ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY UNIT The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Unit is a combined Unit based in The University of Adelaide, South Australian Dental Service and the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The two Health Units are part of the Central Northern Adelaide Health Service.STAFF Alastair N. Goss Professor and Director
Chair Regional Surgical Committee
BDS, DDSc, FRACDS (OMS), FICD
clinical interests: temporomandibular joint surgery, trigeminal nerve damage
research interests: temporomandibular joint disorders, chronic pain, education, bisphosphonate induced ONJ, pharmacology Robert H. B. Jones Associate Professor
BDS, MDS, FRACDS (OMS) Royal Adelaide Hospital Senior Surgeon
clinical interests: orthognathic and major reconstructive surgery
research interests: orthognathic surgery, relapse, obstructive sleep apnoea Paul J. Sambrook Assistant Director
Director of Training
BDS, MBBS, MDS, FRACDS (OMS)
clinical interests: pathology and implants
research interests: implants and psychological aspects Paul Duke Senior Visiting Consultant
BDS, BMBS, FDSRCPS, FRACDS
clinical interests: pre-prosthetic surgery and implants Miles Doddridge Senior Visiting Consultant
BDS, MBBS, MDS, FRACDS (OMS)
clinical interests: pathology and reconstructive surgery The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Unit has responsibilities for the provision of clinical service, teaching and research.
CLINICAL SERVICE
(a) Outpatients Approximately 17,000 patients are seen and treated through the Outpatient Clinic in the Adelaide Dental Hospital each year. Types of patients range from complex maxillofacial surgery consultations to routine dental extractions. (b) Inpatients
Over one-and-a-half thousand patients are admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital per year. These range from Day Stay Surgery for multiple extractions to complex facial reconstructions.
TEACHING
(a) Undergraduate
4th Year Dental students have an introductory lecture program during the second semester. At the commencement of Final Year, students have a one-week orientation program and then split into groups of six students who then have three, two-week blocks in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery over the academic year. All students attend daily Ward Rounds. Students spend approximately half of their time performing extractions (average 150 each); a quarter of their time in consultation clinics assisting in the evaluation of pain, pathology, oral medicine and maxillofacial surgery cases and the remainder assisting in operating theatre. The examination process consists of a written paper mid-year, a short case report, an evaluation of the clinical skills and a final viva.
(b) Postgraduate
refer to Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Training Program
RESEARCH
The Unit is currently involved in a diverse range of research projects.
Current research interests
SUPPORT STAFF
The OMS Unit outpatient clinics are located at the Adelaide Dental Hospital, where a multidisciplinary group of staff support consultants, registrars and undergraduate students.
The team comprises of:
-Dental Officers
-Registered Nurses
-Maxillofacial Prosthetist
-Dental Assistants
-and Administrative Assistants
approximately 16 full time equivalent positions.
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