The specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery in the United States: history and current status

Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2015, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (5): 460-464.

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The specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery in the United States: history and current status

LU Chuan¹, HE Dong-mei¹, ELLIS Edward Ⅲ²

1.Department of Oral Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011, China;
2.Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. TX-78216, USA

Received:2015-04-29 Revised:2015-07-21 Online:2015-10-20 Published:2015-11-03

Abstract

Abstract: This article introduced the developing history and present status of oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty in the United States of America based on an interview of Professor Edward Ellis, who is Chair of the Department of Oral and maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas and director of the OMS residency program. This article is aimed to provide references for Chinese oral and maxillofacial surgery education.

Key words: United States of America, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Specialty education

LU Chuan, HE Dong-mei, ELLIS Edward Ⅲ. The specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery in the United States: history and current status[J]. Shanghai Journal of Stomatology, 2015, 24(5): 460-464.

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