Abstract Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) is one of 10 surgical specialties recognised
by the General Medical Council (GMC). The GMC states that newly qualified doctors should …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Although traditionally a “dentistry first,
medicine second” training route, UK Oral and Maxillofacial surgery is increasingly populated …

Publication in peer-reviewed journals is often seen as a cornerstone of the academic and
clinical career within medicine and surgery. As one of the largest circulations in oral and …

Abstract Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) has been increasing in popularity amongst
medicine first trainees. Despite this, there is still limited exposure at the undergraduate level …

It is 11 years since Cameron and Westcott published 'Maxillofacial training is no longer than
other surgical specialties'1. This showed that OMFS trainees completed training at ages …

Purpose To evaluate medical student exposure to OMFS and knowledge of which clinical
cases are appropriate to refer to the OMFS surgeon and the academic requirements to …

Introduction Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) trainees in the UK have traditionally
completed their dental undergraduate studies prior to returning to medical school. Recently …

Full length articles such as prospective and retrospective studies, case series, laboratory-
based research and reviews form the majority of papers published in the British Journal of …

Training in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMfs) in the UK and other european countries is
unique, requiring degrees in both dentistry and medicine. This rewards trainees with a …