title: Oral and maxillofacial surgery. A specialty altered by time and circumstance.
abstract: The evolution of oral and maxillofacial surgery into a specialty was aided by international strife in the first half of the century. Today the scope of OMS practice continues to expand as the result of an educational process that is responsive to the changing needs of the specialty. But understanding and acceptance of the OMS scope of practice lags behind.
authors.affiliation: New York State Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, USA.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004954:Esthetics; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009518:New York; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic; D011364:Professional Practice; D013039:Specialties, Dental; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare