 Didactics |
Friday morning presentations - a lecture series led by faculty and
residents on a vast array of topics including dentoalveolar/preprosthetic
surgery, infections, trauma, anesthesia, implant surgery, medicine
(including history & physical diagnosis), anatomy, orthognathic surgery,
temporomandibular joint disorders, cleft and craniofacial surgery, facial
cosmetics, obstructive sleep apnea, etc.
Monthly surgical orthodontic conference - in conjunction with the Department of Orthodontics at the Washington Hospital Center residents and faculty discuss planned cases, techniques, and treatment planning on a wide variety of dentofacial deformities.
Bimontly Pathology seminars - Lectures, CPCs, and microscopic histopathology led by Johns Hopkins Oral Pathologist Dr. Gary Warnock
Journal Club - monthly evening session held with our full-time and part-time faculty for literature review of journals related to the speciatly.
Implant Conferences - Discussions involving complex implant cases reviewing surgical & restorative treatment planning, surgical techniques, and emerging technologies with emphasis on tissue engineering in conjunction with prosthodontist Dr. Hamid Shafie.
Opportunities in Educational & Scientific Meetings - these include the general meeting of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the Mid-Atlantic Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons meetings, the maxillofacial course sponsored by the Association for the Study of Internal Fixation, the Alton D. Brashear Course in Head & Neck Anatomy at the Medical College of Virginia, the annual Board Review Courses offered by Colorado University, and the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, along with many others lectures by leaders in the field of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
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Research |
With such a large attending staff, research
opportunities with attending staff are always available and encouraged.
Each resident is required to pursue a project which will lead to publication
or poster prior to matriculation. The program offers a wide variety of
research opportunities for residents including on-going projects in
mandibular trauma, obstructive sleep apnea, implants and bone grafting for
implant surgery.