Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is surgery to correct a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries, and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws, and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. It is a recognized international dental specialty.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (OMFS) are trained to treat problems such as the extraction of wisdom teeth, misaligned jaws, tumors and cysts of the jaw and mouth, and to perform dental implant surgery. They are also trained to administer anesthesia and to safely provide care in an office setting. The scope of this specialty is extensive and concerns the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the oral (mouth) and maxillofacial (face and neck) regions.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons frequently work alongside other specialists including dentists, orthodontists, prosthodontists, radiologists, pathologists, oncologists, ENT surgeons, neurosurgeons, plastic surgeons, and professionals allied to medicine.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is often found as the bridge between dentistry and medicine, and, as such, is recognized as a medical specialty in most countries and a dental specialty in others.