Gainesville, FL
The University of Florida Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program located in Gainesville is offering a four-year OMFS/non-MD degree residency program that accepts one candidate per year. Our program maintains full accreditation with reporting requirements by the American Dental Association’s Council on Dental Accreditation and follows the guidelines of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Training involves the full range and scope of the specialty; including dentoalveolar surgery, facial trauma, orthognathic surgery, temporomandibular joint surgery, preprosthetic surgery, dental implants, facial aesthetic surgery, nerve reconstruction surgery and reconstructive surgery, benign and malignant pathology of the head and neck and craniofacial surgery.
The program includes a minimum 30 months of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 6 months of anesthesia and selected internal medicine and general surgery rotations that meet the requirements of the Council on Dental Accreditation. All residents are eligible to sit for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery examination after successfully completing the program.
All program applicants must apply through PASS (Postdoctoral Application Support Service) which is a service sponsored by the American Dental Education Association. PASS is an application clearinghouse that provides uniform information to participating programs while relieving applicants of the burden of completing multiple individual applications. Participation in the PASS program is mandatory.
Additionally, our residency program participates in the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program. This program provides a computerized service that matches preferred applicants to their desired program. Participation in this service is also mandatory by contractual agreement.
Residency structure
First Year
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (28 weeks)
- Internal Medicine Rotations (16 weeks)
- Medicine (12 weeks)
- Cardiology (4 weeks)
- General Anesthesia (8 weeks*)
Second Year
- Anesthesia (at resident level – 12 weeks*)
- General Anesthesia (8 weeks*)
- Pediatric Anesthesia (4 weeks*)
- General Surgery Rotations (20 weeks)
- Trauma ICU (4 weeks)
- ENT (8 weeks)
- Plastic Surgery (4 weeks)
- Trauma (4 weeks)
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (20 weeks)
Third Year
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (52 weeks)
Fourth Year
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (52 weeks)
Residents are paid Stipends during all four years of the program which are determined on a yearly basis. They are equal to that of all other PGY 3-6 medical and surgical residents at the University of Florida.
Program Director:
Danielle L. Freburg-Hoffmeister, D.D.S., M.D.
P.O. Box 100416
Gainesville, Florida 32610-0416
(352) 273-6750 and Fax: (352) 392-7609
To receive additional program information, contact:
Office of Admissions
University of Florida College of Dentistry
P.O. Box 100402
Gainesville, FL 32610-0402
Phone: (352) 273-5956
Email: GradAdmissions@dental.ufl.edu
Webpage: admissions.dental.ufl.edu/advanced-graduate-programs/oral-maxillofacial-surgery/