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About this section
The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Section’s aim is to provide a world-class educational programme in all aspects of this speciality to keep individuals abreast of the innovations constantly occurring within their discipline.
Webinar series: Updates in...
The Oral and Maxillofacial Section has a webinar series that is broadcast monthly. These webinars will be a deep dive into different sections of Maxillofacial surgery to find out what's new. These webinars will be available to access later online by those who have registered but cannot be present for the live broadcast. Check out and book the webinars below.
This webinar series is free for RSM members.
UMAX 2021
The long-running annual UMAX conference has moved online for a series of three webinars throughout April. This is a great chance to hear from some of the country’s most eminent maxillofacial surgeons and learn more about this wonderfully diverse specialty. These webinars are CPD accredited.
Section Council members
Section meetings and conferences are usually organised by members of the Section Council, led by the Section President and often in collaboration with specialist societies.
Interested in joining the Section Council?
Section Councils play a pivotal role at the RSM and we are always looking for members who would like to get involved. If you would like to apply, please complete our application form and a Council representative will be in touch.
President Elect
Honorary Secretary
Honorary Treasurer
Upcoming oral and maxillofacial surgery events
View all events and webinars being run by the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Section.
Advances in the surgical management of obstructive sleep apnoea
In this Advances in webinar, Mr Ashraf Messiah will guide attendees through the multi-disciplinary management of patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. He will focus on the role of orthognathic surge...
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Advances in craniofacial surgery
In this webinar, members of the world-renowned Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Craniofacial Multidisciplinary Team will update participants on new developments in craniofacial surgery. Delegates will le...
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Prizes & awards
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Section: Short Paper Prize - May
Prize: £100
Submission deadline:
Submission closed
Open to: All trainees in relevant specialties
Application guidelines
Papers should be on the topic related to the use of fat grafting to the face or research related to the topic. Abstracts should be no more than 200 words (excluding title, authors and references).
The best abstracts will be chosen for presentation at the section meeting on Thursday 14 May 2020.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Section: John Langdon Essay Prize
Submission deadline
Submission closed
Prizes
- 1st £500
- 2nd £100
- 3rd £75
Open to
All dental or medical graduates and students.
Application guidelines
Submissions should be no more than 2,500 words in length and the authors own work. The essay should be anonymous. Only one submission may be submitted per applicant.
Chosen topic:
What is the benefit of Global medicine experience in oral and maxillofacial surgery training?
Meeting date:
Thursday 21 November 2019
Oral and maxillofacial surgery poster prize
Submission deadline: Submission closed
Open to: All dental or medical graduates and students
Topic: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery - (Audit, Cleft & Oral Surgery)
Size of the poster: A1
Abstract up to 400 words - Title, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion
Candidates will receive a certificate for being shortlisted and a winner will be commended for the best poster.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Section: UMAX Essay Prize
Prize
- First prize: £50
Submission deadline
Submission closed
Open to
All trainees without dual qualification including undergraduate, singly-qualified and second degree medical and dental students.
Application guidelines
Submit a 2,000-word essay on the chosen topic: The role of robotics and artificial intelligence in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery.
The essay should be anonymous and be the authors own work. The winner will be required to present their work at an Oral & Maxillofacial meeting.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Section: UMAX Poster Prize
Prize
- First prize: £50
Submission deadline
Submission closed
Open to
All trainees without dual qualification including undergraduate, singly-qualified and second degree medical and dental students.
Application guidelines
Submit a 250-word abstract on any topic relating to oral and maxillofacial surgery. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to present their work at an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery meeting.
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Sponsors
We would like to thank our knowledge partner DePuy Synthes for their support of the 'Updates in' webinar series. Please note that the scientific programme and content has not been influenced in any way by the sponsor.
