Characteristics of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residencies That Result in Graduating Residents Entering Academic Positions

Abstract

According to surveys done by the American Dental Association over the last decade, there has been a decrease in the number of full-time faculty in US dental schools, an increase in the number of faculty vacancies, and a decrease in the number of graduates entering academia. All of these factors are leading to a critical shortage in faculty to teach tomorrow's dentists, advance clinical research, and take care of patient's needs. 1 Livingston H.M. Dellinger T.M. Hyde J.C. et al. The aging and diminishing dental faculty. J Dent Educ. 2004; 68: 345 PubMed Google Scholar These issues affect oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) as well.