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Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith, D.D.S., FACS, FACD

Clinical Professor

(405) 271-4955

Kevin-Smith@ouhsc.edu


Dr. Kevin S. Smith is one of Oklahoma City's leading cleft lip/palate and craniofacial surgeons. Dr Smith was raised in Oklahoma and attended college at The University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. He completed his Doctorate of Dental Surgery at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry in 1988 where he was inducted into the national dental honor society Omicron Kappa Upsilon. Following completion of dental school with honors, he was accepted into a one year General Practice Residency at the Veteran Administration in Houston, Texas.

In 1989, Dr. Smith entered a four-year residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at The University of Texas-Houston. During his residency, he was involved with the cleft lip and palate team and performed numerous procedures regarding cleft lip and palate. This interest in cleft lip and palate care sparked the application and entrance into a one-year fellowship at The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. During his tenure there, Dr. Smith participated in the care of pediatric patients and had a special emphasis in on cleft lip and palate surgery and craniofacial surgery. Upon his return to the United States in September 1994, Dr. Smith was appointed assistant professor in Oral and Maxillofacial at the University of Oklahoma.

Currently, Dr. Smith is a Clinical Professor and Residency Program Director. Additionally, he is Co-director of The University of Oklahoma J. W. Keys Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic and The University of Tulsa Mary K. Chapman Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic. Dr. Smith is also involved with the craniofacial surgery and works extensively with pediatric cranial, orbital and facial remodeling. Dr. Smith has continued his service to cleft lip/palate and craniofacial patients through his volunteer service to the Rotary International sponsored project of Thousand Smiles in Ensenada, Mexico, and Costa Rica. Dr. Smith started and ran a clinic in Tecate, Mexico for several years in combination with Smiles International Foundation. He traveled to Romania with internationally acclaimed Operation Smile. He has organized A Smile for a Child Foundation helping children with facial differences.

In 2009, Dr. Kevin Smith received the HCA Frist Humanitarian Award for helping children with facial differences. He was voted the award not only for the State of Oklahoma but also the National Award.


Education:

Fellowship, Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne Australia
Clinical Fellow in Plastic/Maxillofacial
Residency, University of Texas- Houston
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
General Practice Residency, VAMC- Houston 
D.D.S., University of Oklahoma, College of Dentistry


Organizations and Professional Associations:

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons-Past President
Oklahoma State Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons-Past President
American Cleft Palate Association 
American Dental Association 
American Association of CranioMaxillofacial Surgeons


Select Honors & Accomplishments:

HCA Frist Humanitarian Award, 2009
American College of Dentists, Fellow
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
Omicron Kappa Upsilon