Estonia Report

Nature of OMFS	Oral and Maxillofacial (single degree medicine)
Timing of second degree	Before 1992 obtained University degree was MD and after 1992 graduated DDS. Two our OMF surgeons involved study to have degree (MD degree).
Length of speciality training	5 years
Numbers of OMS	specialist 28
Numbers of OMS trainees	4
OMS training rotations	2
National Speciality Assoc.	Eesti Näo- ja lõualuukirurgia Selts
Contact for speciality	eestinks.com
Section representative	Tiia Tamme
Board representative	Tiia Tamme
Number of OMS	In hospital: 10 In office: around 20
Update on national scene - Yes
Changes since last year	We have the same problems as our Finnish colleagues: difficulties to have double degree (MD or DDS) because University asks the same level admission exam as the high-school graduates. No privileges for OMFS. The last couple of years we had continues talking with our University and Ministry authorities, that this system needs to be changed, but until now, we havent got success.