Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) is a specialized surgical discipline focusing on the face, mouth, jaws, head, and neck. Oral and maxillofacial surgery bridges the gap between dentistry and medicine. Practitioners in this field are known as oral and maxillofacial surgeons.
The Department of OMFS provides students and residents with educational programs to prepare them to understand, diagnose, and treat patients with major and minor OMFS conditions.
Associated Clinic: Craniofacial Pain Center, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics, Oral Medicine Clinic, Oral Pathology Services
Associated Programs: DMD, Advanced Education in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Advanced Education in Orofacial Pain, Internship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Meet the Rest of the Team
Browse our directory to meet the talented and accomplished faculty that lead this program.
Predoctoral Education
The predoctoral program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is offered throughout the four years of the DMD program. It includes both didactic and clinical training. The didactic course is offered during the second year, and clinical rotations are offered during the third and fourth year. Other lectures and seminars are given in other courses and during clinical rotations to complement the didactic training in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Program Director: Jonathan M. Stephens
Predoctoral Clinical Externship
The department also offers a 2- to 4-week pre-doctoral externship for dental students to gain in-depth experience in oral and maxillofacial surgery beyond the dental school curriculum.
Selection of applicants is based on merit (National Board Scores/ The *INBDE (Integrated National Board Dental Examination)*, OMFS course/clinic grade, previous OMFS externships, research, publications, presentations, etc.). There are 2 positions for externs at any given time. More positions may be assigned during certain weeks, at the discretion of the course director.
*Please note, the *INBDE (Integrated National Board Dental Examination) that has replaced the former National Board Dental Examination (NBDE) Part I and Part II exams.
Program Director: Jonathan M. Stephens
Applicants are required to send the following documents 8 weeks prior to requested date of externship to:
Jonathan Stephens, MD, DDS
Predoctoral Program Director
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
1 Kneeland Street Suite 503
Boston, MA 02111
- Application
- Current CV
- Dental School transcripts
- Proof of malpractice insurance coverage [if the student-applicant is not covered by his or her university or the graduate-applicant is not self-covered for malpractice, then the externship is still possible as an observation experience only (no hands-on)].
- 2 Letters of recommendation from the Dean of Student Affairs and/or OMFS course director of the applicant’s School of Dental Medicine.
- Letter of intent (up to 200 words) including the preferable dates (weeks) for the externship.
- Health Clearance (record of immunizations)
- Copy of Photo ID/Passport
- Immunizations and health record
- CPR Certificate
For more information, please contact Marilyn Peterson at marilyn.peterson@tufts.edu.
Postdoctoral Education
The Advanced Education program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a four-year program and provides the resident with a broad academic background in biomedical sciences and surgical principles, in the diagnosis and management of medically compromised patients, and the fundamental knowledge, principles, and surgical skills in the treatment of major and minor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery problems.
Program Director: Johanna Hauer
Learn about the Advanced Education in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program
Featured News
