Internship and Externship

Oral and Maxillofacial Internship

Each year, the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial has the need for additional help in our clinical rotation. We accept individuals for a one-year commitment out of those individuals who do not match or those individuals who are interested in OMS but who have not yet applied to an OMS training program. Individuals selected for the clinical positions function as first-year residents but are not given any guarantee of entering our program the following year. They are paid the same stipend as a first-year resident.

For those interested, please download, complete and send the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Externship/Internship Application with your National Board Scores, CV, and letter(s) of recommendation to Paul Tiwana, D.D.S., M.D., (contact info below). Interns are typically selected immediately after the match, so if you do not match with an OMS training program, contact Dr. Tiwana immediately to see if we have any one-year internships available.

Applying

Send application / documentation to:

Paul S. Tiwana, D.D.S., M.D., M.S., FACS
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-9109
Phone:  214-645-3979
Fax: 214-648-7620
paul.tiwana@utsouthwestern.edu

Oral and Maxillofacial Externship

The Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery has an Extern program that is based out of Parkland Health & Hospital System. The experience is a minimum of two weeks in duration, starting on a Monday and ending on a Friday and is open to dental students who are in the third or fourth year of a U.S. or Canadian dental school who wish to have an intense experience in clinical oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Externs function almost like interns by working in the clinic daily, making rounds, attending all of our conferences or seminars, observing in the operating room occasionally, etc. Externs are supervised and spend long hours at the hospital/

Housing is not available for externs.  Prospective students may request a list of suitable housing accommodations in the area, if necessary.

Applying

Applications must be received by April 1 for those wishing to attend during the summer months of May, June, July, and August. Selections are made shortly thereafter. Unfortunately, we cannot offer an externship to each applicant as we are limited to four externs at a time. We can place externs at our affiliated site in Ft. Worth, John Peter Smith Hospital. The site director for this rotation is Dr. Fayette Williams. Prospective externs should identify to us as soon as possible which site they prefer as it is not always possible to move back and forth between the two institutions. In situations where we are reaching capacity, we may assign students to either hospital depending on manpower requirements.

For the months that have much less competition for externships, applications do not have to be completed by April 1. If you are unsure of the dates you would like to come, please call.

Those dental students interested in this experience should download, complete and send the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Externship/Internship Application with all requested documentation to Paul Tiwana, D.D.S., M.D., (address shown below).

We are not able to provide housing or malpractice insurance for the externs. If accepted, you must show proof of malpractice insurance prior to your arrival for the externship.

Send application / documentation to:

Paul S. Tiwana, D.D.S., M.D., M.S., FACS
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-9109
Phone:  214-645-3979
Fax: 214-648-7620
paul.tiwana@utsouthwestern.edu