Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency

College

  • Center City Campus
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Degree Earned

  • Certificate
  • Residency

Program Length

4 years - OMS Certificate
6 years - Dual MD/OMS Certificate

Program Type

  • On Campus

Leadership

Name: Allen Champion, DDS
Position:
  • Director, Residency Program
  • Associate Professor
Name: Robert Diecidue, DMD, MD, PhD, MBA, MSPH
Position:
  • Chair, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  • D. Walter Cohen & Claire H. Reichlin Professor in Dental Biosciences

Program Information

Name: Joanna Schultz
Position: Education Coordinator
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Contact

Name: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Dentistry

909 Walnut Street
Clinical Office Building, Third Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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The Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Dentistry at Thomas Jefferson University is devoted to patient care, residency education, and research. The department provides state-of-the-art care, from the reconstruction of the maxillofacial region associated with tumor surgery and trauma, to the correction of dentofacial deformaties. Other areas of expertise include treatment and diagnosis of temporomandibular joint dysfunction, implantology, trauma surgery, and microneurosurgery.

The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residency training program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is a four-year program with a medical degree option, or a six-year dual-degree option, MD/OMS Residency. Research is directed toward clinical trials and the study of diseases of the oral mucosa and supporting structures.

Jefferson's Mission, Vision, Values

As an academic medical center within a regional healthcare system, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (Center City, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Methodist Hospital and Ford Road) are dedicated to excellence in patient care, providing quality clinical settings and positive role models to health professional students, and developing improved methods of healthcare and healthcare delivery in a cost-effective manner.

This mission is achieved through our shared values:

  • Excellence and innovation
  • Integrity and respect
  • Teamwork and communication

Our patients choose us for our advanced medicine and clinical excellence; they will remember our compassion, respect, and outstanding service.

Our shared values and quality standards will be evident in everything we do and say.

Our commitment to learning and discovery will be evident to health profession students and researchers, and in the opportunities we provide to employees for professional and personal growth.