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Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental and Oral Medicine

The Division of Dental Medicine is committed to the care of patients, the education of residents in both oral and maxillofacial surgery and hospital dentistry, the advancement of both fields through research, and the dissemination of knowledge through continuing education programs.

Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Medicine provides consultation and treatment for:

  • Oral & maxillofacial anomalies of growth and development
  • Facial skeletal deformities
  • Oral & maxillofacial trauma
  • Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and facial pain problems
  • Oral & maxillofacial pathology
  • Oral & maxillofacial reconstruction
  • Oral implants, Facial Implants Extraction and surgical removal of teeth
  • Malocclusion
     

 Special Services

  • Orthognathic surgery for the correction of congenital, developmental and acquired oral & maxillofacial deformities
  • Oral & maxillofacial reconstructive jaw surgery after tumor removal
  • Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joints (TMJ) Orthodontics for correction of malocclusion
  • Oral appliance treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea

 
Major Research

  • Oral & maxillofacial reconstruction after ablative cancer surgery
  • Temporomandibular joint reconstruction with custom prostheses using CAD/CAM technology
  • Oral implantology
     

Special Clinics

  • Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction Clinic
  • Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) and Facial Pain Clinic
  • Facial - Skeletal Deformities Clinic
     

Telephone Numbers
Physician Consultation and Referral
(708) 216-3678

Patient Appointment Scheduling
Oral Health Center
(708) 216-3678

Wanda Cruz-Gonzalez, DMD
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Anna Szpaderska, DDS. PhD 
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Michael Milos, DDS
Program Director, Dental Medicine General Practice Residency Program