Oral and maxillofacial surgery is the only surgical specialty that requires dual qualification in medicine and dentistry. Maxillofacial surgery is a very rare specialty being in practice in Pakistan.

The specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery deals with the following:

• Facial fractures: includes fracture of the jaws, cheek bone, nasal bones and frontal bone
• Mouth and Head and Neck Cancer: includes cancerous lumps and ulcers of mouth, neck and salivary gland
• Facial deformity: Cleft lip and palate, deformity of jaws and Face
• Facial cosmetic surgery: cosmetic surgery of face, nose , eyelids, lips and chin
• Disease of Temporomandibular joint: includes dealing with pain of the joints of the jaw surgical and non-surgically
• Surgery of the teeth: Includes extraction of teeth and wisdom teeth and dental implants
• Diseases of Jaws: Includes cysts, infection and tumors of the Jaws
• Disease of the soft tissue of mouth: Includes Red and white patches, ulcers, painful conditions and lumps of the mouth
• Disease of salivary Glands: Includes salivary gland stones infections and tumors