TY - JOUR
T1 - Oral maxillofacial surgical residency and its impact on the academic and research productivity at different levels in Pakistan
AU - Siddiqui, Humayun Kaleem
AU - Ghauri, Kanza
AU - Khan, Muhammad Farhan Raza
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Pakistan Medical Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/4
Y1 - 2022/4
N2 - Oral and maxillofacial (OMF) surgery is a unique speciality. In many countries, OMFS is a dental speciality but the scope of its practice significantly overlaps with other specialities, including otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, plastic surgery, and orthopaedics. Thus, OMF surgery represents a true amalgamation of medical and dental specialities. There are different requirements of OMF residency training, which include a dental undergraduate training, medical training, or both. The training pathways for this speciality have evolved much in the last three decades and there is still no consensus over a single uniform path of becoming an OMF surgeon. An OMF surgeon deals with trauma, cysts, tumours and other pathologies of the maxilla, mandible, and zygomatic complex that need surgical correction. In addition to being a diverse speciality, the academic and research domains of residency have also changed. In Pakistan, residency training in OMF surgery started in 1994 and since then a lot of growth has taken place. This paper summarises the evolution and scope of OMF surgery and the contribution of this speciality in the overall academia and research in Pakistan's national dental scenario.
AB - Oral and maxillofacial (OMF) surgery is a unique speciality. In many countries, OMFS is a dental speciality but the scope of its practice significantly overlaps with other specialities, including otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, plastic surgery, and orthopaedics. Thus, OMF surgery represents a true amalgamation of medical and dental specialities. There are different requirements of OMF residency training, which include a dental undergraduate training, medical training, or both. The training pathways for this speciality have evolved much in the last three decades and there is still no consensus over a single uniform path of becoming an OMF surgeon. An OMF surgeon deals with trauma, cysts, tumours and other pathologies of the maxilla, mandible, and zygomatic complex that need surgical correction. In addition to being a diverse speciality, the academic and research domains of residency have also changed. In Pakistan, residency training in OMF surgery started in 1994 and since then a lot of growth has taken place. This paper summarises the evolution and scope of OMF surgery and the contribution of this speciality in the overall academia and research in Pakistan's national dental scenario.
KW - Academia
KW - Oral maxillofacial surgery
KW - Research
KW - Residency
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U2 - 10.47391/JPMA.2231
DO - 10.47391/JPMA.2231
M3 - Article
C2 - 35614611
AN - SCOPUS:85128669546
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 72
SP - 738
EP - 740
JO - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 4
ER -