This text provides step-by-step operative details for procedures commonly performed in oral and maxillofacial surgery. It is organized into seven main sections, which include dentoalveolar surgery, implant surgery, orthognathic surgery, surgical pathology, TMJ surgery, trauma surgery and reconstructive surgery. Each individual chapter provides an expanded look at various clinical issues related to the appropriate section. It also includes sections on expanded scope surgical procedures including craniofacial and cleft surgery, microvascular reconstructive surgery and aesthetic facial surgery.

Written by experts in the field, Operative Dictations in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery provides an extensive overview of operative dictations in oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures. This book is a significant resource for oral and maxillofacial surgeons that provides up to date cutting edge procedures with step by step details. It provides a resource and template of operative dictations for oral and maxillofacial surgeons, surgical fellows and surgeons in training.

Shahid Aziz is a Professor of Otolaryngology at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, is a Diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and a Fellow of the International College of Dentists. He is also a Visiting Professor of Surgery, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh and one of only two OMS who are members of the Society of University Surgeons.  He is a graduate of The Lawrenceville School and Rutgers College. Shahid received his dental degree from Harvard University School of Dental Medicine and his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his general surgery and oral/maxillofacial surgery training at New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center. He has authored or co-authored over 60 peer reviewed journal articles and 30 book chapters and edited 3 textbooks. Shahid’s clinical area of expertise includes facial trauma and reconstruction and orthognathic surgery. He is Past President of the New Jersey Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Chairman of the Section of Dentistry and Oral Health of the New York Academy of Medicine. Shahid Aziz is the co-founder and President of the NJ based non-profit Smile Bangladesh. A 1st generation Bangladeshi-American, Shahid has been leading a small team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses to Bangladesh since 2006. To date, he has led 30 surgical missions to Bangladesh and provided free surgery to about 2000 children and adults with cleft lip and palate deformities. In 2006 Dr Aziz received the prestigious Faculty Educator Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS). Dr Aziz is also the 2017 recipient of AAOMS Humanitarian Award for his charitable work in Bangladesh and in global surgery.  In 2022, Dr Aziz assumed the role of the inaugural Division Director, OMS at Hackensack Meridian Health, the largest hospital system in the State of New Jersey.