Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) and its
training systems continue to evolve around the
globe.1 Review of Kumar emphasized that a wide
diversity of dental/stomatology/medical background
requirements and training pathways exist across the
states that lead to a degree in OMS.1 Nevertheless,
to our knowledge the issue of OMS education in
Ukraine is not highlighted in the English-language
literature. Moreover, the relevance of coverage of
this issue has increased this month. As on April 23, 2021 a more than a historical order for the whole oral and maxillofacial community in Ukraine was
approved.2 Order #799 of the Ministry of Healthcare
of Ukraine “On Approval of Amendments to the
Handbook of Qualification Characteristics of
Workers' Professions.2 Issue 78 “Healthcare”.” This
much-needed ministerial document orders to add
a new “Maxillofacial Surgeon Doctor” (MFSD)
position to the Section “Professionals in the Field of
Stomatology.”2
In South Korea, two peer-reviewed journals related to the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) [1-3]: 1) Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons for 43 years; 2) Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery are already existing for 40 years. Both have a long time traditions of publishing and editorial process of peer-review articles. And both journals have undergone the process of changing the language of publications – transition from the official state language to English. The purpose of that analytic paper is to highlight that transition, as each of the journals has a different type of language transition. The transitions` impact on OMS residency programs is also discussed.
After almost 5 years of publishing (from February 2017) of the Journal of Diagnostics and Treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (JDTOMP) in both forms (print and digital), we are happy to announce the paradigm shift in the life of our beloved publication. The Editorial Board made the decision to move the Journal to a digital-only publication format from January 2022.
In recent years, many prestigious international peer-reviewed journals with a long history of publishing and a strong Impact Factor already made or are ferociously making such transition to digital-only format (Table 1).1–4
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