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CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Sharpen Your Edge. Own the Room. Redefine Your Review.

The Denver Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Review Course returns in 2025 with an experience built for the modern OMS professional — highly interactive, clinically focused, and designed to close the gap between theoretical knowledge and surgical execution. Whether you're preparing for board certification or looking to reinforce and refine core surgical strategies, this course delivers.

Over four powerhouse days, attendees will engage in high-yield, case-based sessions designed to simulate real-world decision-making and board-style questioning. The agenda is crafted to help participants decode complexity, recognize nuance, and execute with precision — from dentoalveolar surgery and trauma, to TMJ, cleft, cosmetics, and oncology.

What sets this course apart?✔️ Dynamic faculty with unmatched clinical credentials✔️ Live oral exam simulations, interactive Q&A, and real-time surgical decision-making✔️ Hands-on dialogue with the legends and leaders shaping today’s OMFS field

Each session is built for clinical relevance, surgical readiness, and test-taking edge. Our faculty includes nationally renowned educators, academic trailblazers, and private practice leaders — all with boots-on-the-ground experience and a shared commitment to the next generation of oral and maxillofacial surgeons.

🎬 This Is Not Your Typical Review Course...

You asked for something different—we’re delivering a next-level experience that blends board prep with real-world clinical brilliance. The Denver Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Review Course isn't just another refresher. It's a dynamic, deep-dive training series designed to challenge your thinking, sharpen your skills, and energize your approach to OMFS.

Whether you're board-bound or practice-driven, this course hits the sweet spot between academic rigor, practical know-how, and surgical mastery—delivered by faculty at the forefront of the profession.

Expect fast-paced sessions, cutting-edge content, high-yield review, and interactive formats that push beyond passive learning. You're not just attending—you’re actively leveling up.

Level Up and Get Ready to Elevate Your Clinical Game

💼 The Agenda: Rich, Relevant, and Built for Impact

From Dr. Issa Hanna's mastery of dentoalveolar techniques to Dr. Stanley Liu's insights on sleep apnea surgery... from Dr. Jesus Gomez’s high-stakes emergency management training to Dr. Neel Patel's reconstruction protocols using microvascular and microneural techniques — this lineup delivers more than knowledge. It delivers surgical confidence.

Hot Highlights Include:

Day 1: Dentoalveolar mastery, implantology, and sleep apnea surgical strategies

Day 2: Medical emergencies, pharmacology, and trauma (Parts I & II)

Day 3: Orthognathics, clefts, TMJ, and advanced facial aesthetics

Day 4: Oncology, cysts, salivary tumors, and advanced reconstruction
 

Interactive “Meet the Experts” sessions cap each day, allowing attendees to engage directly with faculty, present their own cases, and sharpen clinical communication and critical thinking in a no-pressure, feedback-forward format.

🧑‍⚕️ Meet the Minds Behind the Mission
Expert Faculty. Real Experience. Total Access.

🧠 Vishtasb Broumand, MD, DDS
Dual-degree trauma and craniofacial surgeon with advanced training in midface and mandibular fracture repair. Known for practical teaching and hands-on trauma protocols.

😷 Michael Markiewicz, MF, DDS, FACS
Cleft and craniofacial expert focused on pediatric and adolescent facial reconstruction. Brings a unique blend of academic and clinical experience in complex deformity care.

🪞 Todd J. Sawisch, DDS
Nationally recognized cosmetic facial surgeon and implant expert. Delivers real-world strategies for facial aesthetics, soft tissue refinement, and patient satisfaction.

🗣 Joseph P. McCain, DMD, FACS
Director of TMJ and Endoscopic Surgery at Harvard. Known for minimally invasive approaches to TMJ disorders and advancing surgical training in the U.S. and abroad.

🔧 Neel Patel, MD, DMD, FACS
Reconstructive microsurgery and oncology leader. Faculty at NSU School of Medicine and medical director for head & neck surgery at HCA Florida.

🦷 Andonis Terezides, DDS
Respected implantologist and bone grafting specialist. Blends practical teaching with modern regenerative techniques.

📐 Timothy A. Turvey, DDS, FACS
UNC Professor and orthognathic surgery icon. Known for precision planning, mentorship, and contributions to advancing facial surgery worldwide.

Our speaker lineup brings together the sharpest clinical minds and hands-on educators in oral and maxillofacial surgery. These aren't just thought leaders—they're surgeons in the trenches, shaping the field and mentoring the next generation.
Here’s who you’ll be learning from:
 

🦷 Robert E. Marx, DDS, FACS 
World-renowned surgical pathologist and reconstructive expert. Professor emeritus and former Chief of OMFS at the University of Miami. Pioneer in bone grafting, oncologic surgery, and microvascular reconstruction.

🪥 Issa A. Hanna, DDS, FACS 
Chief of OMFS at LBJ Hospital, UTHealth Houston. Specialist in dentoalveolar surgery, anesthesia management, and advanced surgical techniques. Celebrated educator and clinical leader.

💤 Ashish Patel, DDS, MD, FACS 
Board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon with expertise in facial reconstruction, orthognathic surgery, and obstructive sleep apnea. He will present on “Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Patient Selection, Nonsurgical and Surgical Options, and Techniques.”

💉 Jesus Gomez, DDS 
Board-certified OMS with deep experience in medical emergencies and trauma care. Passionate about improving outcomes through interdisciplinary emergency preparedness.

🔬 Robert O. Greer, DDS, SC 
Veteran academic pathologist and Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Specializes in oral pathology, bone tumors, and salivary gland disease.

Target Audience:

This course will update and prepare the practicing Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon to the ever-changing practice of their profession. It will also prepare residents, fellows, and recent graduates to excel in taking the written and oral parts of the required examinations as well as add specific concepts and techniques to their own practices.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Learner Objectives:

  • Improve diagnostic skills and treatment approaches

  • Enhance outcomes in patient care

  • Adjust to the complexity format certifying examination format

  • Learn standard of care approaches as well as new approaches to patient care

  • Gain a detailed and expanded knowledge in the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery today

  • Learn caveats of patient care from experienced speakers

  • Learn key tips to quickly adjust to the ever-changing formats of a certifying examination

All lectures will be conducted in an interactive format paralleling quiz sessions and oral examinations.

All attendees will be provided a link through the MEC educational website to review the conference PDFs of the PowerPoints.  
 
Video presentations will be made available for purchase.