Maxillofacial surgeon, DDS or MD?!
Question: Maxillofacial surgeon, DDS or MD?
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Typically, maxillofacial surgeons usually get there dental degree first (DDS) and then go through more extensive, surgical training. a lot of maxillofacial surgeons have this after there name: DDS, MS meaning they got a Masters after dental school. main point: to become an oral surgeon, you need to become a dentist and then you usually do residency in oral/maxillofacial surgery (and then if you choose to, you can get a Masters).
After that, if you want to go into cosmetic facial surgery (or any other sub-specialty), you would undergo another year or 2 of training in that sub-specialty.
Some programs, do integrate a MD degree. In the US though, there really isn't a difference if you choose to do a dual program...