There are many reasons a person interested in oral surgery (OMFS) may be deciding between a year-long internship and a general practice residency (GPR).  One reason may be an attempt to evaluate if OMFS is right for you before dedicating 4-6 years to training. A second reason may be an unsuccessful match.  Whatever your situation […]

A common concern for any future healthcare practitioner, OMFS included, is how saturated an area of the country is and how that will affect your future practice. Several places usually come to mind as to having a higher than normal amount of providers. If you guessed California, New York, and Texas, you would be right.

If you’ve never heard about Dentaltown, it is a great resource for dentists. Dentaltown is an online dental community that includes articles and message boards. Essentially, it is SDN for dental practitioners. Even as a dental student you can register and take part in the message board discussions. I think this is important as you progress through

Frequently, I see and hear many different discussions pertaining to the numbers of procedures performed at oral surgery programs. What is not discussed is the context of these numbers and what the requirements are for a program to be accredited. In this quick article I wanted to dissect the CODA (Commission On Dental Accreditation) accreditation

As part of AccessOMFS’s mission to help those interested in oral surgery, it was only a matter of time before there was a discussion about debt. I am sure as a dental student, you are acutely aware of the amount of debt one can acquire when obtaining your DMD/DDS. This number climbs even higher if

With an increase in the number of medical influencers across various social media platforms, it is becoming more apparent that Instagram is becoming a large part of OMFS exposure to pre-dental students, dental students, other medical professionals, and the population at large. Here is a list of OMFS Instagram accounts that are worth following for

Residency The 2020 interview season poses a lot of uncertainty for everyone. It’s rather unfortunate that applicants will not be able to see programs in person. For programs, The whole point of the interview is getting to know an applicant personally and not relying on what you see on paper. Typically, it’s the X factor

Congratulations on matching! July 1st is quickly approaching, and I’m sure this date holds a lot of mixed feelings for you. Before starting, I’m sure you will receive a lot of opinions about what you should and should not do, so I included some things to think about prior to starting. I’ve put this into

Welcome back to AccessOMFS. I apologize for the delay in content as we have been dealing with hackers for the last several months. No worries, as no emails (or other personal information) were compromised, but it definitely wrecked our SEO and finding us on Google. The website is now fixed (for now) and moving forward