About This Major
A program that focuses on the advanced study of the diagnosis and intrusive and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the oral and maxillofacial regions, including functional and aesthetic aspects. Includes instruction in pharmacology, analgesia, anesthesia, anxiety control, surgical procedures and techniques, surgical instrumentation, exodontia, oral diseases and malfunctions, soft and hard tissue pathology, dentoalveolar surgery, infection management, and prosthetic implantation.
Program Examples
- Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert.)
- Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (MS)
- Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (PhD)
At a Glance
- CIP Code
- 51.0507
- CIP Family
- 51
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