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The Division of Oral
Medicine and Dentistry
is within the Department
of Surgery at Brigham
and Women's Hospital.
We also cover the
service of oral medicine
and oral oncology at Dana
Farber Cancer Institute.
And we also hold appointments
at Boston Children's Hospital.
This is all located within
the Longwood Medical Campus,
also where the Harvard School
of Dental Medicine is located,
making this really an ideal
environment for training
and education.
We train our residents
to be prepared to work
in nearly any environment.
Our residents have
gone on to positions
in hospitals, cancer
centers, dental schools,
and other educational
environments,
both within the United States
as well as throughout the world.
Correlating the biopsy findings
with the clinical presentation
is essential for both
accurate diagnosis
and for deeper understanding
of the etiopathogenesis
of mucosal disease.
The best way to achieve
this is for oral medicine
and oral pathology
specialists to work closely
and cooperatively
together, both in training
and in clinical practice.
We're all connected.
And by having a residency
training program that
includes residents from
various backgrounds
and be together in the
welcoming environment that
allows everyone
to participate, we
can share our opinions,
our experiences,
and learn to value
our differences.
That will help opening
our eyes and our minds
so that we become a better
physician and researcher.
An important strength
of our program
is not just rigorous and
intensive clinical training.
It's the research
you can conduct
in the field of oral medicine.
It's being able to
more with experts
in the field of health
care, people ranging out
from molecular work all the
way to clinical application,
and you being part of a team
and contributing and changing
the way things will
be done in the future.
You'll be at the
leading edge of what
the science, the
innovation will be
in the field of oral medicine.
This program has shaped me
into a better clinician.
And I've come to experience
the various facets
of oral medicine,
including oral oncology.
We're not only
trained thoroughly
in oral-mucosal conditions and
oral-facial pain disorders,
but we're also at the frontline
of the discovery and management
of oral toxicities related to
both conventional and novel
cancer therapies.
Besides mucosal
diseases, we also
address dental needs
of patients undergoing
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chemoradiation therapy
of the head and neck,
and cardiac surgery.
Patient care is
responsibility that
entails both broad
and detailed knowledge
of patients' medical
history and personal story.
I think one of the most
important strengths
of our program is
patient-centric care based
on a strong humanistic model.
Off-site rotations constitute
one of the many strengths
of the program.
They allow us to work
with renowned experts
in different fields, such
as oncology, hematology,
infectious disease, and medical
oncology, just to name a few.
The volume and the variety
of patients we see is robust,
push ourselves to require
constant motivation
and a passion for
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We stand for hope.
We stand for compassion.
We stand for courage.
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