Guest guest Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I would accept nothing less than DDS. My doctor (Scannura) is very dedicated to his practice and I would recommend him myself. Here is the website for their office. They are the only oral and maxillofacial surgeons here in Springfield, IL. http://www.saoms.com/ > > Hi to all, > STill doing research on my surgeon. Want the very best. Did your surgeon have a MD or was he otherwise? Like OMS or other? > Thanks, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 My doc is a DDS. He is the head of the department at The Cleveland Clinic. I am very secure with his ability. He's been doing jaw reconstruction/orthognathic surgery for over 20 years. On the other hand, my original surgeon was a DDS with an MD. I didn't like him because he was too inexperienced and he also wanted to do some cosmetic things at the same time. Look more at their experience than to what degree they have. > > Hi to all, > STill doing research on my surgeon. Want the very best. Did your surgeon have a MD or was he otherwise? Like OMS or other? > Thanks, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 - - You are not the only one who does research on their Surgeons. My Surgeon is both a DDS and a MD. He is board-certified in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery AND in Cosmetic Surgery. He has been performing Orthognathic Surgeries for the last thirteen years. He received his DDS degree from Creighton Univ. and completed his five-year OMS Residency at the Univ. of Nebraska (only 2 Residents' positions avail. per year). While in his OMS Residency, he earned his MD (one of the only programs with a fully-integrated MD program), completed one year of General Surgery training, and spent the last year as the Chief OMS Resident. This Residency is one of the first in the U.S. to integrate Facial Cosmetic Surgery into the program. He then completed a one-year Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery in Washington state. VERY impressive!! He was my OMS way before I learned all this about him; he performed a tooth extraction on me in May. I have an underbite and will be having my surgery in June. He will be doing a BSSO to set back my mandible, a LeFort 1-piece to advance my maxilla, and some neck & chin lipo as well. I would NEVER consider going to anyone else for my surgery. He is awesome and I trust him completely. His name is Dr. , MD, DDS and he is in Boise, Idaho. ~~~ Diane (Idaho)-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " Hope " <mary40@c...> wrote: > > Hi to all, > STill doing research on my surgeon. Want the very best. Did your surgeon have a MD or was he otherwise? Like OMS or other? > Thanks, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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