European Association for Cranio Maxillo Facial Surgery

EACMFS was established in 1970 by a group of innovative European surgeons who were keen to advance the specialty. It has become the most prominent and highly respected professional group for the specialty in Europe and has a high profile in other parts of the World.The objectives of the Association are to promote cranio-maxillo-facial surgery in theory and practice and attempt to establish uniform training requirements for the specialty in Europe and encourage these worldwide. The main aim was to endeavour to ensure that specialist training in oral and maxillo-facial surgery was based on a solid foundation of dual medical and dental qualifications and core training in surgery.

MembershipOncology fellowshipScolarships
Membership types:

  • Founder Members were elected at the inauguration of the Association.
  • Honorary Members are practitioners of great eminence who have made major contributions to cranio-maxillo-facial surgery*.
  • Active Membership is open to surgeons undertaking the major part of their work in a range of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery* who have satisfied the education & training requirements as set down in the Constitution of the Association .
    Annual membership fee – €150
  • Specialist Trainee Membership is open to practitioners enrolled on certified European training programmes complying with the European guidelines for training in cranio-maxillo-facial surgery*.
    Annual membership fee – €50
  • Junior Trainee and Undergraduate Student Membership (JTUS) will be available in this category to any medical or dental graduate aspiring to become a specialist in cranio-maxillo-facial surgery. This category of membership is also available to medical or dental undergraduate students. Eligibility for membership in this category will be determined by self-declaration of status by the applicant, The Councillor for the region will be notified of all applications, from within the region for which they are responsible. JTUS members who become specialist trainees, or specialists, will not be entitled to continue as a JTUS member, but should apply for their membership category to be changed as appropriate to their status
    Annual membership fee – €50
  • Associate Membership is open to graduates working in cranio-maxillo-facial surgery or related fields.
    Annual membership fee – €150
  • Retired Membership is open to Founder Members, Active Members and Associate Members who have retired from surgical practice. Please contact secretariat directly
    Free of charge or reduced membership fee (including print JCMFS) – €50
    * According to the scope of the specialty as set down in European Guidelines for Specialty Training in Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery UEMS 2002

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    Our one-year Postgraduate Programme in Head and Neck Surgery: Oncology will enable Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons to acquire advanced additional training in the specialty concerned with the diagnosis and management of head and neck tumours.
    The Programme includes online learning courses, a clinical observership at a surgical centre with specialised experience in head and neck cancer treatment
    and a hands-on cadaver workshop. Upon completion of the Programme, the participants will receive a Certificate issued by EACMFS. The Programme will be accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).

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    EACMFS prizes and awards are designed to provide educational support and also to allow the opportunity for trainees and those who have recently achieved specialist status to visit units outside their own departments.

    This scholarship designed to support a period of fellowship head & neck oncology training at the Maxillofacial Surgical Unit of University College London Hospital (UCLH) is available to all eligible members of EACMFS who should hold a full registration with the General Medical Council.

    Rosalind Dancygier Travelling Fellowship (UCLH)

    These scholarships made on a competitive basis on the recommendation of the Endowment Committee are designed to support Trainee Members of EACMFS from the Eastern European Countries (and those who have successfully completed training as specialists within three years of the date of application) in their participation in the 26th Congress of the Association in Madrid (27-30 September 2022).

    Professor Helene Matras Congress Scholarship

    These scholarships (up to a maximum of 2000 euros) made on the recommendation of the Endowment Committee are designed to encourage Junior Trainee Undergraduate Student Members on a European training pathway and Specialist Trainee Members of EACMFS (plus those who have successfully completed training as specialists within three years of the date of application) to travel to other countries to enhance their education and training.

    Hugo Obwegesser Travelling Scolarship

    These scholarships made on a competitive basis on the recommendation of the Endowment Committee are designed to support Junior Trainee Undergraduate Student Members on a European training pathway and Specialist Trainee Members of EACMFS (plus those who have successfully completed training as specialists within three years of the date of application) in their participation in the 26th Congress which will be held in Madrid (27-30th September 2022).

    John Lowry Congress Scholarship

    The Leibinger Award Presented by Stryker is designed to support a period of targeted education & training away from the host programme of the successful candidate.
    The award will be given every two years. The award will be presented officially at a high profile event in the main auditorium during the biennial EACMFS Congress and successful candidates will be expected to attend. The visit duration shall be left to the discretion of the applicant as long as the proposed budget does not exceed the award amount and the trip commences within 12 months from the award dat

    Leibinger Prize