February | 2021 | Let's Talk Oral Surgery

Marcus Hwang and his three guests have an important conversation about the challenges women face when entering OMS. They dissect the question on why there are so few women in OMS, discuss various factors that deter women from applying into the surgical specialty, and methods to bring more awareness to this issue. The 2021 Women in OMFS Symposium hosted by the University of Michigan is on March 5th and 6th, 2021. Head over to register and join in on the conversation.

Articles referenced in this episode:
Eden, Natalie. How Will Women Shape the Future of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery?
Hardouin, Scott. Prevalence of unprofessional social media content among young vascular surgeons. Society for Vascular Surgery. 2019 (REDACTED)
Risser, Marjorie. Women in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Factors Affecting Career Choices, Attitudes, and Practice Characteristics. JOMS. 1996
Rostami, Farzaneh. Male perception of women in oral and maxillofacial surgery. JOMS. 2014

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@loriadonne
@alexislinneburdmd

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Marcus Hwang explores Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) in a two-part series with Dr. Jeffrey Carter. In Part 1, they focus on the history of ASCs in the United States and its relevance to OMS. They explore insurance reimbursement changes that affected the scope of practice, trend of orthognathic surgery in ASCs, the relevance of the payer mix, and much more. Stay tuned for Part 2, as the two delve into the specifics on building ASCs and Dr. Carter’s tips and tricks from his experience establishing such practices over his career.

Dr. Carter obtained his DMD from the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and trained in OMFS at Vanderbilt University.

The host makes a mistake towards the end of the episode when he comments that the Oregon Medicaid covers orthognathic surgery for patient’s undergoing gender affirmation surgery. This is incorrect. The more correct statement is that it is being advocated for Oregon Medicaid to cover facial surgeries for those experiencing gender dysphoria. Fortunately, some third party payers that traditionally did not cover orthognathic surgery began to cover facial feminization/masculinization surgery. But it is crucial for OMS that orthognathic surgery is included in that language. The host regrets making this mistake, but left this misstep in the episode to introduce potential strategies going forward for insurance coverage for OMS procedures.

Articles referenced in this episode:
Carter J, Mohammad A. Building Nonhospital-Based Platforms for Ambulatory Orthognathic Surgery: Facility, Anesthesia, and Price Considerations. JOMS. 2009.

To contact Dr. Jeffrey Carter, send him a message at jbc@carterinc.com

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Let's Talk Oral Surgery

Monthly Archives: February 2021

007 – Who are the Women in OMFS with Dr. Anderson, Donnelly, Linnebur

006 – Part 1: What is the History of Ambulatory Surgery Centers for OMS with Dr. Jeffrey Carter