Orofacial Pain Residency
The Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry (OMFS) at Massachusetts General Hospital offers a two-year Orofacial Pain Residency program. This program provides advanced training in orofacial pain, headache disorders and dental sleep medicine. The program consists of clinical training with program faculty and elective rotations through various related departments, including:
- The Center for Pain Medicine
- Physical Therapy
- Head and Neck Imaging
- Neurosurgery
- Neurology
- Division of Sleep Medicine
- Behavioral Psychology
- Faulkner Hospital Headache Center
Clinical training is supplemented by a comprehensive didactic program. Teaching opportunities at Mass General and Harvard School of Dental Medicine will also be available.
For more information about the program, kindly visit https://www.massgeneral.org/omfs/education-and-training/residencies/orofacial-pain-residency
Prerequisites:
Applicants should be a:
- Graduate of an accredited US or Canadian dental school. Applicants with a degree from a foreign dental school will be considered based upon their transcripts, curriculum vitae, training, acceptable TOEFL score and a personal interview
- Citizen of the United States, non-citizen resident or foreign national having in his/her possession a visa permitting temporary status in the United States and educational licensure
- Massachusetts Dental License or equivalent temporary/intern license holder
How To apply:
Applicants should submit the following:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Official Dental School transcripts
- Three letters of recommendation
- A personal statement
Contact Information:
Jeffry R. Shaefer DDS, MS, MPH
Orofacial Pain Program Director
Orofacial Pain Residency Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Warren Building, Suite 1201
Attn: Brandon Gordon
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
jshaefer@mgh.harvard.edu
617-726-1076
Brandon Gordon MBA, C-TAGME
Education Program Manager, Division of OMFS and Dentistry
bgordon4@mgb.org
617-724-4096
