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What to Know Before You Go – Wisdom Teeth
Why an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Should Manage Your Wisdom Teeth Dentists learn to remove teeth in dental school the same way physicians learn how to cast a broken bone in medical school. However as with broken bones, the difficulty, complexity and risk of the procedure varies; often requiring specialty training in order to provide [...]
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Health Insurance and the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
As specialists that function in both dental and medical settings, most oral and maxillofacial surgeons are providers for major dental and medical insurance carriers. As a contracted insurance provider, the surgeon is under contract to accept the agreed reimbursement for services rendered to the patient. This means that if the family dentist and oral and [...]
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Postgraduate Training Makes the Difference
All oral and maxillofacial surgeons attend 4 years of dental school and earn a dental degree. After dental school, the oral and maxillofacial surgeon completes a specialty residency lasting 4 to 6 years. The residency positions are competitive and typically accept candidates who graduate at the top of their dental school class. This is similar [...]
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New UAOMS TV Commercials
In October UAOMS aired the first of a series of spots called “Part of Growing Up” on KSL TV. Now you can see the second and third installments of “Growing Up”. Going on a first date can be very nerve racking and so can getting a driver’s license and graduating from high school, but those [...]
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