The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery provides the highest standard of surgical care for patients with benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck region, soft and hard tissue trauma of the oral and maxillofacial region, dentofacial and cleft deformities, and basic oral surgical procedures including removal of teeth and the placement of implants. The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency program is fully accredited with two programs available from which to choose: four-year residency program or six-year integrated residency and MD program. Both programs are integrated in The University of Tennessee Medical Center, a tertiary-care institution with Centers of Excellence in the Trauma Center, Cancer Institute, Women's Healthcare, the Brain and Spine Institute, and the Heart, Lung, and Vascular Institute.
Research
- Molecular aspects of oral/head and neck cancer
- Imaging with FDG-PET/CT and FLT-PET/CT
- Human papillomavirus and oral cancer
- Medication Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws (MRONJ)
- Bone healing
- rhBMP-2/ACS
- Platelet rich plasma
- Teaching Styles and Faculty Development
The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Research Laboratory supports the faculty and residents of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery performing clinical research on the molecular aspects of oral/head and neck cancer, bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of the jaws and in bone healing.
TopDepartment Chair
Eric R. Carlson, DMD, MD, FACS, came to the UT Graduate School of Medicine in 2002 as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He was previously the Director of the Tumor and Reconstructive Surgery Service and Director of the OMFS Residency Program at the University of Miami.
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Contact Information
The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
1930 Alcoa Highway, Suite 335
Knoxville TN 37920
Telephone: 865-305-9022
FAX: 865-305-9026
About the UTGSM
Currently the UT Graduate School of Medicine (UTGSM) is the sponsoring institution of 11 residency programs and 15 fellowships. The program directors of these training programs share a passion for the education, training and well-being of its GME trainees. Click here to learn about each of our departments and programs. The UTGSM is located on the University of Tennessee Medical Center's campus.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oncology
In a program unlike any other in the country, residents and fellows in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program participate in patient-care planning conferences, bringing the collective wisdom of many specialties to bear on patient care. "The residents and fellows receive a comprehensive education in diagnosis, management and surgical techniques for our patients," says Eric R. Carlson, DMD, MD, the program's Chair and Program Director
