Maxillofacial

Question: How long does it take to become an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon / Orthodontist? How long would it take for specializing in each of them after 5 years of dental school. I know that you have to study dentistry and medicine for Oral and maxillofacial surgery, but do you have to be a house surgeon and Registrar, and how long does each take in total in the USA, New Zealand, and Australia? Also, what is the pay difference between them, and what is the minimum qualification you have to have to specialize in them in New Zealand and/or Australia?

Answer: FIRST IT TAKES 4 YEARS TO BECOME A DENTIST ANS 3-4 MORE FOR THE SPECIALTY

Question: What is maxillofacial surgery and how long does it take to recover from it? My niece, who is presently in Birmingham, AL, had to undergo a maxillofacial surgery of her left jaw bone which had been fractured and dislocated in an accident. She has been told that some titanium implant or screws have been used to fix her bone. It is almost one month since the operation was done, but she still has a stffnes in her face and finds it difficult to eat.

Answer: I'm sorry she's still suffering. I can't help that, but here's some information on the surgery with tons of external links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxillofacial

Question: What degrees and school do you need to be a oral maxillofacial surgeon? What I want to know is what degrees, schooling and requirements do you need to become a oral maxillofacial surgeon.

Answer: Undergrad followed by medical school for surgeon

Question: How do i become a Maxillofacial Surgery Assistant? Im currently just finishing school as a dental assistant I start extern next week. Do i need to become a RDA first? Do i need to take more classes or can i simply be trained as a Maxillofacial surgery assistant by a doctor? I think someone told me i need 2 more years of school. I keep researching and cant seem to find how exactly this career is obtained???

Answer: Apply for a job at an oral surgeons office and most will provide on the job training. Good luck to you.

Question: Does anyone know the difference between a neuromuscular dentistry and oral & maxillofacial surgery? Personally I don't find my dental bite cosmetically appealing. I've had braces before and my teeth are pretty straight, but my bite can use some improvement. It seems like a slight overbite to me. However, I don't know what specialist I should go to. Would neuromuscular dentistry be the solution to my problem or oral & maxillofacial surgery? If you would like to see pictures, let me know.

Answer: yes, you need to go to an orthodontist to correct your bit.

Question: Where can i find maxillofacial surgeon in mumbai? I want to know about a well known maxillofacial surgeon and hospital in mumbai where jaw surgery is conducted.Thanks

Answer: DHIVARE SUNANDA DHARMARAJ E-324, New Air India Colony, Kalina, Santa Cruz (E), Mumbai 29.LM 773 DOLAS R.S Dean, Govt. Dental College ,P.D' Mello Road , St. Geoege Hospital Compound, Near C.S.T Station, Mumbai. 400001.(LM 061) GOPINATH PAI NANDA 501, Raindrop, Dattapada, Juhu Gaothan-II, Johu Church Road , Mumbai 400049.LM 188 GUPTA SAVINA 71-A/Nandan Van, Sector 17, Nepul(E), Navi Mumbai 400706.LM 846

Question: how do you qualify as an orthodontist or maxillofacial surgeon? If someone is a qualified dentist, what do they need to do to qualify as either an orthodontist or a maxillofacial surgeon?

Answer: A General practitioner( DDS) needs courses to do braces and implants. they however are allowed to do other surgeries like extractions and perio surgeries.Hope This helps!!!!

Question: Has anyone had any ill effects of maxillofacial surgery, or know someone else who has? My son is about to get braces. The orthodontist told us that we should consider maxillofacial surgery as part of his treatment. He thinks the outcome will be better with the surgery but there are other options. I wonder if it will be worth the physical pain he will suffer, and the anxiety I will suffer and am currently suffering due to contemplating major surgery on my child. He is undecided as to whether or not he wants to go through with it. Will someone please share their experience with me?

Answer: As a mother to a mother let me share somethings with you. My daughter had orthognathic surgery in 2005. Her upper jaw was too far back, to narrow and only her front teeth touched and her back teeth were nearly useless as they didn't touch the lowers. She told me that she "Wanted" this surgery and that it was her mouth so please let her have this. Can you tell I was terrified? I did much research and spoke with numerous dental professionals who all told me that the pain isn't as bad as one would think. The jaw goes temporarily numb and when the feeling returns the mouth is healed. So we proceeded. Braces couldn't correct her problem. She had braces and when her teeth were perfectly aligned she had jaw surgery to move her upper jaw forward, widened it, lowered in in back and pinned it back in place with titanium pins. She wore a dental splint over her upper teeth for six weeks and had dental rubber bands holding her mouth shut for 4 days and the oral surgeon removed those and gave her lighter weight rubber bands that could be removed to eat. She was on a no chew diet for 6 weeks. She didn't have to eat only liquids but things that she could just swallow without chewing. After six weeks her splint was removed, and she got her braces off in 6 months. Please write to me. I would love to share with your son the results. She was pretty before but now she has a gorgeous smile! She said that it wasn't that painful just annoying. She said that knowing the amazing results she would do this again in a heart beat. She loves being able to chew and smiling a perfect smile. Stop trying to find someone who had a bad experience. Young people do very well with this surgery. If you have a skilled surgeon who has successfully performed this surgery often then your child will have no problems. I met a couple of girls who had the same surgery by the surgeon my daughter had and the results were fantastic and so was my daughters. Stop worrying Mama and write me. I have been where you are and can be your support. Oh and my insurance covered every penny including the surgeon bill. Not so much the braces though.

Question: what must i do in the uk from college through to university to become a maxillofacial surgeon? what must i do in the uk from college through to university to become a maxillofacial surgeon? what courses must i do and how long will they last? what subjects at college and what exactly at university? what is the salary at the end in NHS and what is it in private? how many hours would i be required to work? how many patients would i get if i did it private?

Answer: Well to be a maxillofacial surgeon in the uk you would normally do a dentistry degree first followed by a medicine degree. You can do it the other way around too. Both courses are 5 years long each. Before entering specialist training you must have gained the MRCS (membership of the Royal College of Surgeons)-this is an absolute prerequisite.You then enter specialist training which again is another 5 years and this finishes with an with an exit FRCS ( fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons)examination taken towards the end. This, together with successful completion of the Record of in-Training Assessment (RITA) assessment, allows the specialist registrar to be awarded a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in oral and maxillofacial surgery. You may then be appointed as a consultant. You need to have a look at the individual university requirements at a-level for both medicine and dentistry as some want three sciences or maths or two sciences plus any other combination. When I went to uni my uni only required chemistry and I entered with chemistry and 3 languages at a level. However chemistry will be the non negotiable subject. The entry grades are normally the equivalent of 3 A's or 2A's and a B (although this is rare) and competition for medicine is huge. Less so for dentistry. If you are thinking of earning a fortune then yes you might well afetr 15-20 years when you get appointed as a consultant but the costs of the degrees and training will prove to be exorbitant. Normal hours are a 40 hour week (AFTER you become a consultant) and salary around 88k NHS. Private depends on how much time you dedicate to it and how many patients you have. If you are thinking of this career solely based on money I'd advise you to think again. Being a doctor is so much more than money and being a surgeon takes a lot more than just a desire for money. It is not an easy career!

Question: Where can i find a well known maxillofacial surgeon in mumbai? I want to know about a well known maxillofacial surgeon and hospital in mumbai where jaw surgery is conducted and the total cost for lower and upper jaw surgery.Thanks

Answer: DR KHAN, DR PATEL, try nair dental hospital

Question: Is maxillofacial surgery an eligible expense for flexible spending account? I'm not sure if maxillofacial surgery qualifies under FSA since technically it's oral surgery which is allowed under IRS rules. Anybody knows or has experience with this?

Answer: it has been my understanding that a medical FSA is for those things not covered by regular insurance, call your insurance provider to be sure.

Question: What's the difference between maxillofacial prosthodontics and oral & maxillofacial surgery? which one is also a better field to get into in terms of varied surgery procedures?

Answer: The surgeon does all phases of surgery on the jaws and associated structures. The prosthodontist replaces lost teeth and facial features, like noses, ears, etc that have been lost. They will do very little surgery.

Question: What's the difference between an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and a plastic surgeon? When it comes to cosmetic surgery of the head and the neck?

Answer: There really is no difference in terms of what potentially a plastic surgeon or a maxillofacial surgeon can do with faces. In fact a maxillofacial surgeon is the ultimate specialist in facial surgery, and specifically only operate on faces. Maxillofacial means jaws and face, because the jaws constitute about 2/3rds of the face... To truly modify a face structurally and cosmetically is really a combined face-jaw operation. A plastic surgeon only does a little facial surgery, and is really into just fixing general deformity body-wide (they are also popularised as breast surgeons, though no plastic surgeon is ever trained in performing cosmetic breast surgery during their basic training... they learn the art after they enter private practice). Everyone thinks Plastic Surgeons are the ultimate "cosmetic" or beauty surgeon... mostly because some TV shows says so (like "extreme makeover"). Because of this, most people go to a plastic surgeon for facial surgery. This is a wrong thing, as most plastic surgeons have very basic or superficial training in facial surgery (they will tell you differently of course). Given enough time and private demand though, some plastic surgeons becone reasonably good in some basic facial cosmetic procedures.... but this is usually skin deep only.... or they are limited to Botox clinics. Plastic surgeons cannot do bony reconstructive or major bony surgery... some try, but fail badly, to the detriment of the patient... it's an ego thing. For true bony (or scaffold) surgery to the face, only a maxillofacial surgeon is trully trained across all aspects of the surgical art of global facial surgery... Maxillofacial surgeons usually do both medicine and dentistry as basic training, and then super train in surgery, subspecialising in maxillofacial surgery. A few dentists also do plastic surgery, but only because, on a competive choice, they failed to gain entry into a maxillofacial training programme... so plastics was the next best thing. Cheers

Question: How fatigued is a maxillofacial surgeon after doing three surgeries in a day? I'm scheduled to be my oral surgeon's fourth surgery of the day. My surgery will take place in the early evening. It is a fairly complicated and unusual procedure. The surgeries will all be hospital surgeries, not in-office wisdom teeth extractions and the like. Surgeons (or anyone who knows a surgeon): how fatigued do you think my surgeon will be by the time my surgery rolls around? Should I be concerned? Thanks!

Answer: It depends on the nature of the surgeries done ahead of you. A surgeon is well aware of what his load looks like, and what the patients will likely require, when he schedules them. So as you are the fourth of the day, chances are the previous three should be something fairly straightforward to deal with. Some extractions are done in the hospital because the patient wants to have it done there, or they have other medical conditions that demand it- like a heart murmur, or mid-term pregnancy. So your surgeon may not be nearly as tired as you think when your turn rolls around. If he didn't think he could handle it, you would never have been scheduled that day. An oral surgeon can easily do three quick surgeries before he does one that is more demanding. So no, I don't think you should be overly concerned about this.

Question: How can Maxillofacial/Asymmetrical problems can be fixed? Is surgery the only option? Or can i get braces and use the bands to align my jaw?

Answer: Depending on the severity , you can use braces and bands, but you will most likely have to wear and appliance ... see an orthodontist, they will give you all the possible treatments ! =)

Question: How long do I have to wait to be able to excersize after maxillofacial surgery? Hello, I recently had implants for teeth, as well as partial bone reconstruction involved with the same implants. How long should I wait until I can get back into physical activities? I am a runner and I just can't stand sitting around all day... I need a proffessional answer! but advice is good as well! I forgot to add that I still have stitches in, and will have them for another wwek and 2 days. is the answer still the same??

Answer: I would wait at least 3-4 days especially if the implants were on the lower jaw. Otherwise when you do start in go easy at first. Good luck with the healing process.

Question: What kind of plastic surgery does the oral and maxillofacial surgeon do? I know that it's limited to the head and neck area but what exactly are they?

Answer: That's it, surgery (mostly for medical reasons not cosmetic) of the face, not the neck in most of the cases. What exactly are they? They can be dentist or medical doctors/surgeons with the speciality of Oral/Maxillofacial surgery. Other people already answered what kind of surgery they do. All the best!!

Question: where do i download textbook of oral and maxillofacial surgery by balagi? where do i download textbook of oral and maxillofacial surgery by balagi? please tell me the sites of free download this book.

Answer: there arnt any, thats copyright infringement as its not on the web, only hardcopy.

Question: Maxillofacial Surgery must a person do a medical degree and dental degree before hand? And if so how long does it take if Im currently in medical school in Ireland and need to do a dental degree how long more after would it take? And would I need to show ability to practice again?

Answer: The answer is that in the UK and Ireland, dual qualification in medicine and dentistry is a requirement to enter specialist training in oral and maxillofacial surgery. In your case, you would need to complete your medical degree, then complete the MRCS Examination, then return to dental school. I know that in the UK, there are some shortened dental degrees for medical graduates - 3 or 4 years. You do not need to show ability to practise dentistry again, except perhaps when you sit the MFDS/MJDF examination - the dental equivalent of the MRCS. I don't know which medical school you're at but I know there are maxillofacial surgeons in Dublin, Galway and Cork, so it would be worth getting in touch with them. Also, you could do an elective or SSM in OMFS. Contact me if you need anything else and I'll try to help (I'm in a similar situation).

Question: How much money does an oral and maxillofacial surgeon make a year? I am thinking of becoming one and so I was wondering how much does one make a year.

Answer: In australia, I know maxillofacial surgeons can makeup to $50,000 a week =[].