Residents' Perception of the Impact of the Bell Commission in Oral Surgery Training: An Initial Study

This preliminary study indicates that most OMFS residents perceive that the Bell Commission guidelines have a positive impact on their residency training and on patient care. We recommend further studies to evaluate the effects of the Bell Commission on OMFS training. Additionally, the perception of OMFS faculty can be appraised in future studies. However, the limitations of this study include recall bias of the surveyed residents and responder bias (including fear of reprisal in reporting details that might otherwise be considered by training programs to be confidential).