Oral and maxillofacial surgery
The oral and maxillo - facial surgery ( MKG, and Cranio- Maxillo - Facial Surgery ) is a medical specialty, which is the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and both functional ( chewing, swallowing, speaking) and aesthetic rehabilitation of diseases, injuries, includes malformations and deformations of the teeth, mouth, jaws and face.
The uniqueness of this art is the necessary training of doctors in human medicine and dentistry, which is why the German-speaking and double promotions are frequent ( MD and Dr. med ), but uneven in Europe the case. Thus, for example, require Spain, Portugal and Russia no double approval. In the GDR, no double approval was also required on the Soviet model.
Another feature of the oral and maxillofacial surgery is the intense interdisciplinary collaboration with other disciplines that is required by the spatial proximity of various organ systems (ears, eyes and brain ) in the head and neck region for treatment of the often complex injuries or illnesses.
The Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Training in Germany
To refine by completing his medical degree and dental degree in Germany to act as a specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery, it requires a five-year training period, must be completed by at least three years in the service station. With the development can commence completion of the human medical studies, for specialist examination both Certificates must be available. On the training time to a specialist are credited:
- One years anesthesiology or surgery or ENT or neurosurgery
For admission to the certification examination must also relatively extensive "OP - Catalogue " to be met by the further education regulations (April 2007) is defined. It is possible to get through more work in training the additional designation " plastic surgery " ( sub-specialization ) after obtaining the specialist title. Since 2010, of the German Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ( DGMKG ) in addition to the Master's program " Cosmetic Facial Surgery " was introduced in order to establish a structured training for cosmetic surgery in the facial area.
Training in Switzerland
In Switzerland, the training lasts for maxillofacial surgeons six years, divided into two to three years of non- specialist general surgical basic training and three to four years specialist training. The subject-specific part may only begin after the completion of human and dental medicine studies; for applicants who have first studied dentistry, but up to 9 months training in a dental clinic to be recognized. Applicants with a degree in human medicine may complete the degree program in dentistry generally basic surgical training in parallel. The non- specialist training includes next two years general surgery and up to a year in a surgical specialty discipline three months anesthesiology and surgical critical care and is concluded with the basic surgical examination. After completing the basic exam is a must during the specialist training also " Op - catalog " processed (defined by the training order with Release 25 July 2011)
Statistics
On 1 January 2001 1,310 oral and maxillofacial surgeons were registered in Germany, of which were settled 778. 186 exerted no medical activity. At 31 December 2009 1,474 oral and maxillofacial surgeons were registered in Germany.