Program Overview

University Program Details

The university offers a 4-year MSD Track, which is a 48-month curriculum in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Program Structure

The program is divided into rotation blocks, with the following structure:

• Block 1 to Block 12, with specific rotations for each block, including:
  • OMS (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
  • GEN SURG (General Surgery)
  • ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat)
  • PLAS (Plastic Surgery)
  • ANES (Anesthesiology)
  • SICU (Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
  • IM (Internal Medicine)
• The program also includes a chief resident position for 6 months.

Course Requirements

The program includes the following courses:

• DENT 501: Biological Aspects of the Stomatological System (2 credit hours)
• DENT 502: Correlative Medical Science (2 credit hours)
• DENT 513: Anatomy of the Head & Neck (3 credit hours)
• DENT 698: Multidisciplinary Seminar (0 credit hours)
• DENT 516: Microbiol.Immunology & Imm.Sys (1 credit hour)
• DENT 550: Clinical Pharmacology (1 credit hour)
• DENT 510: Epidemiology & Biostatistics (3 credit hours)
• DENT 514: Research Methods: Preparation (1 credit hour)
• DENT 518: Behav Consid Oral Health Care (1 credit hour)
• DENT 555: Management Medical Emergencies (1 credit hour)
• DENT 512: Advanced Oral Pathology (3 credit hours)
• DENT 509: TMD, OFP and Sleep disorders (1 credit hour)
• DENT 507: Dental Ethics (1 credit hour)
• DENT 651: Thesis M.S.D. (9 credit hours)

OMS Courses

The program also includes the following OMS courses:

• DENT 580: OMS Orthodontic Orthognathic Seminar (6 credit hours)
• NEW OMS OMFS Pathology Seminar (6 credit hours)
• NEW OMS OMFS Parameters of Care: Lit Review (12 credit hours, given over 10 months)
• NEW OMS Surgical Case Presentation Conference (12 credit hours, given bi-monthly over 12 months)
• NEW OMS Basics OMS conference (12 credit hours, given weekly over 11 months)
• NEW OMS Advance OMS clinical training (6 credit hours, clinical dental training)

Program Duration and Requirements

The program is 48 months long, with the following requirements:

• 6 months as chief resident
• 34 months of OMS training
• 5 consecutive months of anesthesiology training (16 weeks adult anes, 4 weeks peds)
• 6 months of surgery, trauma, SICU, ENT, and plastic surgery training
• 3 months of internal medicine training