For professionals
Resources, events and professional information for oral and maxillofacial surgery professionals.This section was created as a professional resource center for oral and maxillofacial surgery specialists. Here you can find useful links to international associations, clinical guidelines, professional resources and information on upcoming courses, congresses and scientific events.
Clinical protocols
The following resources are published by international professional organizations.
The links lead to their official sources.
- AAOMS Parameters of Care
- AAOMS ParCare: Patient Assessment
- AAOMS ParCare: Anesthesia in Outpatient Facilities
- Indications for Orthognathic Surgery
- Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ) - Position Paper
- Oral Mucosal Dysplasia - Position Paper
- Oral Lesion Evaluation, Biopsy Techniques and Referral Criteria
- Opioid Prescribing: Acute and Postoperative Pain Management
- The Management of Impacted Third Molar Teeth
- Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Implant Surgery
- Updated 2020 Guidelines for Lower Third Molar Management
- Clinical Guide to Surgical Prioritisation of Patients on Oral Surgery Waiting Lists
Note: The materials above are the property of their respective organizations and can be accessed through their official sources.
International professional associations
The Bulgarian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery promotes professional networking, knowledge exchange and collaboration with leading international and national organizations in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Leading international and national associations in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery are (the list is not exhaustive):
- International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- European Association of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Asian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Australian-New Zealand Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Association
- British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- German Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- French Society of Dentistry, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
Calendar of events
| Date | Event | Location | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2026 | Cambridge International Head and Neck Cancer Conference | Cambridge | See the event |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Reconstruction of Facial Defects with Local Skin Flaps | Farnworth, Bolton | See the event |
| 21 - 22 Mar 2026 | EACMFS Condyle Fractures Course - Ljubljana, Slovenia - to be confirmed | Ljubljana, Slovenia | See the event |
| 27 - 29 Mar 2026 | 17th Asian Congress of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Hong Kong, China | See the event |
| 8 - 12 Apr 2026 | 19th International Congress - ACBID 2026 | Antalya, Türkiye | See the event |
| 20 - 21 Apr 2026 | Future of Surgery Festival | Birmingham | See the event |
| 23 - 24 Apr 2026 | Liverpool 2026 Joint Scientific Meeting | Liverpool | See the event |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Flexfacs Virtual OMFS Quiz Day | Online | See the event |
| 2 - 4 May 2026 | ACOMS 45th Annual Scientific Conference & Exhibition | Fajardo, Puerto Rico | See the event |
| 6 - 8 May 2026 | AO CMF Lighthouse Course - Aesthetic and Functional Surgery of the Face and Neck (with Human Anatomical Specimens) | Cologne, Germany | See the event |
| 7 May 2026 | Facial Plastic Surgery Flap Reconstruction Dissection Course | Scotland | See the event |
| 7 - 10 May 2026 | Face, Eyes & Nose | London & Coventry, United Kingdom | See the event |
| 8 - 9 May 2026 | Skeletal and Soft Tissue Symposium for the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea | Toronto ON, Canada | See the event |
| 20 - 22 May 2026 | SFOMK 2026 Congress | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | See the event |
| 20 - 21 May 2026 | Advanced Laryngeal, Pharyngeal & Laser & Endoscopic, hands-on simulation surgery cadaveric course | Dundee, Scotland | See the event |
| 20 - 21 May 2026 | Robotic TORS Cadaveric Dissection Course | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | See the event |
| 23 May 2026 | Minimally Invasive Orthofacial Surgery Summit | Napoli, Italy | See the event |
| 23 May 2026 | Minimally Invasive Ortho-Facial Surgery: First World Summit | Napoli, Italy | See the event |
| 27 - 30 May 2026 | 1st UEMS Congress Leuven 2026 | Leuven, Belgium | See the event |
| 4 - 5 Jun 2026 | Zygoma & Extra-Oral Implants in Maxillary and Facial Reconstruction - From Tumor Resection to Function | Groningen, Netherlands | See the event |
| 4 - 5 Jun 2026 | VRiMS Head and Neck Ablation and Reconstruction with Extended Reality | Guildford, United Kingdom | See the event |
| 4 - 5 Jun 2026 | BADS Annual Conference 2026 | London, United Kingdom | See the event |
| 11 - 12 Jun 2026 | Zurich Microsurgery Course 3 | Zurich, Switzerland | See the event |
| 11 - 13 Jun 2026 | 4th Warsaw Trauma Course | Warsaw, Poland | See the event |
| 13 - 14 Jun 2026 | The 13th World Congress of Clinical Safety 2026 | Kyoto, Japan | See the event |
| 15 - 16 Jun 2026 | Zurich Microsurgery Course 4 | Zurich, Switzerland | See the event |
| 22 - 25 Jun 2026 | Advanced Temporal Bone Surgery Course | Dundee, Scotland | See the event |
| 24 - 26 Jun 2026 | BAOMS Annual Scientific Meeting 2026 | Belfast, United Kingdom | See the event |
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oral and maxillofacial surgery in Bulgaria. To apply for membership, download the application form, fill in the required details and send it to the association's email address or postal address.