Advanced Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics Fellowship

The Advanced Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics Fellowship is a fourth-year-level program for board-eligible or board-qualified prosthodontists who have completed a program in prosthodontics at a U.S. or Canadian institution accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association. 

The one-year program prepares fellows in all aspects of managing and treating oral oncology patients. Participants are selected through a process that involves the review of a written application, including letters of reference from past mentors and program directors, followed by a personal interview. The final selection is made eight months before the scheduled starting date.

The objective of this fellowship program is to provide advanced training in maxillofacial prosthetics and oral oncology. The training entails direct involvement in patient care under the direct supervision of full-time faculty, as well as participation in an organized, didactic core curriculum. Fellows have an opportunity to interact extensively with head and neck surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists and practitioners of other medical disciplines involved in the care of cancer patients. A mentor from the faculty is assigned to each fellow to supervise a research project.

The fellowship includes five subsections related to specific cancer therapies. Fellows can participate in rotations specifically designed to enhance learning in the following areas:

• Radiation oncology
• Medical oncology
• Intraoral rehabilitation
• Facial prosthetics
• Speech rehabilitation

In addition to completing the core curriculum and clinical responsibilities, each trainee is accountable for completing a research project, two case reports, and a quality improvement project, written in accordance with a specific departmental format, and approved by a faculty mentor and fellowship coordinator. Formal oral presentations are made before faculty members of the Section of Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics.

MD Anderson does not support the H1B visa for fellows. The institutional preferred visa is the J1.

How to Apply

MD Anderson is no longer using the Discover Online Application System

We will begin accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year on March 1, 2024.  The application period will close on August 31, 2024.  Please contact Kelley Mikeska at klmikesk@mdanderson.org with any questions regarding eligibility requirements, the application process and interview dates.

Please send the below application documents via email to Kelley Mikeska at klmikesk@mdanderson.org. All items listed below are required for consideration of interview. 

• Application
• Curriculum vitae
• Three letters of recommendation (one from the Residency Program Director, two from an attending physician and/or teaching faculty)
  
• Letter of good standing from the Residency Program Director (only for applicants currently enrolled in a residency program)
  
• Dental school transcript sent directly from school to MD Anderson (must be in English or be accompanied by an official English translation)
• Photocopy of dental school diploma  (must be in English or be accompanied by an official English translation)
  
• Credential evaluation sent directly to MD Anderson from the credentialing agency (only for applicants that received their dental degree at an institution outside the U.S. – evaluations are only accepted from one of these credentialing agencies)