You are welcome to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Nigeria. Our department as a component of the Faculty of Dental Sciences offers students the opportunity to acquire skills that are cross-cutting between dental surgery and medicine. As a specialty, oral and maxillofacial surgery has evolved slowly but progressively to encompass the diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and deformities of the human face, jaws and associated structures.
In our department, emphasis is laid on teaching, research and recognition of variations from normal oral and maxillofacial tissues, infections, traumatology, congenital deformities and degenerative lesions. It also includes topics such as implantology and distraction osteogenesis. We will also explore new technologies like 3D computer aided design/manufacturing and augmented reality applications to oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Students would have an interesting and pleasant educational experience with our faculty at UNIMED.
Sincerely,
Dr. E. Taiwo Adebayo BDS MPH FWACS FICS
Ag. Head of Department
OBJECTIVES
1. To provide a foundation for professional knowledge associated with surgical skills to enable the students to diagnose and treat competently the various disorders of the or facial complex;
2. To stimulate the student to recall basic scientific information and to correlate it with the disease processes occurring in and around the oral cavity;
3. To teach the student to examine his case findings critically and intelligently and to diagnose with confidence;
4. To guide the student in developing a sense of confidence in his own skills and clinical judgment, and to encourage the desire for continuing professional study and self-improvement;
5. To help the student to become familiar with and critically evaluate scientific publications in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
6. To train the student to select cases that lie within the limits of his surgical ability and to exclude or refer those that he is not fully competent to handle.
7. To equip the student with a good foundation for postgraduate training in oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Specifically, at the end of his training the student should be able to:
i. Diagnose diseases of the oral cavity and its associated structures;
ii. Carry out minor oral surgery procedures independently;
iii. Use forceps and elevators in exodontia, or surgical procedures when indicated;
iv. Master different techniques of local analgesia and apply them when indicated;
v. Discuss and practice sterilization and disinfection in dental practice;
vi. Diagnose common congenital deformities of the face;
vii. Interpret simple hematological, blood chemical and radiological findings in Investigations;
viii. Assist in major maxillofacial surgery in the theatre;
ix. Prepare the mouth for the reception of prosthesis;
x. Recognize, treat and prevent, emergencies in dental practice;
xi. Control hemorrhages from oral surgical procedures;
xii. Perform biopsy of suspected lesions or neoplasm and submit the properly prepared specimen to an oral pathologist;
xiii. Reduce, fix and immobilize simple fractures of the jaws; and
xiv. Competently prescribe sedatives, analgesics, and antibiotic medications when necessary and with confidence.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
Part IV BDS
DEN 404 DENTAL ANAESTHESIA
DEN 512 AND 601: ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
DEN 512 ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY I &II
DEN 601: ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY III & IV
oms@unimed.edu.ng
Child Dental Health Dentistry Department
University of Medical Sciences
Laje Road, Ondo City
Ondo State
Nigeria.
