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47SX Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

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Overview

An oral and maxillofacial surgeon performs surgical treatments for injuries and conditions affecting the oral and facial regions. These procedures include removing impacted teeth and repairing facial trauma to improve the function or appearance of affected areas.

Core Skills

  • Oral and maxillofacial surgery service direction

Civilian Career Paths

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Military experience examining, diagnosing, and surgically treating oral and maxillofacial abnormalities directly aligns with civilian oral and maxillofacial surgery.

How to prepare: Assess your existing dental education, specialty training, licenses, and credentials against the intended state board's rules and employer requirements to identify any gaps. State dental licensure and postdoctoral specialty training are required; confirm the state's licensing and specialty-practice requirements.

What the civilian work involves
  • Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment.
  • Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.
  • Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Apteryx Imaging Suite
  • DSN Software Oral Surgery-Exec

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. DAFOCD, 30 Apr 26: ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON (47SX)

    [1] Specialty Summary section "ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON"; normalized cached text lines 9478-9498; family-level section (47S4, 47S3, 47S1)

    Supports: Oral and maxillofacial surgery service direction, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (O*NET 29-1022.00)

  2. O*NET: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (O*NET 29-1022.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Dentists and dental specialties

    [3] What They Do, specialty descriptions; How to Become One, Training and Licensure; retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (O*NET 29-1022.00)

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