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Chair: Allan J. Kucine, DDS Vice Chair
The goal of the predoctoral teaching program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is to prepare dental students to be competent in performing minor oral surgical procedures and to be able to manage more complex cases. Students receive instruction and acquire abilities in the manipulation of soft and hard tissues (e.g., removal of erupted teeth, flap procedures, alveoloplasty and suturing techniques). In addition, dental students have the opportunity to gain experience in performing more advanced surgical procedures. The program provides insight into the management of complex problems such as facial bone fractures, impacted teeth, salivary gland diseases, tumors and developmental abnormalities. The oral and maxillofacial surgery curriculum includes instruction in patient evaluation, pain and anxiety control, and the management of medical emergencies.
The department includes the Division of Oral Pathology, which strives to teach our dental students how to diagnose and manage various lesions and diseases of the oral cavity. this includes an emphasis on proper and thorough oral examinations and cancer screenings, diagnosis of lesions on a clinical and microscopic level and the appropriate treatment of these entities.
The department also includes the Division of Dental Anesthesiology, which provides didactic instruction in pain control to our dental students, as well as sedation and general anesthesia didactic and clinical training to residents in our advanced dental education programs in general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and prosthodontics. In addition, the Division of Dental Anesthesiology has 12 residents in a 36-month CODA accredited dental anesthesiology residency program.
The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, in partnership with Northwell Health, also supports both a 6-year MD-integrated and 4-year certificate-only advanced education program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. This program is designed to prepare the trainee with sufficient didactic and clinical education to meet the requirements of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and to be prepared for a career in clinical practice. Residents are also encouraged to develop skills in teaching and research which will be useful for an academic career.
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