title: Training in TMJ surgery: experience of a one-year fellowship.
abstract: In the United Kingdom, most training programmes in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) do not sufficiently cover management of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) to enable newly appointed consultants to practise independently as TMJ surgeons. We describe a one-year fellowship programme for a senior OMFS trainee who had just completed training, which included various international courses in the USA and Europe on specific aspects of TMJ surgery. Under the direct supervision of a consultant, the trainee completed 70 arthroscopic procedures, 13 TMJ cryotherapies, 16 TMJ arthrocenteses, 9 TMJ arthroplasties, and 20 total prosthetic TMJ replacements. Our experience indicates that specific training is required for those who wish to practise in the field of TMJ management and surgery.
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation NHS Trust, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK. Electronic address: speculand@btinternet.com.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Speculand
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation NHS Trust, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Attard
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation NHS Trust, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Surgical fellowship training; TMJ surgery