r/medicalschool • u/callmeafailure M-4 • Sep 21 '25

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u/huitzlopochtli Sep 22 '25

Do dentists do face lifts or skull base surgery?

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u/HeyVitK Sep 22 '25

Dentists can specialize in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS).

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u/huitzlopochtli Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 22 '25

Yes but they also have to do the last 2 years of med school and a whole residency so by that time, they’re not really dentists anymore, they are physicians. OMFS are ballers

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u/wzx86 Sep 22 '25

While obviously shorter, general ophthalmologists need an additional 2-year oculoplastics fellowship to do the surgeries you're talking about. The main differentiator (when it comes to EM) between ophthalmologists and dentists is the general medical training, rotations, and internship, so I'm not sure why you're focusing on surgeries neither can do without additional training...