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Oral, Maxillofacial Surgery

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT-Houston)

  • 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. Find Colleges Offering Oral, Maxillofacial Surgery Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Perform surgery on mouth, jaws, and related head and neck structure to execute difficult and multiple extractions of teeth, to remove tumors and other abnormal growths, to correct abnormal jaw relations by mandibular or maxillary revision, to prepare mouth for insertion of dental prosthesis, or to treat fractured jaws.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 7,698
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 8,396
      • Percent Job Growth: 9.06%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Selective Attention
      • Arm-Hand Steadiness
      • Manual Dexterity
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Oral, Maxillofacial Surgery
     Total
    Overall
    All Students5
     
    By Gender
    Male4
    Female1
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien2
    American Indian-
    Black-
    Asian3
    Hispanic-
    White-
    Unknown-
     
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