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Department
of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery (OMS) residency
program offers a certificate and a Doctor of
Medicine degree and accepts 3 to 4 applicants
annually for its six-year program. The Medical
Center of Louisiana's two hospitals in New Orleans
serve as the primary teaching hospitals. Other
affiliated institutions are Earl K. Long Memorial
Hospital in Baton Rouge, Carolinas Healthcare
System in Charlotte, NC, Doctor's Hospital in
Metairie, and the Louisiana State University
Schools of Dentistry and Medicine.
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Dr. Jon
Perenack, center, directory of the
residency program, with 2011
graduates, from left, Drs. Vernon Burke, Frankie Gomez,
Christopher Steen, David Bulot |
Currently funded research involves both
clinical trials and basic science research.
Clinical trials include immediate restoration of
implants, single-tooth implant restorations, and
the use of different bone regenerative materials,
including recombinant proteins. Basic science
research involves skin regeneration, bone
regeneration using a variety of inductive proteins
and growth factors, distraction osteogenesis, the
use of biomaterials for cosmetic augmentation of
the facial skeleton, and the use of guided bone
regeneration to repair defects in the jaw. OMS
faculty also lecture and engage in collaborative
clinical and basic science research projects with
other specialty departments.
The OMS undergraduate training program prepares
dental and dental hygiene students in the practice
of oral surgery. In addition to didactic and
clinical courses, OMS faculty participate in
patient consultations in the predoctoral student
clinics. Predoctoral junior and senior students
also have the opportunity to participate in
two-week externships at the Medical Center of
Louisiana hospital, and senior students are
offered the opportunity to participate in a
two-week elective in the OMS clinic at the dental
school and its affiliate hospitals.
An OMS resident is always available in the oral
surgery clinic to do more advanced surgeries under
intravenous sedation where predoctoral students
are allowed to observe and assist. In addition,
predoctoral students in all four years also have
the opportunity to participate in research
projects with OMS residents and faculty.
View rosters of
full-time
and
part-time faculty members
in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery.
Advanced Education Program in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
