School of Dentistry
Improving Dental Healthcare By Forming Outstanding Dentists & Conducting Advanced Research
 
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine and Periodontology
The department covers the specialities related to the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting oral soft tisses and bone. Patients are treated in the department of dentistry in the Jordan University Hospital in students clinics, speciality clinics, as well as day case unit. Major surgeries are performed by the department staff in the operation room in the hospital. The department has 14 full-time staff members, one-third of them are ladies. They all participate in the teaching process on DDS and postgraduate levels. They also have their practices in the speciality clinics in the hospital. The department offers a high speciality program in oral and maxillofacial surgery over 4 years. In addition, the department offers training in the different specialties for dentists in order to obtain Jordanian Board Certificate and Arab Board Certificate in oral and maxillofacial surgery. The training is recognized by the Royal College of Surgeons - Ireland for the purposes of MFDS exam and Felloship in oral surgery and oral medicine (FFD OSOM).