Los Angeles

OMS Review Course

&

Study Club

About
our course

The Los Angeles OMS Review Course helps prepare Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons for the Oral Certifying Exam. The course is held each year in September to motivate participants to initiate their studies early. A partner discount is also meant to motivate those who register to study together as they prepare.

This is not just a course, but a study club. The Los Angeles Review Course hosts weekly mock exams from September through February via Zoom.

Finally, a 150 page study-guide, comprised of 20 mock cases, is provided to all registrants.

Date: Saturday, September 5th, 2026

Price: $1,500 individual; $1,000 with partner

2026 Course Speakers

  • Michael Miloro DMD, MD, FACS

    Daniel M. Laskin Professor and Head of Department at University of Illinois Chicago, Editor of “Peterson’s” and “Complications”, Section Editor of JOMS, and a Diplomate and past Examiner of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Miloro is a world-renowned expect on Orthognathic Surgery, TMJ, and Trigeminal Nerve Injuries.

  • Benjamin Palla DMD, MD

    Owner and partner at Westside Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Santa Monica, a reviewer for JOMS with over 20 peer-reviewed publications, and a recent Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Palla leads the review course, as well as the weekly Zoom sessions.

  • Thomas Schlieve DDS, MD, FACS

    Program Director at Parkland Memorial Hospital, and fellowship-trained in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery. Dr. Schlieve is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and has international recognition for his treatment of oral cancer, MRONJ, and salivary gland disorders.

Why this course?

The September date encourages your early start.

The mock format encourages development of your communication skills.

The partner discount encourages your group study.

The weekly Zoom encourages ongoing motivation.

The study guide provides a comprehensive, organized, standard reference.

Our speakers include previous Board Examiners, as well as recent Diplomates familiar with the current process.

Our comprehensive reference guide - one that is highly-reviewed each year for accuracy and clarity - will be provided to all participants to utilize throughout the study period.

This course is not endorsed, nor supported, by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Schedule

7AM:  Arrival, Check-in, Breakfast Bar

7:45 AM: Welcome, Overview

8AM: Study and Test Tips

9AM: Infection

10AM: Pathology

11AM: Orthognathic

12PM: TMJ

1PM: Dentoalveolar

2PM: Implants

3PM: Reconstruction

4PM: Trauma

5PM: Check out

2025 Sponsors

Registration

If you would like to register for the Sept 5th, 2026 course, or have any questions, please complete the form to the right.