Maxillofacial Surgery Specialization in Ukraine: A New Order and Step in the Growth of the Specialty: Analysis of Qualification Categories
Оleksii Tymofieiev, Natalia Ushko, Ievgen Fesenko, Olha Cherniak
Abstract
Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) and its training systems continue to evolve around the globe.1 Review of Kumar emphasized that a wide diversity of dental/stomatology/medical background requirements and training pathways exist across the states that lead to a degree in OMS.1 Nevertheless, to our knowledge the issue of OMS education in Ukraine is not highlighted in the English-language literature. Moreover, the relevance of coverage of this issue has increased this month. As on April 23, 2021 a more than a historical order for the whole oral and maxillofacial community in Ukraine was approved.2 Order #799 of the Ministry of Healthcare of Ukraine “On Approval of Amendments to the Handbook of Qualification Characteristics of Workers' Professions.2 Issue 78 “Healthcare”.” This much-needed ministerial document orders to add a new “Maxillofacial Surgeon Doctor” (MFSD) position to the Section “Professionals in the Field of Stomatology.”2