Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery

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.

Students studying Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery can advance up to a Masters degree. On average, 70% percent of men and 30% percent of women make up the degrees awarded across all college campuses. Out of all the US states, Texas is where degrees in Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery are most popular. The Median Starting Salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery is $38,300.