ABSTRACT
Within the Federal Services, a myriad of career opportunities exist for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense, consisting of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, have the greatest number of positions available. Federal Services careers are also for those oral and maxillofacial surgeons with a calling to serve their country. The personal fulfillment, patient appreciation, and inter- and cross-specialty relationships are unique to this practice setting because it is free of many of the impediments, to these relationships, that exist in private practice. The highlights of a career in each of these Federal Services are described in this article.
Subject(s)
Career Choice , Military Dentistry , Surgery, Oral , United States Department of Veterans Affairs , Dental Research , Dental Service, Hospital/organization & administration , Hospitals, Military/organization & administration , Hospitals, Veterans/organization & administration , Humans , Internship and Residency , Military Dentistry/education , Surgery, Oral/education , Surgery, Oral/organization & administration , United States , United States Department of Veterans Affairs/organization & administrationABSTRACT
Skeletal surgeries, specifically orthognathic procedures are an integral part of the treatment regimen for patients with airway issues. As evaluation mechanisms for, research into, and treatment options for, patients with airway issues have become refined, so have the techniques used to treat them become more focused and less prescriptive. The diagnosis for the severity of the airway compromise has also undergone an evolutionary change, with the diagnostic criteria becoming more restrictive and the equipment for diagnosing them more sophisticated.
