After passing the required Royal College of Pathologists exams and gaining a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training, the trainee is entitled to apply for registration as a specialist. Many oral and maxillofacial pathologists in the UK are clinical academics, having undertaken a PhD either prior to or during training. Generally, oral and maxillofacial pathologists in the UK are employed by dental or medical schools and undertake their clinical work at university hospital departments. New Zealand
There are 5 practising Oral Pathologists in New Zealand (as of May 2013). Oral pathologists in New Zealand also take part in forensic evaluations. See also
Tongue disease
Salivary gland disease
Head and neck cancer
Oral surgery
Tooth pathology

References
Further reading
Fechner RE (2002). "A Brief History of Head and Neck Pathology". Modern Pathology. 15 (3): 221–228. doi:10.1038/modpathol.3880519. PMID 11904339. External links

 Media related to Diseases and disorders of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws at Wikimedia Commons
British Society of Oral & Maxillo-facial Pathologists Website
Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Website
A bifid rib is a congenital abnormality of the rib cage and associated muscles and nerves which occurs in about 1.2% of humans. Bifid ribs occur in up to 8.4% of Samoans. The sternal end of the rib is cleaved into two. It is usually unilateral. Bifid ribs are usually asymptomatic, and are often discovered incidentally by chest X-ray. Effects of this neuroskeletal anomaly can include respiratory difficulties, neurological difficulties, limitations, and limited energy from the stress of needing to compensate for the neurophysiological difficulties. An unstable bifid rib may lead to slipping rib syndrome.Another association is with odontogenic keratocysts of the jaw, which may behave aggressively and have a high propensity to recur when treated with simple enucleation and curettage. When seen together, the patient is likely to have nevoid basal-cell carcinoma syndrome (Gorlin-Goltz syndrome). See also
List of radiographic findings associated with cutaneous conditions


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