Our department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery offers a four-year certificate program which is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation for the training of three residents per year.  Delivering comprehensive oral and maxillofacial surgical coverage for two level-one trauma centers and two children’s hospitals, residents are exposed to the breadth of the specialty and well prepared for the rigors of specialty board examinations.

Off service rotations provide residents with opportunities unique to our program.  A high volume pediatric surgical facility, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital provides comprehensive experience in pediatric anesthesia and airway management.  While assigned to the trauma surgery services, residents develop their surgical skills operating alongside staff trauma surgeons as first assistant.  PGYIII residents spend two weeks learning advanced techniques in dental implant surgery from world renowned surgeon Dr. Anthony Sclar.  During the PGYIV year, residents spend one month in a private practice learning the intricacies of facial cosmetic surgery under the tutelage of Dr. Curtis Schalit.

Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine provides a steady referral stream for third molar surgery, dental implants, and orthognathic surgery.

Residents are trained in the comprehensive management of benign and malignant pathology of the maxillofacial complex, with residents intimately involved in the process of diagnosis, operative planning, and surgical management.  Reconstructive training includes the breadth of conventional bone grafting techniques as well as microvascular reconstruction.

NSU oral and maxillofacial surgery functions as a core service on the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Craniofacial Team.  Through this affiliation, our residents are exposed to cleft lip and palate surgery, alveolar cleft grafting, cranial vault remodeling, and cleft orthognathic surgery.

Our program embraces the implementation of cutting edge techniques and technologies into surgical planning and execution.  With an in-house 3-d printer, CT scans are quickly converted into three-dimensional models for use in operative planning.  Virtual surgical planning and custom milled hardware are used to guide both orthognathic surgery and tumor resection/reconstruction.