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I agree with the variability, depending on your region that you plan to practice. More rural areas, if you obtain hospital privileges (and you should) may require you to take more call. Metropolitan areas tend to have more physicians sharing the call. I would say from experience, if you can afford to take it, and you enjoy trauma, take it. If for anything, your face will be seen at your local ED and this is great for your practice from a marketing standpoint, secondly when you do more cases in the OR trauma-wise the operating room personal and your fellow doctors will get to know you as well. This is all free marketing for your office. In my day, and still in my present position as an instructor in a residency program, call time is not reimbursed, this has changed over the years and you may be able to negotiate compensation for the days you are on call. I guess I am biased, trauma is a staple of OMS, and its your chance to shine compared to a lot of other competing specialties, take advantage of that. My 2 cents, well maybe more like a buck and a 1/4. Good luck in your future endeavors.Until recently, I was under the impression that the average oral surgeon could expect to take as much call as any other surgeon after residency (so much that it becomes an impediment to having a family, pursuing projects outside of work, getting enough sleep). I found out that while they almost always have to take call if they desire hospital privileges and board certification, it’s supposedly not enough to prevent them from having the relatively predictable schedule associated with other dental specialties, being available for family, scheduling and performing non-hospital procedures, etc. I am interested in better understanding what is expected of most oral surgeons as far as call is concerned, so can anyone shed some light here? I can't seem to find any clear information regarding when ordinary oral surgeons take call (is it during certain parts of the year that they can plan for in advance or do hospitals dictate when they take call?), how long they're on call for (e.g. a week at a time? a month at a time? all the time?), and how often they take call (e.g. nine times per year, with the duration of call lasting one month?). Thanks for reading.