Under the direction of Vito A. Cardo Jr. DDS, former Chairman of Dental Medicine and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery for Caritas Health Care, the MediSys Health Network now offers a four year residency program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Cardo previously ran the program for over 30 years, first at St. Mary's Hospital, then at Mary Immaculate Hospital.
Fully accredited by the American Dental Association, the program consists of eight resident positions; two in each year. With a home base at Brookdale, a third and fourth year resident will be based at Jamaica daily and two residents at Flushing, as needed.
The program’s emphasis is on facial bone reconstruction, whether congenital in nature or due to facial trauma and/or pathology. The residents are also exposed to many different facets of medicine, rotating in anesthesia for four months, medicine for two and in general surgery for four. Participants complete their rotation with a two month elective.
The highly renowned program attracts approximately 100 candidates from American Dental Association accredited dental schools annually. Each applicant must go through an extensive process and interview. Two positions for first year residents are then selected through a match process.
Upon completion of the four year residency program, the graduates will be highly skilled in all facets of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery including such procedures as implantology, orthognathic surgery, all types of dental extractions under IV sedation, facial bone reconstruction and facial trauma.
