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

Houston KR, Gross AJ, Hudson JW, McCoy JM.
A multidisciplinary approach to synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint with cranial base involvement: A brief review of the literature and case report. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2020 May 15. Available in PubMed: Jun 2020. [Epub ahead of print]

Johnston DT, Hudson JW, Wells NG, Pickup JD.
True unilateral mandibular cherubism: A literature review and case report. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2020 Feb;78(2):228-234. Epub 2019 Sep 14.

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 Oct;75(10):2127-2134. Epub 2017 Mar 18.

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.

Current Presentations

Hudson JW. Osteomyelitis. Presented at Tennessee Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Invited Lecture); 2019 Feb 9; Nashville, TN.

Hudson JW. Treatment of myofascial pain and dysfunction with onabotulinumtoxinA in patients with chronic migraine encephalalgia. Presented at American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Annual Meeting (Invited Lecture); 2018 Oct 8-12; Chicago, IL.