Applications for Residency beginning on July 1, 2026 will be accepted through ADEA PASS beginning in May 2025. We will accept two (2) applicants to the four-year program and one (1) applicant for the six-year, OMS/MD program. Applications are only accepted from US citizens and US permanent residents. Applications are due by September 15, 2025 and interview invitations will be sent directly to selected candidates for virtual interviews. After interviewing, residents will be matched via the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program.
The following materials must be uploaded to your PASS application:
- 2x2 Passport style photo
- NBDE Score report (Pass/Fail if you have taken it)
- CBSE Score report
Vanderbilt Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Attn: Residency Program
T-4323A Medical Center North
1161 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232-2596
The selection process for our residents emphasizes past academic performance, personal attributes such as a sound work ethic, dedication, honesty, and a demonstrated commitment to post-graduate training in oral and maxillofacial surgery. The latter may be demonstrated through completion of one or more OMS externships. Letters of recommendation are required and specified by the PASS application information for this program. Such letters are very carefully reviewed and should be provided by dental school faculty who can share personal knowledge of the applicant's qualifications, commitment, personal attributes, and accomplishments.
The Vanderbilt program also participates in the Residency Matching Program sponsored by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Information regarding the postdoctoral matching program may be found at www.natmatch.com/dentres. The six-year Program Code is 121211 The four-year program Code is 121212
The stipend for the first year of residency training during the year 2025-2026 is $72,450.
Residents in the six-year program receive a full stipend, even while in medical school. The incoming resident in the six-year program will receive a substantial scholarship for the first year of medical school.
Numerous forms of financial assistance are available. All residents in the OMS-MD program receive assistance with medical school tuition through department-sponsored scholarships for at least the first year of the program (second year of medical school). We encourage you to review the Vanderbilt School of Medicine website for additional information on tuition and financial aid.
The four-year trainees receive a stipend continuously for four years and have no tuition responsibility.
We appreciate your interest in the Vanderbilt program. If you have any questions about the program, please feel free to contact us directly.
Samuel J. McKenna, DDS, MD, FACS
Professor and Chairman
Susie Lin, DDS, MD
Program Director, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency
Antonia Kolokythas, DDS, MSc, MSED
Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Kristopher Hasstedt, DDS
Assistant Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery