Welcome to the UMKC Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
I hope you find the following information to be a helpful introduction to our residency program, which offers a full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery with research opportunities available as well.
Our program has undergone many changes over the past several years as the road to excellence in oral and maxillofacial surgery has caused training programs to take many pathways. The scope and knowledge in oral and maxillofacial surgery has expanded the length of formal training. Today the UMKC Schools of Dentistry and Medicine in conjunction with our primary teaching hospital, Truman Medical Center, offer a unique six-year postgraduate training program in oral and maxillofacial surgery. The dual-degree program combines undergraduate medical studies that lead to the Doctor of Medicine degree with training that leads to the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery certificate. Two applicants are selected for the program each academic year.
Our objectives are:
To develop the skills of the resident through didactic preparation, clinical experience, and hospital training; to ultimately engender a state-of-the-art oral and maxillofacial surgeon/M.D. through our training program.
To foster the attitude of continued scientific inquiry, intellectual aspirations, and pursuit of excellence for the remainder of the individual’s career.
To develop a profound sense of responsibility to the academic community, to one’s fellow human, and to one’s patients, with absolute honesty; to develop a sense of responsibility to society that will dominate one’s professional and personal life with service.
Thank you for taking the time to explore the information on our Web pages.
Brett L. Ferguson, D.D.S.
Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Program Director, UMKC Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Graduate Training Program