Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery- Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
234 E 149th Street
Bronx, NY 10451
ph: 718-579-5692
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program
The Residency Program
The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center is fully accredited a four-year training program. The program is fully accredited by the American Dental Association and approved by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. There are four positions available, one for each year of training. The fourth year is the Chief Resident level.
The residents are exposed to the full scope of current, state-of-the-art oral and maxillofacial surgery i.e trauma, orthognathics, temporomandibular joint surgery, reconstructive and implant surgery, and sedation and general anesthetic procedures. The program is based of a strong academic and research curriculum.
Core Lectures:
Tuesday to Friday a one hourly lecture is held starting at 7:45 AM. Guest lecturers and residents are invited to talk about various medical / surgical techniques. Topics included are preprsothetic surgery, reconstruction bone grafting/ soft tissue management, trauma , dentoalveolar surgery, tmj surgery, facial /dentoalveolar implant surgery cosmetics, infections, pharmacology, anesthesia, medical managementGrand Rounds:
Two hours weekly Grand Rounds are conducted by the Chief Resident. All post operative and preoperative cases are discussed for the week. Attendance by all Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Residents and Attending is required.Research
Monthly research update conference is held. New Research topics are discussed.It is mandatory for every graduating resident to complete and publish a research project.Orthognathic Conference:
Biweekly Orthognathic conference is held in conjugation with the Orthodontic and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery attendings.Predictions are
made using hand tracing of Lateral Cephlometric xray and utilizing the Dolphin Imaging Software.Journal Club:
Monthly Journal Club is held. Articles are selected from the peer reviewed journals and discussion is held
between residents and attendings.Head, Neck and Oral Pathology:
Formal ten hour Oral Pathology lecture series is conducted in the academic year by Oral Pathology Attending. Residents are trained to read histology slides and work up a diiferential.
All residents are required to attend multi-institutional monthly New York Conference of Oral Pathology at Cornell University. Selected interesting cases are presented by the Chief Resident and Senior Resident in December each year.
Morbidity and Mortality
A quarterly detailed review of all fall outs or mistakes made in patient care is performed by the Chief Resident. This allows to learn from complications and errors, to modify behavior and judgment based on previous experiences, and to prevent repetition of errors leading to errorsBone Plating Seminar:
Bone plating seminars are arranged to teach mechanics and physiology of fractures and plating systems.
Drs. Sundick and Green
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery- Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
234 E 149th Street
Bronx, NY 10451
ph: 718-579-5692
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