I like how thorough she is. A lot of doctors are in and out so fast you're left having to find out all care, aftercare and follow-up info from the assistants.
I was pre-med until senior year in college and just switched to pre-dental. I’ve been shadowing a general dentist and oral surgeon for a few months and I cannot wait to start my career in dentistry with the hopes of becoming an OMFS. Some look at dentistry as mediocre but I find it to be an art
Excellent video. I've just started following your channel and I love seeing the in's and out's of all the various specialties in the healthcare field. Currently a 2nd year dental student. Originally, I wanted to do medicine, took the MCAT and everything, never ended up applying. Graduated with a degree in human physiology, then worked a year in a restaurant, worked a year as a mover, and then worked a year as a veterinary assistant, and it was while cleaning teeth in that job I realized I had a passion for dentistry. Then I became a dental assistant at a specialty clinic, and now I am very interested in specializing in prosthodontics, a specialty I didn't even know existed 5 years ago. I love these videos because they actually represent what physicians and various other healthcare professionals actually see and deal with in their daily lives. Thank you Dr. Webb and I appreciate your dedication to helping others expand their horizons!
Thank you for being caring, I had a TERRIBLE experience with a TERRIBLE oral surgeon who didn't recommend conscious sedation before he took my jaw wiring after my broken mandible healed. Multiple lidocaine injections, he hit a nerve, and I was in tears and asked him to stop injecting because the pain was excruciating. He didn't and yelled at me for not tolerating things well. This was after 6 weeks of pain and having my jaw wired shut, eating semi liquid food etc. I now have horrible anxiety anytime I have to get that injection at the dentist and I start tearing up and shaking, all because this jerk couldn't take some extra time and realize there is a human being on the other end of his needle! Thankfully when I needed both lower wisdom teeth out 8 years later at the age of 41 I found a much nicer and more understanding oral surgeon that didn't treat me like a slab of meat in his chair!
Betty Smith was that first experience in NY? Because there is a horrendous oral surgeon that I had a horrible experience with and your post sounds just like that Dr.
Im sorry you had to go through that. However, removing IMF wires or elastics is not a valid reason to put patients under conscious sedation. Remember that there's always a risk with sedation so it should only be used when needed. I hope everything is fine with your mandible now !
@@shehri4life I think you may be confused about what I mean. I am talking about removing the upper and lower arch bars, I guess I should have been more clear. If you still don't think sedation is needed please put some arch bars on yourself without sedation and then take them off without sedation a few weeks later, see how you feel!
I love her she's awesome. It's nice to see not just a woman in OMFS with her own successful practice but a black woman in OMFS with her own successful practice. Thank you Dr. Webb I really appreciate you sharing this video I really needed to see this if she can do it I can do it. It's no coincidence that God led me to this video agian. 😇🙏🤗
mikeaw510 not to be rude but it doesn't actually affirm anything. There's tons of white doctors. Does that mean any white person can become a doctor? No, it's difficult
kvgolfa I think you took this wrong. White doctors have been around for a longgggg time. You can go to any hospital and find a white doctor. POC doctors, on the other hand, are rare. I can recall seeing my first AA doctor when I was a sophomore in high school. So yes, representation does matter to me. It matters that I see people that look like me in positions that are not only white dominated but male dominated as well.
First, thanks for serving our military peoples during your time in service to our country. To have had you as an oral surgeon in England, would have been just terrific. Wishing the best for you and family.
My hubby has to get this done in a couple weeks, he has a wisdom tooth that's deep rooted and hooked right near a main nerve in his jaw, so that's why we were referred to an oral surgeon. Praying it all goes well ♥♥♥♥♥
I aspired to be an oral surgeon and in my senior year of dental school I was required to shadow the oral surgery residents for one week. After a week of very little sleep, I said “hell no!” Very cool to stumble onto your video. I also completed the AF AEGD in DC with oral surgery rotations at Andrews. Loved it!
Excellent information! Dr James has a very interesting history Air Force/military family background, education path, very happy to see her accomplishments!
This is so refreshing to see some insight on another spectacular carrier other then RN. This goes to show people you have options other then RN. "Overrated carrier choice I think" Congratulations on your carrier path and thank you and your family for your service. My 2 kids are serving in AF and Army at this present time. God bless us All!
as a 22 year old black girl who has had 2 jaw surgeries and is currently wired up for 6 weeks and drinking through a syringe, i am INSPIRED to become a maxillofacial surgeon.
Hi Dr. Webb, first off I loved that video that you, Dr. Rutland and the black doctors did, super cool, very inspiring as an aspiring black physician! Secondly, could you do a day in the life of a Neurosurgeon next, my dream job! Lastly, I love your content, and I love how you always highlight black health care workers! Touching a kid all the way in South Africa :)
Amelia V. Wonderful! Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is a very interesting specialty of dentistry. Dental extractions are probably the most simple thing that we do. Maybe one day we’ll do a video on a jaw surgery or facial trauma! That’s my fave! I hope that you enjoyed the video.
Hi Dr. Webb, would you ever consider doing videos on the other dental specialties, specifically Endodontics? Hope you and your family are staying safe during these crazy times!
Yes. Can you please post more dental careers? I'm also from Shreveport and seeing things like this is really motivating and inspiring. However, my main complaint is I feel like we don't have many internships/externship opportunities here in Shreveport or many dental offices that are willing to let you shadow. So it's hard to gain experience.
Thank you for sharing, Dr. Webb. I am going to be applying to dental schools this summer and OMS seems like something I would be interesting in going into!
My dream omgggg🥺🥺🥺🥺I can’t believe this! starting from the Air-force to the oral and surgery is my dream, goal and career!!! Wish she could teach me more and more about this in a face to face conversation😭
Great video! I spent quite a bit time in the military as well. TeamArmy!!! I am on my way to hopefully becoming a future Oral Surgeon. So, I still have quite a while since I was just recently accepted into dental school for the class of 2027. One step at a time! A bridge was not built over night 💪🏽.
In my country, you have to have both MD and dentistry degrees. I am finishing my 6 years of undergrad in dentistry in 2 years and my 6 years of general medicine in 3 years to become an OMF surgeon
@@vampyremisa there is a difference between oral surgery and oral and maxillofacial surgery. 2 similar but different programs. This is In Australia where both dent and med are needed for maxfax
First off I want to say you have a beautiful smile I’m someone who thinks imperfections are what makes us special! I do however understand being self confident about your teeth due to a drug in the chemo family my teeth are destroyed! As a mom of 4 I just can’t afford to get my teeth fixed and even if I could afford a partial denture which I can’t the thought of having a denture at 32 years old is depressing! It’s made me incredibly depressed I’m missing out on precious time with my children because I’m just to embarrassed and ashamed to leave my house and when I do leave my house I’m sick for hours before hand panicking it controls my life! I don’t sleep much because I lay awake thinking about all the fun things I wish I could do with my kids, others may laugh at me but you just can’t possibly understand unless you’ve experienced something similar! If you have healthy teeth and a smile your proud of be thankful! Not all of us are so lucky and many of us can’t afford dental care!
What you do is amazing, your a true hero! I do however understand being self confident about your teeth due to a drug in the chemo family my teeth are destroyed! As a mom of 4 I just can’t afford to get my teeth fixed and even if I could afford a partial denture which I can’t the thought of having a denture at 32 years old is depressing! It’s made me incredibly depressed I’m missing out on precious time with my children because I’m just to embarrassed and ashamed to leave my house and when I do leave my house I’m sick for hours before hand panicking it controls my life! I don’t sleep much because I lay awake thinking about all the fun things I wish I could do with my kids, others may laugh at me but you just can’t possibly understand unless you’ve experienced something similar! If you have healthy teeth and a smile your proud of be thankful! Not all of us are so lucky and many of us can’t afford dental care! I wish I could afford implants I have tried getting financed with no luck! I’ve wrote to dozens on dentists in Michigan with no luck I had luck with several dentists out of state but couldn’t afford to travel!
I'm in New Orleans, La and I'm scheduled to have oral surgery on Nov. 10. Back lower left (wisdom). When I went to a local Dentist 🦷 we went through the steps, x-ray, 4 shots and the area wouldn't get numb. The x-ray showed the infection sitting (ON) the lower main nerve that runs along the bottom... they gave it a try, but... 🤷🏾no luck. So, now I'm scheduled for surgery. Watching your video really helped...😏 and Tina Mary plans to be KNOCKED-OUT SLEEP for the whole thing... if that's a given option. Thank you again.
“Don’t look at all these instruments, we’re not gonna use all of this” literally the first thing out of my mouth to most patients 😂 just helps to be prepared!
I study in college of dentistry and I’m in third year now I want to specialize in maxillofacial surgery and I wanna be like you in future inchallah 🤍🤍🧑🏽⚕️.
It's very strange to me how superior education works in the US. In my country, there are no majors/programs or whatever. You go from high school to your college of choice. Medicine (to be a doctor), Odontology (to be a dentist), Mechanical Engineering, Nursing, Math, Chemistry, Psychology and so on. On whatever college, you will learn the basic stuff (basic biology, anatomy, etc), and later the specifics of the profession. There is no point where you have to make another choice of program, untill you graduate and become a bachelor.
There should be a video about all the people that need dental work (or other medical procedures) but can't afford it. For every expensive implant that is put in, there are probably many more long term toothless Americans out there!
I've got an issue and pretty much out of options, so here i am. I have several teeth causing major issue due to genetic problems (weak enamel), along with a dentist I was taken to at a young age, which got shut down for mal-practice, who scraped holes into my molars in order to try and secure payment for fillings "necessary" after that point. The pain has cost me 2 jobs, and now with covid on top of it, maintaining employment is near impossible for me, whilst dealing with this. Im at a complete loss for what to do. Ive tried reaching out to government branches nearest me for help financially to get me back on track, no dice. I have reach out to several local surgeons and dentists alike, no help willing. The only time someone has helped was when my face swole up like a balloon and i went into my most-local oral surgeon and they performed surgery to remove that one tooth. My top-right wisdom and molar next to it are now beginning to show signs of potential obstruction and i cannot get to whatever is causing it... I do the best i can with dental hygeine, which is better than many i'd say considering pain or no pain, i brush daily. The genetic weakness when referring to my enamel is a curse from hell though, because brushing deteriorates my teeth further... Im only 27... its to the point where ive considered suicide, just to lay it out there... any advice is welcome.
So how do you handle people such as myself who are extremely terrified of the dentist. I've gone through seven dentists seven and each one has been an absolutely horrible experience I am now my eighth dentist and so far what I've gone through she's been really good but I'm still terrified
Hai basically ent docs deal with ear nose throat anomalies maxfax are basically in mouth and face like head and neck trauma orthognatgic surgeries Tumor surgeries cyst removal facial plastic surgeries craniofacial surgeries etc ent surgeons also do like Tumor surgeries thyroidectomiee removal of skull base Tumors nasal and ear related surgeries etc after med school they go for ent residency maxfax after dental school they apply for 4to 6 yrs of surgical residency they get dds and MD degree there is overlapping bw two specialities since there are dealing with head and neck region ,hope this is useful 😊
They aren’t quite the same, but there is A LOT of overlap between the two specialties. I’m a dental student at VCU and the OMFS residents and attendings will do some of the same procedures. There are rotations that the residents do in which they even scrub in on ENT/Plastics cases. OMFS, ENT, and Plastics can have tons of overlap, but at their core, they’re different.
Dani Definitely some similarities. My program actually did not have ENT or Plastic Surgery residents, so I did a LOT of facial trauma, facial reconstruction, and facial plastic surgery.
This is actually my dream job and I literally die 😫..when I see them...I wished I got a scholarship or something or even someone to guide me through this path
Being from England and noticing that you said you spent two years in England, I’d be interested to known your thoughts on the American system vs the US system i.e. the NHS, or UK private healthcare (Bupa and similar) vs American individual insurance. Your time seems to revolve a lot around going through treatment plans and insurance policies and trying to “sex up” your practice to “sell it”, whereas in England, you can become a MaxFax surgeon and just get on with doing your job of surgery without all the extra waste of time admin. P.S. I think that MaxFax surgeons are the best surgeons of all surgeons, please discuss if you agree or disagree.
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i recently had huge oral surgery to repair a cleft palate, huge respect for what omfs do
Thanks for watching!
Loop Awesome! Thank you so much!
Ily loop I’m a huge fan
She’s so calm , I love it.
I love her voice and energy ! Also so professional
Vicente Duque Thank you so much!
I like how thorough she is. A lot of doctors are in and out so fast you're left having to find out all care, aftercare and follow-up info from the assistants.
ilovemytribe Thank you! I take pride in making my patients feel as comfortable as possible, especially during a local anesthesia procedure.
Agree
As a general dentist, I really love patients like that guy who was having his molar removed. Enjoyable episode for me, obviously!!! Thanks, Dr. Webb!
bally2203 He was a great patient!
@DrPorchia you are so awesome!
This was awesome, it cool to actually see a procedure being done
Thanks!!
Hats off to people dedicated to this profession.
Dr. James seems like a boss 💪
I agree!
Man this guy is on every med related video on YT- I'm starting to think there's more than one of you haha- you must be so dedicated to medicine!
Hello , I will greet you in every comment I see you in 😂
Thank you! That has made my day!
OMG you are everywhere.
I was pre-med until senior year in college and just switched to pre-dental. I’ve been shadowing a general dentist and oral surgeon for a few months and I cannot wait to start my career in dentistry with the hopes of becoming an OMFS. Some look at dentistry as mediocre but I find it to be an art
Can I ask where you are now?
I am not a health care professional but I really enjoy Dr. Webb's channel. His videos are very informative and always well-done!
Thank you! 🙏🏾
Excellent video. I've just started following your channel and I love seeing the in's and out's of all the various specialties in the healthcare field. Currently a 2nd year dental student. Originally, I wanted to do medicine, took the MCAT and everything, never ended up applying. Graduated with a degree in human physiology, then worked a year in a restaurant, worked a year as a mover, and then worked a year as a veterinary assistant, and it was while cleaning teeth in that job I realized I had a passion for dentistry. Then I became a dental assistant at a specialty clinic, and now I am very interested in specializing in prosthodontics, a specialty I didn't even know existed 5 years ago. I love these videos because they actually represent what physicians and various other healthcare professionals actually see and deal with in their daily lives. Thank you Dr. Webb and I appreciate your dedication to helping others expand their horizons!
Tyler Budding Prosthodontics is a great specialty!
What a story! I’m glad you were able to figure out your passion ! Thats awesome
Thank you for being caring, I had a TERRIBLE experience with a TERRIBLE oral surgeon who didn't recommend conscious sedation before he took my jaw wiring after my broken mandible healed. Multiple lidocaine injections, he hit a nerve, and I was in tears and asked him to stop injecting because the pain was excruciating. He didn't and yelled at me for not tolerating things well. This was after 6 weeks of pain and having my jaw wired shut, eating semi liquid food etc. I now have horrible anxiety anytime I have to get that injection at the dentist and I start tearing up and shaking, all because this jerk couldn't take some extra time and realize there is a human being on the other end of his needle! Thankfully when I needed both lower wisdom teeth out 8 years later at the age of 41 I found a much nicer and more understanding oral surgeon that didn't treat me like a slab of meat in his chair!
Betty Smith was that first experience in NY? Because there is a horrendous oral surgeon that I had a horrible experience with and your post sounds just like that Dr.
Im sorry you had to go through that. However, removing IMF wires or elastics is not a valid reason to put patients under conscious sedation. Remember that there's always a risk with sedation so it should only be used when needed. I hope everything is fine with your mandible now !
@@shehri4life I think you may be confused about what I mean. I am talking about removing the upper and lower arch bars, I guess I should have been more clear. If you still don't think sedation is needed please put some arch bars on yourself without sedation and then take them off without sedation a few weeks later, see how you feel!
Betty Smith I’m so sorry that you had a bad experience. 😢
Love this. She has a wonderful calming presence. More success and blessings to her.
I love her she's awesome. It's nice to see not just a woman in OMFS with her own successful practice but a black woman in OMFS with her own successful practice. Thank you Dr. Webb I really appreciate you sharing this video I really needed to see this if she can do it I can do it. It's no coincidence that God led me to this video agian. 😇🙏🤗
Oh snap, finally someone covering my dream career!!! Thanks Dr. Webb!
Thanks Daniel!
Daniel, check my youtube page for the series "Careers In Dentistry"
So glad to see some coverage of my future career finally
Thanks Jacob!
Jacob Leachman That’s awesome!
Dr. Webb, I am so grateful that you showcase medical professionals who look like me. It just affirms that I can do this too! Representation matters!
President Obama wasn't enough?
mikeaw510 not to be rude but it doesn't actually affirm anything. There's tons of white doctors. Does that mean any white person can become a doctor? No, it's difficult
Traditionalist Lol was President Obama a physician? Oh okay.
kvgolfa I think you took this wrong. White doctors have been around for a longgggg time. You can go to any hospital and find a white doctor. POC doctors, on the other hand, are rare. I can recall seeing my first AA doctor when I was a sophomore in high school. So yes, representation does matter to me. It matters that I see people that look like me in positions that are not only white dominated but male dominated as well.
mikeaw510 my point is is that it’s much harder to become a black President than a black MD
OMG DR. Webb just when i thought things couldn't get worse you came through. This is my dream career!
Dude likewise! Hope it all goes well for you :)
Same!
Yess! OMFS is the best specialty in my opinion(Dentistry wise) Good Luck to all!
Yes! Cool to see mutual aspirations! Good luck to all
I’d be soooo intimidated by that specialty. I’m scared I’d pull the wrong tooth etc.
I'm currently a Dental Assistant and plan on being a OMFS this is so inspiring! Thank you so much for the video.
Very glad to see black women on this video!
First, thanks for serving our military peoples during your time in service to our country. To have had you as an oral surgeon in England, would have been just terrific. Wishing the best for you and family.
Robert Diehl Thank you so much! I miss the UK!
Jesus I wish I had a dr like you, you are so comforting. Thank you for doing what you do
She seems like an excellent doctor and I am happy to see a woman in this profession
DOOD OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO. I'm currently a dental student and my goal is to become an OMS so thank you so much for this
Awesome! You are very welcome!
Holy, check my youtube page for the series "Careers In Dentistry" for more
Holy Knight Awesome! Please let me know if you have any questions!
Love this video...my son is an oral surgeon in Greenville, SC with CCOFC...u are right... study hard and do externships. Great job Doc!
Thanks for watching and kudos to your son!
This was wonderful! Dr. James is amazing! I really enjoyed seeing what she does.
Thank you Dr Oluchi!
Dr. Oluchi MD Thank you so much Dr. Oluchi!
Very inspiring Doctor and awesome how she interacts with the patient!
Easy Medicine by TMD Thank you so much!!!
As an oral surgery assistant of 10 years, I’d love to work with a doctor like this!❤️
How does one become an oral surgery assistant?
I wish I had had a dental surgeon like this lady….Botbol…destroyed my gums…looks
So proud of you sister! My daughter is a research scientist right now studying to be a orthopedic surgeon. 😍🥼❤
ThankTheLord That is awesome! Thank you!
As a dental assistant this video gave me life!
Thanks Monica!
Hi Monica, check my youtube page for the series "Careers In Dentistry"
Monica Coleman Great! We love our dental assistants!
My hubby has to get this done in a couple weeks, he has a wisdom tooth that's deep rooted and hooked right near a main nerve in his jaw, so that's why we were referred to an oral surgeon. Praying it all goes well ♥♥♥♥♥
🙏🏾🙏🏾
RedRoseSeptember22 Awesome! How is your husband doing?
I aspired to be an oral surgeon and in my senior year of dental school I was required to shadow the oral surgery residents for one week. After a week of very little sleep, I said “hell no!” Very cool to stumble onto your video. I also completed the AF AEGD in DC with oral surgery rotations at Andrews. Loved it!
Excellent information! Dr James has a very interesting history Air Force/military family background, education path, very happy to see her accomplishments!
Dr. James does amazing work! Definitely recommend anyone in the area to go to her. 😁
Thanks for watching!
LuvLey89 Thank you so much!
This is so refreshing to see some insight on another spectacular carrier other then RN. This goes to show people you have options other then RN. "Overrated carrier choice I think" Congratulations on your carrier path and thank you and your family for your service. My 2 kids are serving in AF and Army at this present time. God bless us All!
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
also the patient was a good sport.
Doctor Fashion He did a great job!
as a 22 year old black girl who has had 2 jaw surgeries and is currently wired up for 6 weeks and drinking through a syringe, i am INSPIRED to become a maxillofacial surgeon.
Hi Dr. Webb, first off I loved that video that you, Dr. Rutland and the black doctors did, super cool, very inspiring as an aspiring black physician! Secondly, could you do a day in the life of a Neurosurgeon next, my dream job! Lastly, I love your content, and I love how you always highlight black health care workers! Touching a kid all the way in South Africa :)
Thank you Ahang! I’m hoping to do another one soon. Have you seen this one yet? ua-cam.com/video/0UuzfkAda9k/v-deo.html
This is a great day in the life video. Outstanding job, Dr. James ✨
Thanks for watching! 🙏🏾
DrGoldieMD Thank you Dr. Goldie! ❤️
Great video! Thank you for posting, and thank you to the Dr and brave patient for participating.
Thanks Trace!
Trace Hudgins Thank you! The patient did a great job!
I can’t wait for my consultation. 3 years and I’m finally getting the treatment I need . My facial fractures messed with my mouth nose and eyes
i don't know why but when she was explaining the meaning of her clinic name I got goosebumps!
Yes, I agree!
PT P Thank you! That was my goal! ❤️
another great video !!! keep it going !....
Thank you so much for showing these videos and inspiring doctors sharing their stories
very clear explanation of the pre-and post op instructions. Thank you Dr Webb and Dr Porchia James!
Awesome video! So interesting to see the dental side especially dental surgeons.
Thanks for watching Amelia!
Hi Amelia, check my youtube page for the series "Careers In Dentistry"
Amelia V. Wonderful! Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is a very interesting specialty of dentistry. Dental extractions are probably the most simple thing that we do. Maybe one day we’ll do a video on a jaw surgery or facial trauma! That’s my fave! I hope that you enjoyed the video.
I do coding for our OMFS surgeons! Love this video!!
Andria Schommer . Cool!
Awesome! Thanks for watching Andria!
Andria Schommer That’s awesome!
That is the nicest surgeon I ever saw
Hi Dr. Webb, would you ever consider doing videos on the other dental specialties, specifically Endodontics? Hope you and your family are staying safe during these crazy times!
Lewis Culver . Yeah that would be awesome!
I will look into it! 👍🏾
Lewis, check my youtube page for the series "Careers In Dentistry"
Periodontics would also be interesting!
Proud to have you as a colleague Porchia! Scott Noren in Ithaca!
Wonderful video! I just got into my top dental school and I hope to become an Oral Surgeon!
Kayla Swain awesome! You can definitely do it!
Yes. Can you please post more dental careers? I'm also from Shreveport and seeing things like this is really motivating and inspiring. However, my main complaint is I feel like we don't have many internships/externship opportunities here in Shreveport or many dental offices that are willing to let you shadow. So it's hard to gain experience.
I will look into this! Thanks. Keep up the good work. Keep reaching out to offices and someone will open the door for you! #318
Hi Teana, check my youtube page for the series "Careers In Dentistry"
Teana Hi! I would look into the dental clinic at Barksdale to see if they have any Red Cross Volunteer dental assisting training there.
Dr. Porchia ok. Thank you for that tip.
DrDarwinSpeaks I’ve been a subscriber lol
Thank you for sharing, Dr. Webb. I am going to be applying to dental schools this summer and OMS seems like something I would be interesting in going into!
Hi Matthew, check my youtube page for the series "Careers In Dentistry"
Matthew Pettoruto That’s great! I hope that you decide to stick with it!
I’ve been waiting for this vid! Thanks
Asher Jones Great! I hope that you enjoyed it!
Love this video! Props to the patient agreeing to be on camera!
Great video Dr. 👍
Thank you!
Great explanation of what you doing and why, Doc!
Bella Thank you!
@@DrPorchia You are welcome Doc!
My dream omgggg🥺🥺🥺🥺I can’t believe this! starting from the Air-force to the oral and surgery is my dream, goal and career!!! Wish she could teach me more and more about this in a face to face conversation😭
Can I put in a soft suggestion for a High Risk OB/Perinatologist? These videos are so interactive and informational
I will look into this. Thanks for watching!
Very nice channel, appreciate the videos . Please keep it coming
Great video! I spent quite a bit time in the military as well. TeamArmy!!! I am on my way to hopefully becoming a future Oral Surgeon. So, I still have quite a while since I was just recently accepted into dental school for the class of 2027. One step at a time! A bridge was not built over night 💪🏽.
This is an amazing video, a specialty i didn't know too much about, but has definitely peaked my interest. Thank you
Thanks Henson!
Hi Henson, check my youtube page for the series "Careers In Dentistry"
Henson Destine Awesome! I hope that you enjoyed this little glimpse into my specialty!
@@DrPorchia i most certainly did, definitely continuing research on the specialty.
great video! thanks for reading the comments!
Joshua Chua I’ve enjoyed going through all of the comments. ❤️
Stay safe please!💛
Yes, I love dentistry; my field 🙌🏾
Hi Dr Gloria: check my youtube page for the series "Careers In Dentistry"
Dr.Gloria & NursePhill It’s the best! ❤️
In my country, you have to have both MD and dentistry degrees. I am finishing my 6 years of undergrad in dentistry in 2 years and my 6 years of general medicine in 3 years to become an OMF surgeon
Not worth it. Just do a standard oral surgery residency.
@@WWERULES001 I can't choose that residency if I don't have both degrees. It is the law. At least in my country.
@@vampyremisa there is a difference between oral surgery and oral and maxillofacial surgery. 2 similar but different programs. This is In Australia where both dent and med are needed for maxfax
@@WWERULES001 in Romania there is no oral sugery, only OMF so yeah
This was so well done. Thank you!!
Alle Esor Thank you so much!
First off I want to say you have a beautiful smile I’m someone who thinks imperfections are what makes us special! I do however understand being self confident about your teeth due to a drug in the chemo family my teeth are destroyed! As a mom of 4 I just can’t afford to get my teeth fixed and even if I could afford a partial denture which I can’t the thought of having a denture at 32 years old is depressing! It’s made me incredibly depressed I’m missing out on precious time with my children because I’m just to embarrassed and ashamed to leave my house and when I do leave my house I’m sick for hours before hand panicking it controls my life! I don’t sleep much because I lay awake thinking about all the fun things I wish I could do with my kids, others may laugh at me but you just can’t possibly understand unless you’ve experienced something similar! If you have healthy teeth and a smile your proud of be thankful! Not all of us are so lucky and many of us can’t afford dental care!
Beautiful specialty I feel myself doing it
What you do is amazing, your a true hero! I do however understand being self confident about your teeth due to a drug in the chemo family my teeth are destroyed! As a mom of 4 I just can’t afford to get my teeth fixed and even if I could afford a partial denture which I can’t the thought of having a denture at 32 years old is depressing! It’s made me incredibly depressed I’m missing out on precious time with my children because I’m just to embarrassed and ashamed to leave my house and when I do leave my house I’m sick for hours before hand panicking it controls my life! I don’t sleep much because I lay awake thinking about all the fun things I wish I could do with my kids, others may laugh at me but you just can’t possibly understand unless you’ve experienced something similar! If you have healthy teeth and a smile your proud of be thankful! Not all of us are so lucky and many of us can’t afford dental care! I wish I could afford implants I have tried getting financed with no luck! I’ve wrote to dozens on dentists in Michigan with no luck I had luck with several dentists out of state but couldn’t afford to travel!
I'm in New Orleans, La and I'm scheduled to have oral surgery on Nov. 10. Back lower left (wisdom). When I went to a local Dentist 🦷 we went through the steps, x-ray, 4 shots and the area wouldn't get numb. The x-ray showed the infection sitting (ON) the lower main nerve that runs along the bottom... they gave it a try, but... 🤷🏾no luck. So, now I'm scheduled for surgery. Watching your video really helped...😏 and Tina Mary plans to be KNOCKED-OUT SLEEP for the whole thing... if that's a given option. Thank you again.
“Don’t look at all these instruments, we’re not gonna use all of this” literally the first thing out of my mouth to most patients 😂 just helps to be prepared!
I study in college of dentistry and I’m in third year now I want to specialize in maxillofacial surgery and I wanna be like you in future inchallah 🤍🤍🧑🏽⚕️.
Great work
I want more videos about oms in trauma centers.
Sherif Samy Maybe we can do a part 2 in the hospital, Dr. Webb?
@@DrPorchia That would be ammmmmmmmmmmazing
It's very strange to me how superior education works in the US.
In my country, there are no majors/programs or whatever. You go from high school to your college of choice. Medicine (to be a doctor), Odontology (to be a dentist), Mechanical Engineering, Nursing, Math, Chemistry, Psychology and so on.
On whatever college, you will learn the basic stuff (basic biology, anatomy, etc), and later the specifics of the profession. There is no point where you have to make another choice of program, untill you graduate and become a bachelor.
Cool
Wesley Martins Interesting. Yes, we function very differently here.
Really cool video!
There should be a video about all the people that need dental work (or other medical procedures) but can't afford it. For every expensive implant that is put in, there are probably many more long term toothless Americans out there!
This was amazing.
Such an inspiration!
Thank you!
Sefeniestar Thank you so much!
Thank-you for the awareness, Dr. Webb!! 👊
Thanks Travis!
Well done!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks!!!
Thank you!
Thanks Mary!
She is so frickin cool!
Lol my dad is the same type of surgeon as you and does trauma but I never see what he does and now for the first time I can see😂
Jennah Raja 🤣
Sister's got some snazzy masks. Great video!
Sam Mitra I try my best! 💖
I’m having flashbacks to my wisdom tooth removal😭😂
Ha I bet!
Angela N Oh no! I’m sorry to hear that. If I were your surgeon, I would surely make sure that you have a comfortable experience.
Don't OMF surgeons fo both dental and medical school in addition to their residencies?
Depending on your program. Some do 4 years omfs, some do 6 years omfs/md .. after completing dental school and undergrad
Hi Amelia, check my youtube page for the series "Careers In Dentistry"
Im am so inspired, wow
Video makes me want to floss. Hate having any dental surgery
cocoadough Only floss the teeth that you want to keep! 😆🦷
I've got an issue and pretty much out of options, so here i am.
I have several teeth causing major issue due to genetic problems (weak enamel), along with a dentist I was taken to at a young age, which got shut down for mal-practice, who scraped holes into my molars in order to try and secure payment for fillings "necessary" after that point.
The pain has cost me 2 jobs, and now with covid on top of it, maintaining employment is near impossible for me, whilst dealing with this.
Im at a complete loss for what to do.
Ive tried reaching out to government branches nearest me for help financially to get me back on track, no dice.
I have reach out to several local surgeons and dentists alike, no help willing.
The only time someone has helped was when my face swole up like a balloon and i went into my most-local oral surgeon and they performed surgery to remove that one tooth.
My top-right wisdom and molar next to it are now beginning to show signs of potential obstruction and i cannot get to whatever is causing it...
I do the best i can with dental hygeine, which is better than many i'd say considering pain or no pain, i brush daily.
The genetic weakness when referring to my enamel is a curse from hell though, because brushing deteriorates my teeth further...
Im only 27...
its to the point where ive considered suicide, just to lay it out there...
any advice is welcome.
❤️ Love dentistry 🦷. My field.
Thanks Luz!
Luz Herrera It’s the best!!!
so inspiring !
So how do you handle people such as myself who are extremely terrified of the dentist. I've gone through seven dentists seven and each one has been an absolutely horrible experience I am now my eighth dentist and so far what I've gone through she's been really good but I'm still terrified
How many years does it takes to be oral surgeon?
Respect ✊
Thanks Hassan! 👊🏾
Hassan Rassol Thank you!
Never knew that infections can "eat" the anesthesia lol learned that from my podiatrist getting my toenail removed again.
Yup lol it sure can
Zach Bunch Oh yes! The pH makes it much harder to thoroughly “numb” the patient.
Sorry for my ignorance but are ENT surgeons and oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons the same?
Hi Dani...no they are different...check my youtube page for the series "Careers In Dentistry"
Hai basically ent docs deal with ear nose throat anomalies maxfax are basically in mouth and face like head and neck trauma orthognatgic surgeries Tumor surgeries cyst removal facial plastic surgeries craniofacial surgeries etc ent surgeons also do like Tumor surgeries thyroidectomiee removal of skull base Tumors nasal and ear related surgeries etc after med school they go for ent residency maxfax after dental school they apply for 4to 6 yrs of surgical residency they get dds and MD degree there is overlapping bw two specialities since there are dealing with head and neck region ,hope this is useful 😊
They aren’t quite the same, but there is A LOT of overlap between the two specialties. I’m a dental student at VCU and the OMFS residents and attendings will do some of the same procedures. There are rotations that the residents do in which they even scrub in on ENT/Plastics cases. OMFS, ENT, and Plastics can have tons of overlap, but at their core, they’re different.
Dani Definitely some similarities. My program actually did not have ENT or Plastic Surgery residents, so I did a LOT of facial trauma, facial reconstruction, and facial plastic surgery.
This is actually my dream job and I literally die 😫..when I see them...I wished I got a scholarship or something or even someone to guide me through this path
I’m going to meet the doc tomorrow to see if I’m gona get it or not 😳😳
Being from England and noticing that you said you spent two years in England, I’d be interested to known your thoughts on the American system vs the US system i.e. the NHS, or UK private healthcare (Bupa and similar) vs American individual insurance. Your time seems to revolve a lot around going through treatment plans and insurance policies and trying to “sex up” your practice to “sell it”, whereas in England, you can become a MaxFax surgeon and just get on with doing your job of surgery without all the extra waste of time admin. P.S. I think that MaxFax surgeons are the best surgeons of all surgeons, please discuss if you agree or disagree.
she was probably serving military members. They don't go through NHS
Can you do day in life of ob gyn