Residency program

Program Overview

Who We Are

Texas A&M College of Dentistry proudly serves as one of two OMS residency programs in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and is home to diverse faculty whose contributions to and expertise in the profession and are highly sought after. In addition to our affiliation with Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC) as our primary teaching hospital, it also serves as the primary teaching facility for the Texas A&M University School of Medicine, through which the medical degree of our program is conferred. The proximity of BUMC to our OMS graduate clinic facilities fosters a supportive and clinically robust experience while ensuring our trainees remain within 30 miles of the main campus for the duration of their training.  

Meet Our Residents

Curriculum

Medicine

The first 18 months of training for our advanced standing medical students, through the Texas A&M College of Medicine, serves to establish a broad foundation of knowledge across a variety of medical specialties including general surgery, internal medicine, OBGYN, pediatrics, psychiatry, neurology, emergency medicine, and critical care. As 4-year residents, training in internal medicine, general surgery, surgical critical care, surgical oncology, trauma, and adult and pediatric anesthesiology occurs in the first year of the program.

General Surgery 

Whether it be in program year one or four, the “general surgery year” is centered around fundamental surgical techniques and perioperative patient management. With rotations in general and vascular surgery, trauma, surgical oncology, and surgical critical care, this year is pivotal in facilitating the early development of skills that later become inherent to a successful surgeon.

Off-Service OMS

In the penultimate year of training, residents advance to the role of senior resident, assuming greater autonomy in clinical decision-making commensurate with their accumulated knowledge, technical proficiency, and professional maturity. During orthognathic surgery rotations at Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC), senior residents have the opportunity to train under Dr. Larry Wolford, an internationally recognized authority in revision orthognathic surgery and temporomandibular joint reconstruction. Likewise, during head and neck and otolaryngology rotations at Texas Health Resources Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, residents work with double-boarded surgeon Dr. Yadro Ducic, gaining extensive exposure to complex head and neck pathology and reconstruction. Finally, rotations with Dr. Grant Gilliland glean intensive surgical exposure to Oculoplastics.

Chief Resident

What it Means

The chief year represents the culmination of training in oral and maxillofacial surgery and serves as the final transition from resident learner to independent surgeon. As chief residents, trainees assume primary responsibility for coordinating clinical services, overseeing junior residents, and guiding the day-to-day operations of the inpatient, outpatient, and operative arenas. This role requires advanced clinical judgment, refined technical skill, and the ability to synthesize complex information while managing multiple competing demands. 

Primary Surgeon

Chief residents function as the principal surgical operators on a broad spectrum of cases, including orthognathic surgery, maxillofacial trauma, benign and malignant pathology, reconstructive procedures, temporomandibular joint surgery, and complex dentoalveolar interventions. They are entrusted with leading surgical teams in the operating room, mentoring residents on patient assessment and surgical planning, and ensuring continuity of care through preoperative evaluation and postoperative management. Increasing independence is granted across the year, reflecting the chief resident’s readiness for unsupervised practice. 

Program Leadership

Administrative and leadership responsibilities are also integral to the chief year. Chief residents manage call schedules, facilitate communication between faculty and residents, participate in program development, and serve as leaders within the hospital system. They often play a key role in quality improvement initiatives, interdisciplinary case conferences, and educational activities, including lectures, workshops, and simulation based teaching for junior trainees and dental students. 

OMS Resident Life Information

Learn about Life as an OMS Resident

Salary and Benefits

6-year residents have two different employers: Texas A&M College of Dentistry in the first three years and Baylor University Medical Center (a subsidiary of Baylor Scott & White Health) in the later three years.

Living and Working in Dallas-Fort Worth

OMS Residents are part of one of the most dynamic metropolitan areas in the country, providing care in Dallas and Fort Worth’s most high profile medical institutions.