The oral board exam for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS) can be intimidating to many surgeons due to the broad range of information one must know for the exam. However, while the examination guidelines provide a general outline of topics that may be covered, there is no true direction on how to prepare for it. Traditionally, candidates do so by using what are considered “underground” databanks, previous test questions, and power point presentations that run the gamut of commonly covered material. Until now, there have been no current comprehensive oral board review books available for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery boards. Oral Board Review for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery fills that gap as the go-to resource for those attempting to successfully challenge the oral boards and for residents to polish up on their training.

The previous edition of this book has been an enormous success in the world of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and has become affectionally known as the “Blue Book”. This book is a condensed, high yield review of the material tested for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Oral Board examination. The book will cover both surgery and medicine and offers high-yield knowledge with examine-like questions at the end of each chapter. 

The goal for the book is to update new procedures that have come out and provide additional views on matters as well as completely new cases. 

Damian Findlay MD, DMD, FACS

Division Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Mercy Hospital Saint Louis

Surgeon at Oral Facial Surgery Institute St Louis, MO. CO-CEO Vision Surgical Arts, LLC

Clinical Instructor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine/Children’s Hospital. St Louis, MO

Andrew C Jenzer DDS, FACS, FAACS

Program Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency

Deputy Consultant to the Surgeon General of the Army, OMFS

Assistant Professor of Surgery, USU Department of Surgery

Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC

Robert Reti DDS, FACS, FICD, FACD

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Partner Southwest Oral Surgery and Dental Implants, St Louis, MO.

Assistant Professor ATSU School of Dentistry and Oral Health. Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery St. Louis, MO

Clinical Instructor of Surgery, Mercy Hospital System, St Louis MO 

Clinical Instructor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine. St Louis, MO