Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency / M.D. Degree (Six-Year) Program Description for the 2026 – 2027 Academic Year

Gainesville, FL

The University of Florida Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program located in Gainesville is a six-year residency/M.D. program that accepts two candidates 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 of 30 months of oral and maxillofacial surgery in Gainesville. In addition, there are three years of medical school at the University of Florida and one year of general surgery residency.

All residents are eligible to sit for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery examination after successfully completing the program.

Applicants are not required to take the MCAT or MSKP.

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.

The six-year oral and maxillofacial surgery residency/M.D. program is structured as follows:

First Year

• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • 2 months 12 months
• Second year of Medical School
  • 9 months
• Step I Prep
  • 1 month

*USMLE Part I

Second Year

• Third year of Medical School General Surgical Residency
  • 12 months 10 months

Third Year 

• Fourth year of Medical School / Clerkships
• Step II Prep
  • 1 month
• Emergency Medicine
  • 1 month
• Neuro
  • 1 month 12 months
• Anesthesia – (at resident level)
  • 5 months:
    • 4 months general
    • 1 month pediatric
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • 4 months

*USMLE Part II

Fourth Year

• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • 12 months

Fifth Year

• General Surgical Residency
  • 10 months
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • 2 months

* USMLE Part III

Sixth Year

• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • 12 months

*USMLE: United States Medical Licensing Exam – (Exam testing dates schedule is rigid)

Stipends

Stipends are paid for all six years of the program, including the three years of medical school, and are determined on a yearly basis.

Medical school tuition

Medical school tuition is required for the three years of medical school.

As of 2011, non-Florida residents will receive in-state tuition rates.

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 an application or additional program information, please 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/