Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Education & Training

Oral and maxillofacial surgery spans one of the broadest clinical ranges in dentistry — from complex extractions and bone augmentation to orthognathic surgery, TMJ management, trauma response, and oral pathology recognition. This hub brings together all OHI-S learning formats for oral surgery and OMFS in one place: online courses, live seminars, and free resources — for general dentists, oral surgeons, and residents at every stage of practice.

Why Continuing Education Matters in Oral Surgery

Oral and maxillofacial surgery is one of the most technically demanding and rapidly evolving areas of dental practice. Digital planning workflows, CBCT-based assessment, atraumatic techniques, bone augmentation protocols, and interdisciplinary coordination have all advanced significantly in recent years.

For general dentists, continuing education supports better case selection, sharper referral decision-making, and stronger complication awareness. For surgeons and residents, it means staying current with evidence-based protocols across the full scope of oral and maxillofacial care — from third molar management to orthognathic surgery planning to trauma response.

OMFS continuing education that is structured, clinically grounded, and taught by credible practitioners makes a measurable difference in how clinicians plan, reason, and act.

What You'll Learn

OHI-S oral surgery training covers the core procedural, diagnostic, and planning topics that matter across the category:

• Extraction and surgical access — complex tooth removal, impacted third molars, flap design, ostectomy, and suturing principles
• Atraumatic and tissue-preserving surgery — socket preservation, minimally invasive approaches, and regenerative thinking
• Apical surgery and piezosurgery — periapical approaches, retrograde filling protocols, and ultrasonic surgical applications
• Bone grafting and augmentation — GBR, sinus lift techniques, PRF applications, and implant-related surgical protocols
• Guided surgery and digital planning — CBCT-based case analysis, 3D surgical planning, and guided workflow integration
• Orthognathic surgery — planning principles, complication awareness, relapse management, and interdisciplinary rehabilitation
• TMJ surgery and arthrocentesis — joint injection protocols, arthrocentesis principles, and prosthetic concepts for TMJ conditions
• Maxillofacial and dental trauma — emergency management of oral injuries, fracture considerations, and postoperative follow-up logic
• Pediatric oral surgery — age-appropriate surgical approaches, anesthesia considerations, and trauma care in younger patients
• Oral pathology and lesion recognition — precancerous lesion identification, oral cancer awareness, biopsy indications, and referral decision-making

Content is framed to strengthen clinical judgment, improve indication-based planning, and build procedural understanding — not to replace specialty training or expand legal scope of practice.

Learning Formats at OHI-S

OHI-S delivers oral surgery and OMFS training across four formats, so you can learn in the way that fits your schedule, goals, and practice context.

Online courses give you structured, on-demand access to surgical education — organized by topic and designed for focused clinical learning at your own pace.

Hands-on seminars and live events take place in cities including Rome, Vienna, Florence, Bologna, Prague, Berlin, Dubai, and Kyoto — bringing direct, instructor-led surgical training to practitioners across 40+ countries.

Free learning resources provide open access to introductory and supplemental OMFS content, useful for orientation, case review, or exploring a new topic area before committing to a course.

The OHI-S platform and mobile app bring all formats together in one ecosystem, with access to a professional community used by ~140,000 dentists each month.

Use the links in the Next step section below to explore each format directly.

Learn from World-Class Clinicians

OHI-S oral surgery and OMFS content is developed and delivered by clinicians with real surgical depth and teaching credibility.

Lecturers include David Sanz, David Angelo, Angelo Cardarelli, Paul Abbott, Sylvain Chamberland, Larry Wolford, Ashley Clark, and Johan Aps — specialists across the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery who bring both clinical rigor and practical clarity to every topic they teach.

With an average course rating of 4.72/5 based on 24,000+ reviews and 149+ congresses and seminars organized each year, OHI-S consistently delivers education that practitioners trust and act on.

A Global Environment for Oral Surgery Education

OHI-S has been building structured dental CE since 2017, now trusted by 220,000+ dentists worldwide across 40+ countries.

The platform combines on-demand online learning, live events, and free resources — all within a single ecosystem that includes a mobile app and a professional community where oral surgery topics are discussed, shared, and developed by practitioners at every career stage.

Eligible courses carry CE credit information clearly, and OHI-S is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider — giving practitioners a credible, accountable framework for their continuing education decisions.

Next Step

Explore the full range of oral surgery and OMFS training on OHI-S — by format, depth, and learning preference:

• Explore Online Oral Surgery Courses
• View OMFS Seminars and Hands-On Events
• Access Free Oral Surgery Learning