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Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency

College

  • Center City Campus
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Degree Earned

  • Certificate
  • Residency

Program Length

4 years - OMS Certificate
6 years - Dual MD/OMS Certificate

Program Type

  • On Campus
Resident Salary & Benefits

Leadership

Allen Champion, DDS
  • Director, Residency Program
  • Associate Professor
Robert Diecidue, DMD, MD, PhD, MBA, MSPH
  • Chair, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  • D. Walter Cohen & Claire H. Reichlin Professor in Dental Biosciences

Program Information

Joanna Schultz
Education Coordinator

Contact

Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Dentistry

909 Walnut Street
Clinical Office Building, Third Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

The Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Dentistry at Thomas Jefferson University is devoted to patient care, residency education, and research. The department provides state-of-the-art care, from the reconstruction of the maxillofacial region associated with tumor surgery and trauma, to the correction of dentofacial deformaties. Other areas of expertise include treatment and diagnosis of temporomandibular joint dysfunction, implantology, trauma surgery, and microneurosurgery.

The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residency training program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is a four-year program with a medical degree option, or a six-year dual-degree option, MD/OMS Residency. Research is directed toward clinical trials and the study of diseases of the oral mucosa and supporting structures.

Jefferson's Mission, Vision, Values

Thomas Jefferson University is a national leader in professional education, preparing students for the future of work, while also engaging in groundbreaking research and creative discovery. Dedicated to inclusive and experiential learning, Jefferson fosters transdisciplinary collaboration, embraces social responsibility, and celebrates the value of diverse identities and perspectives. 

Jefferson employees demonstrate daily to our patients, students, health plan members, visitors and each other enable Jefferson to continue to achieve our mission. Jefferson's values guide our decisions, actions and culture. They define who we are as an organization, what we stand for and how we continue the work of improving lives that began here more than two centuries ago.

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  • Do the Right Thing
  • Pursue Excellence

Our patients choose us for our advanced medicine and clinical excellence; they will remember our compassion, respect, and outstanding service.

Our shared values and quality standards will be evident in everything we do and say.

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