The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

John W. Hudson, DDS

Professor

Clinical Focus

Craniofacial deformities, wound healing, trauma

Research Focus

Trauma, Wound Healing

Education

Dental School
D.D.S., University of Tennessee College of Dentistry-Memphis, 1976

Internship
Research Internship in OMFS, UT College of Dentistry, 1980
Clinical Internship in OMFS, UT College of Dentistry, 1979

Residency
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1981

Certifications

Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Diplomate, National Board of Dental Examiners

Current Publications

Hudson JW, Daly AP, Foster M.
Treatment of osteomyelitis: A case for disruption of the affected adjacent periosteum. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2017 Mar 18. [Epub ahead of print]

Dennis MJ, Bennett JD, DeLuke DM, Evans EW, Hudson JW, Nattestad A, Ness GM, Yeung A.
Improving the medical curriculum in predoctoral dental education recommendations from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) Committee on Predoctoral Education and Training (CPET) Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2017 Feb;75(2):240-244. Epub 2016 Oct 26.

Worthy CE, Wilson OL, Hudson JW.
Concurrence of gemination and fusion in maxillary central incisors: A case report. Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association. 2016 Fall-Winter;96(1):27-29.

Hudson JW, Pickett DO.
A 5-Year retrospective review of primary palatoplasty cases utilizing an acellular collagen interpositional graft. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery . 2015 Jul;73(7):1393.e1-3. Epub 2015 Mar 19.

Foster MD, Hudson JW.
Contemporary update on the treatment of dog bite: Injuries to the oral and maxillofacial region. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2015 May;73(5):935-42.

Current Presentations

Hudson JW. The management of myofascial pain dysfunction, chronic migrainoid encephalalgia. Presented at Dr. Earl Williams Lectureship Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry Health Science Center (Invited Lecture); 2016 Mar 19; Dallas, TX.

Hudson JW. Treatment of osteomyelitis. Presented at Dr. Earl Williams Lectureship Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry Health Science Center (Invited Lecture); 2016 Mar 19; Dallas, TX.

Hudson JW. Treatment of TMJ-related and nonrelated myofascial pain and dysfunction with onabotulinumtoxin A in patients with chronic migraine encephalalgia. Presented at American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 97th Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions and Exhibition (Invited Lecture); 2015 Sep 28 - Oct 3; Washington, DC.