Oral Surgery
What is Oral Surgery?
Oral Surgery in the UK is a dental specialty recognised by the General Dental Council. It deals with the diagnosis and management of pathology of the mouth and jaws, requiring surgical intervention. Oral Surgery involves the treatment of children, adolescents and adults, and the management of dentally anxious and medically complex patients. The title Oral Surgeon is limited to registered dentists included in the specialist list in Oral Surgery. The award of the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) will require evidence of satisfactory completion of a broad training in Oral Surgery and completion of the Tricollegiate Membership in Oral Surgery examination. Oral Surgery specialist training in Yorkshire & The Humber satisfies this requirement.
Oral Surgery is the surgical specialty of dentistry. It includes the diagnosis, surgery and related treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving both the functional and aesthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity. Oral surgeons work in primary and secondary care depending on the needs and complexities of the patient. They work closely with general dental practitioners and other specialists in dentistry, medicine and surgery.
Training in Yorkshire & The Humber
The Yorkshire & The Humber region offers both NHS and academic oral surgery training opportunities. There are a variety of units that provide training experience, including dental hospitals (Leeds Dental Institute and Charles Clifford Dental Hospital) and oral and maxillofacial surgery units in district general hospitals. This allows trainees to gain varied exposure to the full breadth of the oral surgery curriculum, with treatment under local and general anaesthesia as well as conscious sedation. Understanding of and exposure to head and neck oncology management, orthognathic, TMJ and pain management, as well as trauma and oral medicine is available within the rotations. There are also multidisciplinary clinics with colleagues in sister specialties such as orthodontics, paediatric and restorative dentistry for patients requiring complex care.
Trainees meet on a monthly basis to participate in regional study sessions. These provide great opportunities to develop knowledge, polish those presentation skills and most importantly, network with colleagues in the region.
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