The specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) in Europe – Part 1: service configuration, regulation, and provision

Oral and maxillofacial surgical (OMFS) practice and training in Europe is supported by the OMFS Section of the Union of European Medical Specialists (UEMS). Across Europe the number of OMFS specialists per 100,000 varies from 3.0 (Switzerland) to 0.28 (Ireland). The two types of OMFS within the Euro...

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Published in:British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery Vol. 60; no. 10; pp. 1332 - 1339
Main Authors: Magennis, Patrick, Hölzle, Frank, Ulrich, Hans-Peter, Acero, Julio, Hutchison, Iain
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2022
Subjects:
Annex V
Certificate of eligibility for specialty registration
CESR
Dental
Directive 2005/36
European economic area
European free trade association
European union
Manpower planning
Maxillofacial Surgery (basic medical training
OMFS
OMFS service provision
Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery (basic medical and basic dental training)
Service configuration
UEMS. OMFS Section of UEMS
Union of European medical specialists
Workforce
Directive 2005/36
Maxillofacial Surgery (basic medical training
UEMS. OMFS Section of UEMS
Workforce
Service configuration
Manpower planning
Certificate of eligibility for specialty registration
Annex V
OMFS
European union
Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery (basic medical and basic dental training)
Union of European medical specialists
European free trade association
OMFS service provision
European economic area
Dental
CESR
ISSN:0266-4356, 1532-1940, 1532-1940
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Summary:Oral and maxillofacial surgical (OMFS) practice and training in Europe is supported by the OMFS Section of the Union of European Medical Specialists (UEMS). Across Europe the number of OMFS specialists per 100,000 varies from 3.0 (Switzerland) to 0.28 (Ireland). The two types of OMFS within the European Union (EU) under Directive 2005/36 and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) treaties are dual degree dental, oral and maxillofacial surgery (DOMFS) and single medical degree maxillofacial surgery (MFS). Automatic recognition of OMFS specialist qualifications is possible only between nations which have the same (or both) types of medical OMFS. Otherwise, individual specialists must apply for a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR). DOMFS: 20 European nations have dual degree OMFS. Of these, 12 EU nations are DOMFS in Annex V, 3 are DOMFS in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Treaty, and one has mandated dual degree OMFS but is a dental specialty. The United Kingdom has dual degree OMFS. Two MFS nations have had mandated dual degree training for more than 10 years and one has both DOMFS and MFS training, with DOMFS recommended. Although no nation with dual degree DOMFS has transitioned back to single degree MFS, there are pressures to do so within Finland and Norway. MFS: 11 EU nations have single medical degree MFS (and 4 DOMFS nations also have MFS as a legacy specialty). Four nations in the EU/EFTA do not yet have a medical specialty of OMFS: Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, and Estonia.
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ISSN:0266-4356
1532-1940
1532-1940
DOI:10.1016/j.bjoms.2022.09.010