Are oral surgeons trained as dcotors also?

Question

what if they are doing an extraction at thier office under general anesthesia and there is a complication

Answer 1

Some are and some are not, at least in the sense of having a degree.  You would have to inquire about any given oral surgeon's qualifications individually.  Many of them do have an MD; all of them have completed a hospital-based surgical residency.

Anesthesia is something else again--no one should be trying to do both general anesthesia and oral surgery at the same time.  My experience with dental procedures that require general anesthesia is that they are done in the hospital in the OR, but if they were going to be under general anesthesia in an office, they would need to have an anesthesiologist there who would be prepared to handle any complication with the anesthesia.

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

Oral surgeons are generally dentist with a residency in oral surgery. They are not Medical Doctors (MD). They are doctors though, in Denistry. Just like lawyers are doctors in law, and PharmD are doctors in pharmacy.

Oral Surgeons do share SOME of the same classes in the first two years of their training with MDs but that is it.

Answer 4

Oral surgeons generally are graduates of a school of dentistry, with a DDS or DMD degree. They take a residency in oral surgery, part of which is training in basic anesthesia, including the recognition and treatment of complications.

Many oral surgeons have operating privileges at their local community hospitals where they perform more extensive procedures with the assistance of an anesthesiologist or nurse-anesthetist. If they are on a hospital staff, they undergo the same rigorous credentialing process that is required of MDs.