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- All applicants must be currently enrolled in an ADA-accredited US.
or Canadian dental school, or hold a DDS or DMD degree from an
ADA-accredited US. or Canadian dental school. Dentists with degrees
from foreign countries are not eligible. Doctors with MD or DO degrees
from accredited medical schools may be considered for a combined
DDS/Medical degree Certificate program.
- All applicants should have a composite score of at least 90 on Part
I of the National Board Examination to be considered eligible for
application.
- Due to the highly competitive nature of the BCD OMS residency
application process, all applicants should ideally be in the top 15% of
their dental school class, have a high GPA, and have letters that
attest to demonstrated interest and potential in the field of oral and
maxillofacial surgery. Although others will be reviewed and considered,
in all likelihood their applications will not be competitive.
- Interviews are by invitation. If invited, all applicants are
expected to interview in person to be considered for residency
appointment. All interviews are held on one day, usually in early
December, and substantial notice is given of the date so applicants can
try and get favorable airfares to and from Dallas/Fort Worth airport.
Interviewees should plan on arriving the night prior to the interviews,
because they begin very early in the morning. Do not plan to depart
Dallas on the day of the interviews before 7 pm, so you have time to
travel to the airport (about 45 minutes) and arrive with sufficient
lead time for security clearance at the airport. Interviews often run
until 4:00-5:00 in the afternoon, depending on how many applicants have
accepted invitations.
- Housing and transportation needs are the responsibility of the
applicants but we will assist as much as possible in locating
affordable housing. Contact the OMS Residency Training office at
214-828-8170 for information and assistance.
