Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon Job Description Template
Copy it, edit the bracketed parts, and confirm the privileges and permit lines against your own hospital and state.
Most oral surgeon postings are a general-dentist template with the specialty swapped in. That misses the two things a specialist actually reads for: whether hospital privileges or an anesthesia permit are part of the role, and whether they're inheriting a referral base or building one.
At a glance
national middle 50% — the lower part is the realistic associate range
Salary to quote
$204,610–$428,710
not board certification, unless you mean to filter on it
Credential line
Licence + residency
hospital credentialing and any anesthesia permit are separate from the licence
Lines most templates miss
Privileges & permit
What to include
Whether the role needs hospital operating-room privileges, and where. Name the hospital if there is one.
Privileging is a separate review from the state licence and can take months — say so rather than let a candidate assume it's automatic.
Whether the role needs an in-office anesthesia or deep-sedation permit, and at what level.
This is issued by the state dental board separately from the licence in most states and does not transfer automatically from another state.
Where the caseload comes from. An established referring-GP base you're handing over, a shared caseload with an existing surgeon, or a market the associate is expected to help build — every candidate is trying to work this out from between the lines, so say it plainly.
The comp structure and any partnership path. Most OMS own or partner rather than associate indefinitely, so an employed-only role is a legitimate offer but needs to be stated as one.
The credential, precisely. An active [STATE] dental licence and completion of an accredited OMS residency — add ABOMS certification only if you genuinely intend to filter on it, since it's voluntary and narrows the pool.
The template
Paste this and replace the bracketed parts. The privileges/permit line and the referral line are the two that decide whether a strong candidate reads the rest.
[PRACTICE NAME] — Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon ([FULL-TIME / PART-TIME], [DAYS] days/week) Compensation: [STRUCTURE AND NUMBER — e.g. $[X]/day guarantee, or [X]% of production/collections] Path: [EMPLOYED ASSOCIATE / PARTNERSHIP TRACK — describe it in one line] Hospital privileges: [REQUIRED AT (HOSPITAL) / NOT REQUIRED] Anesthesia permit: [LEVEL REQUIRED, e.g. in-office deep sedation / general anesthesia / NOT REQUIRED] Schedule: [DAYS AND HOURS], [ONE LOCATION / N LOCATIONS] Location: [CITY, STATE] About the role We are hiring an oral & maxillofacial surgeon for a [SIZE]-doctor practice in [CITY]. Cases come primarily from [ESTABLISHED REFERRING GENERAL DENTISTS / A SHARED CASELOAD WITH DR. X / A MARKET YOU'LL HELP BUILD], and the case mix is [DESCRIBE — e.g. dentoalveolar and implants, orthognathic, facial trauma, pathology]. What you'd do - Evaluate, plan, and perform [DESCRIBE PROCEDURE MIX] - [IF APPLICABLE: hold operating-room privileges at (HOSPITAL) and cover call on a (SCHEDULE) rotation] - [IF APPLICABLE: administer in-office anesthesia/sedation at (PERMIT LEVEL)] - Maintain referring-dentist relationships, including [CASE REPORTS / REFERRAL VISITS / EVENTS] - Work with [SURGICAL ASSISTANTS / ANESTHESIA STAFF, AS APPLICABLE] - Maintain clinical and anesthesia documentation to [YOUR PMS/EHR] standards What we're looking for - Active [STATE] dental licence, in good standing - Completion of an accredited OMS residency (minimum 4 years) - [IF REQUIRED: current (STATE) anesthesia/sedation permit at (LEVEL)] - [ONLY IF YOU MEAN IT: ABOMS board certification — voluntary, and requiring it narrows the pool] - [YEARS] experience preferred; new graduates [WELCOME / NOT CONSIDERED] What we offer - [COMP STRUCTURE AS ABOVE] - [PARTNERSHIP OR BUY-IN PATH, OR SAY THE ROLE IS AN EMPLOYED POSITION] - [BENEFITS: health, PTO, CE allowance, malpractice/tail coverage, retirement] - [REFERRAL-BASE DETAIL: what you're handing over on day one] To apply: [HOW TO APPLY]
Privileges and permits are not the same review as the licence
A general-surgeon template usually says nothing about hospital privileges or anesthesia permits, because most dental roles don't need either.
An OMS role often does, and both are separate approvals from the state dental licence: operating-room privileges come from the hospital's own credentialing committee, and an in-office deep-sedation or general-anesthesia permit — where the role needs one — comes from the state dental board, on top of the base licence.
Naming both explicitly in the posting, including which hospital and which permit level, tells a candidate you've actually checked what the role requires rather than copied a generic template.
Confirm the specifics directly with your hospital's medical staff office and your state dental board before you post — this page describes what to ask, not the answer for your state.
After you post
Verify the state licence with the board, and start any hospital privileging or anesthesia-permit process, well before the first case — privileging in particular can take months.
Keep the verification record.
Expect the first substantive question to be about the referral base, not pay.
Have the actual numbers ready — how many referring general dentists, how consistent the flow is, and what you're handing over on day one.
Ready to post it?
Your listing goes in front of oral surgeons actively looking, and you can edit it after it is live.