Graduate Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Acquire intensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, injuries and defects of the oral and maxillofacial region with the Graduate Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University. This 30-month, postdoctoral specialty certificate program is part of a six-year dual degree/certificate residency program that comprises an advanced standing Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree and the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery certificate. The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) certificate curriculum is created in collaboration with the Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine and Temple University Health System.

Residents are trained to become skilled oral and maxillofacial surgeons, providing surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases involving both the functional and aesthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues. Residents also have opportunities to increase and improve patient care in the local community.

The program's curriculum blends didactic and clinical education and is strengthened by general scholarly activities and professional development opportunities. Students gain the skills and training to become professional oral and maxillofacial surgeons, including advanced expertise in oral biology, as well as increased knowledge in the administration of outpatient pediatric anesthesia and research methodology and study design.

You will participate in interdisciplinary patient care by working closely with general dentists, oral and maxillofacial prosthodontics, and other postgraduate training programs within the Kornberg School of Dentistry. You will also study the care administered by oral and maxillofacial surgery practices, including implant dentistry, oral pathology and oral medicine, outpatient pediatric anesthesia, and temporomandibular and orthognathic surgery.

Send official transcripts from all colleges, universities and dental schools youve attended, including GPA and class rank, directly to Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Medicine, and Surgery.
If your native language is not English, the TOEFL is required. The minimum score for the TOEFL is 79 iBT or 600 PBT.
Submit your personal curriculum vitae.
A separate Temple University application and application fee of $75 are required when applying to the Oral Maxillofacial Surgery program. Submit the online application and application fee.

In order to pursue the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Graduate Certificate, applicants must

have a DDS or DMD degree,
meet the various admissions requirements for the residency program,
apply for this residency through the American Dental Education Association Postdoctoral Application Support Service (ADEA PASS) and Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program (National Matching Services Inc.), and
submit the materials listed below to the Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry.
GPA-3.0