MD vs Dentist performing surgery

[Guest guest]

Hello,

My surgeon received a DDS at a college of dental and oral surgery,

and then served his internship and residency in oral and

maxillofacial surgery. Is this the normal path for an oral and

maxillofacial surgeon? I always thought that they had to go through

medical school first, not denistry school. Does anyone know

anything about the various paths of becoming this type of surgeon

(i.e. differences in their general knowledge of medicine, ability to

handle complications during surgery, etc)? Although my surgeon is

not considered an MD, he has a ton of experience and performs 20

operations of this type a month. This seems much more important to

me than whether he went to medical or denistry school. Any

opinions? Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Hello,

My surgeon received a DDS at a college of dental and oral surgery,

and then served his internship and residency in oral and

maxillofacial surgery. Is this the normal path for an oral and

maxillofacial surgeon? I always thought that they had to go through

medical school first, not denistry school. Does anyone know

anything about the various paths of becoming this type of surgeon

(i.e. differences in their general knowledge of medicine, ability to

handle complications during surgery, etc)? Although my surgeon is

not considered an MD, he has a ton of experience and performs 20

operations of this type a month. This seems much more important to

me than whether he went to medical or denistry school. Any

opinions? Thanks!

[Guest guest]

ashley, as we all know on the job training is more important than book

learning any day. I don't know about the path he took to get there but

if he performs 20 of these a month he at least has the experience.

I'll trade your DDS for my DDS/MD board certified in OMS and plastic

surgery any day. sounds like you're in good hands. eric

>

> Hello,

> My surgeon received a DDS at a college of dental and oral surgery,

> and then served his internship and residency in oral and

> maxillofacial surgery. Is this the normal path for an oral and

> maxillofacial surgeon? I always thought that they had to go through

> medical school first, not denistry school. Does anyone know

> anything about the various paths of becoming this type of surgeon

> (i.e. differences in their general knowledge of medicine, ability to

> handle complications during surgery, etc)? Although my surgeon is

> not considered an MD, he has a ton of experience and performs 20

> operations of this type a month. This seems much more important to

> me than whether he went to medical or denistry school. Any

> opinions? Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

ashley, as we all know on the job training is more important than book

learning any day. I don't know about the path he took to get there but

if he performs 20 of these a month he at least has the experience.

I'll trade your DDS for my DDS/MD board certified in OMS and plastic

surgery any day. sounds like you're in good hands. eric

>

> Hello,

> My surgeon received a DDS at a college of dental and oral surgery,

> and then served his internship and residency in oral and

> maxillofacial surgery. Is this the normal path for an oral and

> maxillofacial surgeon? I always thought that they had to go through

> medical school first, not denistry school. Does anyone know

> anything about the various paths of becoming this type of surgeon

> (i.e. differences in their general knowledge of medicine, ability to

> handle complications during surgery, etc)? Although my surgeon is

> not considered an MD, he has a ton of experience and performs 20

> operations of this type a month. This seems much more important to

> me than whether he went to medical or denistry school. Any

> opinions? Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, Oral Surgeons do go to Dental school first and then go on to

their residency in Oral & Maxillofacial surgery. They aren't

required to go to medical school but they are required to go to

dental school. Hope that helps!!

> >

> > Hello,

> > My surgeon received a DDS at a college of dental and oral

surgery,

> > and then served his internship and residency in oral and

> > maxillofacial surgery. Is this the normal path for an oral and

> > maxillofacial surgeon? I always thought that they had to go

through

> > medical school first, not denistry school. Does anyone know

> > anything about the various paths of becoming this type of

surgeon

> > (i.e. differences in their general knowledge of medicine,

ability to

> > handle complications during surgery, etc)? Although my surgeon

is

> > not considered an MD, he has a ton of experience and performs 20

> > operations of this type a month. This seems much more important

to

> > me than whether he went to medical or denistry school. Any

> > opinions? Thanks!

> >

[Guest guest]

Yes, Oral Surgeons do go to Dental school first and then go on to

their residency in Oral & Maxillofacial surgery. They aren't

required to go to medical school but they are required to go to

dental school. Hope that helps!!

> >

> > Hello,

> > My surgeon received a DDS at a college of dental and oral

surgery,

> > and then served his internship and residency in oral and

> > maxillofacial surgery. Is this the normal path for an oral and

> > maxillofacial surgeon? I always thought that they had to go

through

> > medical school first, not denistry school. Does anyone know

> > anything about the various paths of becoming this type of

surgeon

> > (i.e. differences in their general knowledge of medicine,

ability to

> > handle complications during surgery, etc)? Although my surgeon

is

> > not considered an MD, he has a ton of experience and performs 20

> > operations of this type a month. This seems much more important

to

> > me than whether he went to medical or denistry school. Any

> > opinions? Thanks!

> >

[Guest guest]

My surgeon has a D.M.D., which from what I understand is the

equivalent of a D.D.S. (Some schools of dentistry give the DMD,

others the DDS, but there's not much practical difference, if any.)

I'm sure he took specialized training in the oral and maxillofacial

stuff, though.

I know another oral and maxillofacial surgeon who has both the M.D.

and the D.M.D. Another highly touted one in the vicinity has an M.D.

and a D.D.S.

And I've heard that there are some plastic surgeons who do these

procedures. (I presume that these folks are M.D.s but don't know.)

cammie

>

> Hello,

> My surgeon received a DDS at a college of dental and oral surgery,

> and then served his internship and residency in oral and

> maxillofacial surgery. Is this the normal path for an oral and

> maxillofacial surgeon? I always thought that they had to go

through

> medical school first, not denistry school. Does anyone know

> anything about the various paths of becoming this type of surgeon

> (i.e. differences in their general knowledge of medicine, ability

to

> handle complications during surgery, etc)? Although my surgeon is

> not considered an MD, he has a ton of experience and performs 20

> operations of this type a month. This seems much more important to

> me than whether he went to medical or denistry school. Any

> opinions? Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

My surgeon has a D.M.D., which from what I understand is the

equivalent of a D.D.S. (Some schools of dentistry give the DMD,

others the DDS, but there's not much practical difference, if any.)

I'm sure he took specialized training in the oral and maxillofacial

stuff, though.

I know another oral and maxillofacial surgeon who has both the M.D.

and the D.M.D. Another highly touted one in the vicinity has an M.D.

and a D.D.S.

And I've heard that there are some plastic surgeons who do these

procedures. (I presume that these folks are M.D.s but don't know.)

cammie

>

> Hello,

> My surgeon received a DDS at a college of dental and oral surgery,

> and then served his internship and residency in oral and

> maxillofacial surgery. Is this the normal path for an oral and

> maxillofacial surgeon? I always thought that they had to go

through

> medical school first, not denistry school. Does anyone know

> anything about the various paths of becoming this type of surgeon

> (i.e. differences in their general knowledge of medicine, ability

to

> handle complications during surgery, etc)? Although my surgeon is

> not considered an MD, he has a ton of experience and performs 20

> operations of this type a month. This seems much more important to

> me than whether he went to medical or denistry school. Any

> opinions? Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all the input and for clearing me up on the requirements

of an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. I feel very confident with

the background of my own now, and hopefully I'll be confident with

the rest of him when I meet him in December.

> >

> > Hello,

> > My surgeon received a DDS at a college of dental and oral

surgery,

> > and then served his internship and residency in oral and

> > maxillofacial surgery. Is this the normal path for an oral and

> > maxillofacial surgeon? I always thought that they had to go

> through

> > medical school first, not denistry school. Does anyone know

> > anything about the various paths of becoming this type of

surgeon

> > (i.e. differences in their general knowledge of medicine,

ability

> to

> > handle complications during surgery, etc)? Although my surgeon

is

> > not considered an MD, he has a ton of experience and performs 20

> > operations of this type a month. This seems much more important

to

> > me than whether he went to medical or denistry school. Any

> > opinions? Thanks!

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all the input and for clearing me up on the requirements

of an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. I feel very confident with

the background of my own now, and hopefully I'll be confident with

the rest of him when I meet him in December.

> >

> > Hello,

> > My surgeon received a DDS at a college of dental and oral

surgery,

> > and then served his internship and residency in oral and

> > maxillofacial surgery. Is this the normal path for an oral and

> > maxillofacial surgeon? I always thought that they had to go

> through

> > medical school first, not denistry school. Does anyone know

> > anything about the various paths of becoming this type of

surgeon

> > (i.e. differences in their general knowledge of medicine,

ability

> to

> > handle complications during surgery, etc)? Although my surgeon

is

> > not considered an MD, he has a ton of experience and performs 20

> > operations of this type a month. This seems much more important

to

> > me than whether he went to medical or denistry school. Any

> > opinions? Thanks!

> >