Both a four-year and six-year Advanced Education Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency are offered by UTHealth Houston. The six-year program is offered jointly through the UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry and McGovern Medical School. Each program prepares practitioners to treat diseases, injuries, and defects involving both the functional and aesthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. The basic prerequisites for both the four- and six-year programs are a DDS or DMD degree from an ADA accredited dental school.

The six-year program adopts a similar schedule to the four-year program, with the primary difference consisting of requirements for obtaining the MD degree. The first year is spent with the oral and maxillofacial surgery department. In the second, third, and fourth years, residents are enrolled in medical school, completing years two, three, and four of the medical school curriculum. During the fourth year of medical school, eight months are provided for the fulfillment of requirements related to the oral and maxillofacial surgery residency, such as rotations on neurosurgery, anesthesia, and other OMS services; during the fifth year, the residents will do the general surgery rotation. The remaining fifth and sixth years of the program are focused on completing the requirements for medical licensure in the State of Texas and oral and maxillofacial training. The OMS training includes rotations to six different hospitals as a senior surgical resident. Upon satisfactory completion of the six-year program, residents receive a certificate in oral and maxillofacial surgery and a MD degree.

Further information on the MD/OMS Program can be found here.