title: Do the Science, Own the Field. Are We Doing the Science?
abstract: For oral and maxillofacial surgery to continue being a premier specialty in the management of patients with craniomaxillofacial conditions, contributions to the better treatment of these patients must be continuously offered. Without performing the science, these offerings will not come or will not be valid. Environmental and funding challenges to performing the science have increased in the past 2 decades. The incorporation of protected research time and a research sabbatical for residents within their training program might be effective ways to meet these challenges.
authors.affiliation: Fellow in Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.affiliation: Delos Hill Professor and Chief, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: sroser@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Roser
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D018865:Dental Research / Q000191:economics; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education; D014146:Training Support