University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston
- Texas
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- dentistry.uth.edu
Program Contact
7500 Cambridge St., Ste. 6510, Houston, Texas, 77054
Parallel four-year and six-year Advanced Education Programs in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery are offered and candidates must apply to each program separately. Special provisions are also available for individuals to pursue a PhD or MS during either track. Each program prepares practitioners to treat diseases, injuries and defects involving both the functional and aesthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. Both programs are designed to integrate the fields of medicine and dentistry. This residency provides extensive surgical experience and exposure in areas such as oral and maxillofacial pathology, maxillofacial oncology, maxillofacial trauma, reconstruction, cleft palate, orthognathic, dentoalveolar surgery, implants, TMJ, and aesthetic surgery as well as outpatient anesthesia.
The six-year OMS/MD program adopts a similar schedule to the four-year program with the primary difference consisting of requirements for obtaining the MD degree. The first year is spent with the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery department. In the second, third, and fourth years, residents are enrolled in medical school, completing years two, three, and four of the medical school curricula. During the fourth year of medical school, eight months are provided to fulfill requirements related to the oral and maxillofacial surgery residency, such as rotations on neurosurgery and anesthesia. The fifth year of the residency is a surgical internship year, which includes 4 months of general surgery and 8 months of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. In the sixth year, the resident serves as a chief resident with rotations to six different hospitals. Upon satisfactory completion of the six-year program, residents receive a certificate in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, as well as an MD degree.
The basic prerequisites for both four-year and six-year programs are a Comprehensive Basic Science Exam (CBSE) score offered by the AAOMS, and an INDBE (or NBDE 1) result.
The four-year OMS candidate must have a 4-year dental degree from any dental school.
The six-year OMS/MD candidate must have a 4-year dental degree from a CODA or CDAC accredited dental school, and must meet the admission requirements for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School. The specifics of these requirements are listed below (on the 72-month application site).
Program Information
| Program Type | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
|---|---|
| Program Code | OMS297 |
| Degrees Offered | Certificate, MD |
| Program Size | 3 |
| Program Length | 72 months |
| Application Deadline | September 15 |
| Program Start Date | July 1 |
| Supplemental Application | No |
| Supplemental Fee | No |
| Stipend Offered | Yes |
| Match Participating | Yes |
| Program Website | dentistry.uth.edu |
Application Requirements
Required Standardized Tests
- CBSE
- INBDE
- NBDE1
- Passing the INBDE before the advanced dental education program deadline
Other Requirement Instructions
- Matriculation from a 4-year dental school with accreditation from CODA (US) or CDAC (Canada)
- A minimum of 90 undergraduate credit hours at an accredited U.S. or Canadian University, including these classes:
- One year of college English
- Two years of college biology
- One year of college physics
- Two years of college chemistry (one year of general chemistry and one year of organic chemistry)
International Student Eligibility
This program will consider applicants who graduated, or plan to graduate, from a non-CODA accredited dental school: No
Applicants are eligible to enroll if they are:
- US Citizen
- US Permanent Resident
- Non-US Citizen/Resident (program offers sponsorship)
Interview Schedule
Monday, October 28th, 2024
Monday, November 18th, 2024
Monday, December 2nd, 2024
Monday, December 9th, 2024