but a subject line saying omfs match finally here!

In a rush of adrenaline, my patience was gone.
I'm done with this waiting, let the match bring it on!
As true as sdn my confidence came, and I whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!

Now parkland! Now, Vanderbilt! Now, San Antonio or Unc!
On, Baylor! On, Oregon! On, Florida or Kentucky!
To my life's next six years! Now don't make me wait!
Now bring it on! Tell me! Show me my fate!

As if in slow motion, the email opened up.
My eyes scanned the page, my fingers crossed for luck.
In confusion I searched, come on, what's the catch?
And then, in awful clarity, the words, "you did not match".

My body went limp, eyes rolled back in my head.
My life flashed before my eyes. I fell back on the bed.
My throat was closing in! My lungs found no air!
My hands clawed my throat, and ripped out my hair!

This just couldn't be right! Was my mind playing tricks?
Could I really go on? Add another year to six?!
What had I done wrong? What qualities did I lack?
I must run far away and never come back!

"No, no!" moaned my voice in an unearthly tone.
I was ruined, defeated... The match had won!
I writhed in my misery, sweat soaking my scrubs.
I pled for some assistance, some help from above!

I opened my eyes to a glimmer of light, the clock on my nightstand showing midnight.
I bolted up straight, and off the bed I fell.
Somehow I had slept-and dreamed myself into hell!

I gasped for a breath, I reached for my phone.
No new messages! The email from hades was gone!
I laugh in hysterics, I feel I could dance! My fate yet undecided! I have another chance!

The night is still young. Several hours remain,
enough for at least 10 more nightmares of the same.
My pulse starts to slow, my head is finally clear.
There's still 6 dreaded hours until match day is here!
 
Lisa Cuddy said:
Time for the annual bedtime post—may your dreams be peaceful and your luck fully charged for the morning showdown!

Match Eve poem by Mrs. Scarn

tWas the night before match day and all through the house
Not an applicant was sleeping, not even their spouse.
All the rank lists were numbered, submitted with care,
in the hopes that school "number one" soon would be theirs.

Hopefuls everywhere nestled snug in their beds,
while visions of third molars danced in their heads.
And me in my scrubs, i turned off the light,
and settled myself in for the world's longest night.

When from my iPhone there came such a clatter,
i sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the charger I ran in a dash; the screen came alive in a brilliant white flash.

The box on the screen blinked to notify me
It had just received an email that I needed to see.
And what to my wondering eyes should appear
but a subject line saying omfs match finally here!

In a rush of adrenaline, my patience was gone.
I'm done with this waiting, let the match bring it on!
As true as sdn my confidence came, and I whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!

Now parkland! Now, Vanderbilt! Now, San Antonio or Unc!
On, Baylor! On, Oregon! On, Florida or Kentucky!
To my life's next six years! Now don't make me wait!
Now bring it on! Tell me! Show me my fate!

As if in slow motion, the email opened up.
My eyes scanned the page, my fingers crossed for luck.
In confusion I searched, come on, what's the catch?
And then, in awful clarity, the words, "you did not match".

My body went limp, eyes rolled back in my head.
My life flashed before my eyes. I fell back on the bed.
My throat was closing in! My lungs found no air!
My hands clawed my throat, and ripped out my hair!

This just couldn't be right! Was my mind playing tricks?
Could I really go on? Add another year to six?!
What had I done wrong? What qualities did I lack?
I must run far away and never come back!

"No, no!" moaned my voice in an unearthly tone.
I was ruined, defeated... The match had won!
I writhed in my misery, sweat soaking my scrubs.
I pled for some assistance, some help from above!

I opened my eyes to a glimmer of light, the clock on my nightstand showing midnight.
I bolted up straight, and off the bed I fell.
Somehow I had slept-and dreamed myself into hell!

I gasped for a breath, I reached for my phone.
No new messages! The email from hades was gone!
I laugh in hysterics, I feel I could dance! My fate yet undecided! I have another chance!

The night is still young. Several hours remain,
enough for at least 10 more nightmares of the same.
My pulse starts to slow, my head is finally clear.
There's still 6 dreaded hours until match day is here!
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Bro it’s 8am
 
Praying last few hours. Will the non match program list be out tomorrow?
 
DENVER HEALTH Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Non-Categorical Opportunity 2025-2026

Denver Health, the original “knives and guns club”, is a Level 1 Trauma Center situated in the heart of downtown Denver. Our OMFS clinic is newly constructed and state of the art with beautiful views of the Rocky Mountains from the operatories. DH a mission driven safety net hospital with a goal of providing excellent care to all patients; we pride ourselves on our culture and strive to constantly improve. The scope of our program includes trauma (full face), dentoalveolar, non-malignant pathology & reconstruction, TMJ, orthognathic and trigeminal nerve repair.
Non-categorical responsibilities are equivalent to our PGY1 residents: staffing our busy out-patient dentoalveolar clinic, managing inpatients and taking primary call. Non-cats will have access to our new 3D printing lab and have opportunity to work on multidisciplinary research projects including in-house 3D surgical guides for trauma reconstruction. This one-year experience will give you the confidence and skills to take on any OMFS residency.

PERKS:
-Primary call at a single hospital; call can be taken from home. Power weekends ensure time to travel (or ski!) on off weekends
- There will be protected time for CBSE studying and elective time for research in our 3D printing lab PLUS paid vacation
-Mentorship: attendings will pour into you, helping to shape you into an incredible OMFS residency candidate…your success is our success

STIPEND: $67,600

Program Director:
Dr. Sara Hinds Anderson
Email: [email protected]

Program Coordinator:
Daisy Flores
Email: [email protected]
Phone:303-602-8241
 
HarveyDentist2019 said:
Gotta love that MGH went unmatched 2 for 3 🤣 finally people starting to realize that the Harvard MD doesn't mean **** in OMFS and how bad of a program our school really is, love it. The masses are woke!
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Can you post the unmatched list?
 
Post match positions



FL, Jacksonville

University of Florida Health - Jacksonville

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 122312 Positions: 1



GA, Atlanta

Emory University

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 111212 Positions: 2

LA, Shreveport

Louisiana State University- Shreveport

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 122211 Positions: 1

MA, Boston

Massachusetts General Hospital

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 117511 Positions: 2

MD, Baltimore

University of Maryland

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 112311 Positions: 2

MI, Warren

Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 117811 Positions: 2

MO, Kansas City

University of Missouri/Truman Medical Center

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 113111 Positions: 1

NC, Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 113911 Positions: 1

NY, Buffalo

State University of New York at Buffalo

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 113611 Positions: 1

NY, New Hyde Park

Long Island Jewish Medical Center

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 119211 Positions: 1

NY, New York

Harlem Hospital Center

OMS-4 YR

Code: 119311 Positions: 1



NY, New York

Mount Sinai/Jacobi/Einstein College of Med

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 115111 Positions: 1

OH, Cleveland

Case Western Reserve University

OMS-5 YR-MD REQD

Code: 114011 Positions: 2

TN, Knoxville

University of Tennessee Med Ctr - Knoxville

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 121112 Positions: 2

TN, Nashville

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 121211 Positions: 1
 
HoyaDent said:
Post match positions



FL, Jacksonville

University of Florida Health - Jacksonville

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 122312 Positions: 1



GA, Atlanta

Emory University

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 111212 Positions: 2

LA, Shreveport

Louisiana State University- Shreveport

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 122211 Positions: 1

MA, Boston

Massachusetts General Hospital

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 117511 Positions: 2

MD, Baltimore

University of Maryland

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 112311 Positions: 2

MI, Warren

Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 117811 Positions: 2

MO, Kansas City

University of Missouri/Truman Medical Center

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 113111 Positions: 1

NC, Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 113911 Positions: 1

NY, Buffalo

State University of New York at Buffalo

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 113611 Positions: 1

NY, New Hyde Park

Long Island Jewish Medical Center

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 119211 Positions: 1

NY, New York

Harlem Hospital Center

OMS-4 YR

Code: 119311 Positions: 1



NY, New York

Mount Sinai/Jacobi/Einstein College of Med

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 115111 Positions: 1

OH, Cleveland

Case Western Reserve University

OMS-5 YR-MD REQD

Code: 114011 Positions: 2

TN, Knoxville

University of Tennessee Med Ctr - Knoxville

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 121112 Positions: 2

TN, Nashville

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

OMS-6 YR-MD REQD

Code: 121211 Positions: 1
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knowing this website, i am sure this list will be responded to with logic and reason
Thanks for sharing!
 
Wahoowah said:
Sorry you didn’t get an interview
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Actually most of us that interviewed ranked it 10-15+ 🙂hence.... 2/3 unmatched my friend. Just tired of this narrative within ivy league dental students that choose to go to programs based on clout and school name and not actual clinical experience. But hey, to each their own I will agree.
 
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hey! If any of you know of programs looking for non-categorical interns at this time, please post them
 
Think Case just got unlucky. A lot of people on the trail had them high but not 1. Think they also are more selective they didn’t rank enough of their interviewees. Those spots will fill quick
 
Condylotomy said:
Think Case just got unlucky. A lot of people on the trail had them high but not 1. Think they also are more selective they didn’t rank enough of their interviewees. Those spots will fill quick
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I was shocked. Have you guys heard of anything negative about Case that would’ve chased people away?

I think you’re right that a lot of applicants had us near the top of their list (spoke with a couple who had us #2 or #3), but those applicants were lucky enough to match at their #1.

And my guess is that we probably didn’t rank enough of the people we interviewed, but idk 🤷‍♂️ we (the residents) aren’t involved with the rank list, so I’m not sure what happened.

If you went unmatched and have a good CBSE score, definitely get in touch with Case. We have a good group of residents and a great program setup.
 
2 years in a row with a lot of unmatched spots. Why is that? Is it program specific? The interview/rank process?
 
Most people at the interview really liked Case, I haven’t heard anything negative. I also know some people that ranked Case #1 or 2 but didn’t get ranked apparently 🤷‍♂️
 
Ivy.ch said:
I was shocked. Have you guys heard of anything negative about Case that would’ve chased people away?

I think you’re right that a lot of applicants had us near the top of their list (spoke with a couple who had us #2 or #3), but those applicants were lucky enough to match at their #1.

And my guess is that we probably didn’t rank enough of the people we interviewed, but idk 🤷‍♂️ we (the residents) aren’t involved with the rank list, so I’m not sure what happened.

If you went unmatched and have a good CBSE score, definitely get in touch with Case. We have a good group of residents and a great program setup.
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There seems to be a trend of programs not ranking enough of the people who interviewed, expecting that since they’ve been successful in the past that they can be picky with their rank lists. Many great programs over the last few years with unfilled spots that don’t make sense.

It’s also very apparent that most of the unfilled spots in past year belong to MD-integrated programs. The obvious factors being cost, length of training, and medical school selectivity, but this is also something that needs to be addressed. These are a fantastic set of programs that believe in OMF surgeons having a broader medical knowledge, yet are not successfully filling their spots in the match.

It’s frankly sad that we have such an unbelievable specialty, plenty of interest with hundreds of applicants, and yet every year programs are stunned when it seems like no one wanted to match to them. The interest is there - program chairs just need to critically reevaluate their interviewing and ranking strategies (in addition to the separate issue of medical schools reducing the burden of cost of attendence).
 
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Life of Pablo said:
I mean dude you just posted all of these things about your program right before rank lists were due:


I don’t think this is helping with attracting applicants lol. No offense.

If I read those things as an applicant, I would be hesitant to rank Case #1.
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In addition that PD is barely there, and the rest of week, he is devoted to his private practice that he takes his resident there to help him, “ cosmetic rotation” he says! I say it is free labor!
everyone thought 5 years is a good thing yet you end up with 32 months of OS! Idk how good is that.
 
Ancient_amalgamator said:
In addition that PD is barely there, and the rest of week, he is devoted to his private practice that he takes his resident there to help him, “ cosmetic rotation” he says! I say it is free labor!
everyone thought 5 years is a good thing yet you end up with 32 months of OS! Idk how good is that.
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Michigan is 31 months lol, we train exceptional surgeons half of whom go onto fellowship and become leaders in the field. It’s about quality of training and who your teachers are, not quantity
 
GimmeTheScalpel said:
Michigan is 31 months lol, we train exceptional surgeons half of whom go onto fellowship and become leaders in the field. It’s about quality of training and who your teachers are, not quantitymi
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Leaders in the field, historically, yes! I will leave it at that
 
GimmeTheScalpel said:
Michigan is 31 months lol, we train exceptional surgeons half of whom go onto fellowship and become leaders in the field. It’s about quality of training and who your teachers are, not quantity
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Or 41 months of med school/ gen surgery before doing plastic ?
 
Oof ⬆️…with that all said. I do know Case medical school is very, very expensive. I’m paying 27k for 2 years of med school (the program pays for the majority of the costs) and get a partial stipend while in med school. I really hope more programs consider doing something like this. One other thing to consider, Case does not pay there non-cats…I don’t know…that bothers me…,in my mind, it’s wrong that a program would do that…non-cat folks are still part of the team. I interpret that a certain way maybe others might too. There are programs out there that have a great culture, great training, and pay/help offset costs. I never see these types of programs going unfilled.
 
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trynabeadentist said:
There seems to be a trend of programs not ranking enough of the people who interviewed, expecting that since they’ve been successful in the past that they can be picky with their rank lists. Many great programs over the last few years with unfilled spots that don’t make sense.

It’s also very apparent that most of the unfilled spots in past year belong to MD-integrated programs. The obvious factors being cost, length of training, and medical school selectivity, but this is also something that needs to be addressed. These are a fantastic set of programs that believe in OMF surgeons having a broader medical knowledge, yet are not successfully filling their spots in the match.

It’s frankly sad that we have such an unbelievable specialty, plenty of interest with hundreds of applicants, and yet every year programs are stunned when it seems like no one wanted to match to them. The interest is there - program chairs just need to critically reevaluate their interviewing and ranking strategies (in addition to the separate issue of medical schools reducing the burden of cost of attendence).
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I definitely agree with what's said here. As an applicant that interviewed at some of these unmatched programs, I felt that my interviewee peer pool was way too small at some of the programs that went unmatched.

1) These programs were too selective with who they were inviting to the interview. Math is simple-- invite more people to the interview, and make sure the applicants get a good vibe for the program from the residents/attendings that day + post-interview communication. Myself and other applicants have ranked programs lower from lack of post-interview communication/replies to thank-you emails. It may seem petty but the fact that some applicants took note of that and had it reflect in their rank list, and then those programs going unmatched...

2) 6 year MD integrated programs - applicants have to take into consideration the opportunity cost of 2 years + med school tuition. Dental education cost is exorbitant at this point, and that's just the reality that we face. Some programs that unmatched have residents paying for more tuition than the actual time they're in med school for.. we're not going to pay for something we're not buying. Simple as that.
 
[mention]Life of Pablo [/mention]

I think he was just talking about general OMFS/hospital residency life. I can attest that alot of what Ivy says is true, just not to the degree of completely hopelessness. I imagine med school tuition and poor ranking strategy by decision makers is driving this
 
Allsmiles! said:
Oof ⬆️…with that all said. I do know Case medical school is very, very expensive. I’m paying 27k for 2 years of med school (the program pays for the majority of the costs) and get a partial stipend while in med school. I really hope more programs consider doing something like this. One other thing to consider, Case does not pay there non-cats…I don’t know…that bothers me…,in my mind, it’s wrong that a program would do that…non-cat folks are still part of the team. I interpret that a certain way maybe others might too. There are programs out there that have a great culture, great training, and pay/help offset costs. I never see these types of programs going unfilled.
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Can you name programs that are great on culture, training, and help offset the cost? I know few west cost programs, but not sure of east coast, and southern programs.
 
Ancient_amalgamator said:
In addition that PD is barely there, and the rest of week, he is devoted to his private practice that he takes his resident there to help him, “ cosmetic rotation” he says! I say it is free labor!
everyone thought 5 years is a good thing yet you end up with 32 months of OS! Idk how good is that.
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PD 🙂 The chair and the faculties are aware of him being hardly there. Still his expectation on CBSE and USMLE Step 1 is insane.
 
Rchieng said:
Can you name programs that are great on culture, training, and help offset the cost? I know few west cost programs, but not sure of east coast, and southern programs.
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Texas A&M. We are paid all 6 years. Med school tuition is only 18K. No ENT/Plastics residencies so we get great training as well. One of our interns already has over 100 sedations.

I think all Texas programs (and southern programs in general) have affordable medical schools and get good training. Can’t comment on their culture though.
 
[QUOTE="Life of Pablo, post: sedations.

I think all Texas programs (and southern programs in general) have affordable medical schools and get good training. Can’t comment on their culture though.[/QUOTE]

Damn no ENT/Plastics in Dallas? That’s impressive
 
Life of Pablo said:
Texas A&M. We are paid all 6 years. Med school tuition is only 18K. No ENT/Plastics residencies so we get great training as well. One of our interns already has over 100 sedations.

I think all Texas programs (and southern programs in general) have affordable medical schools and get good training. Can’t comment on their culture though.
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Wow!!
 
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Life of Pablo said:
Texas A&M. We are paid all 6 years. Med school tuition is only 18K. No ENT/Plastics residencies so we get great training as well. One of our interns already has over 100 sedations.

I think all Texas programs (and southern programs in general) have affordable medical schools and get good training. Can’t comment on their culture though.
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But wasn’t he a non cat?
 
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