Dive Into the Lives of OMF Surgeons Around the World

Maysaa Abbas Fadil, a dental student from Iraq, shares her journey toward oral and maxillofacial surgery while living with systemic lupus erythematosus. Her story reflects resilience, academic excellence, and a deep commitment to patient care shaped by personal experience.

This feature highlights the expanding role of oral and maxillofacial surgeons beyond the operating room. Through media engagement, research, and complex reconstructive care, Dr. Kathleen Fan demonstrates how the specialty contributes to public health, violence prevention, and life-changing patient outcomes.

Featuring Daljit Dhariwal, oral maxillofacial surgeon at the John Radcliff Hospital in Oxford , and Julia Kubior who underwent surgery on her jaw. In the film Daljit and Julia discuss meeting, planning her surgery and the effect of the surgery on Julia's confidence.

This case highlights the successful use of Presurgical Lip, Alveolus, and Nose Approximation (PLANA) in a male infant born at 39 weeks gestation with a right unilateral complete cleft lip and palate. The patient faced significant challenges, including a severe cleft deformity, feeding difficulties, and a cultural and language barrier with the parents. These factors made presurgical intervention essential to optimize outcomes for surgical repair.

This paper details a humanitarian mission to Lubango, Angola, undertaken by a team of Brazilian healthcare professionals in October 2024. The mission focused on providing essential medical and dental care, particularly in maxillofacial surgery, to an underserved population facing significant healthcare challenges. The team addressed a range of complex cases, including temporomandibular joint ankylosis, ameloblastoma, and NOMA, utilizing advanced surgical techniques and recons