Membership Categories
BAOMS has ten categories of membership:
Fellowship is the Association's most senior category of membership, open to consultants and others on the specialist lists for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Surgery who are engaged predominantly in surgical practice within the British Isles. Fellows have voting rights and are entitled to hold office and participate in the executive proceedings of the Association.
The membership category Associate Fellow is for Specialty Doctors and Associate Specialists (SAS Grades) in substantive posts. Associate Fellows have voting rights and representation on BAOMS Council.
The membership category of Fellow in Training is for those who are enrolled in SAC approved training programmes in the UK. Fellows in Training have voting rights and are represented on BAOMS Council by the Fellows in Training Representative and his/her Deputy, who are elected by the Fellows in Training.
The membership category of Junior Trainee is for trainees in junior training posts.
The membership category of Ordinary Member (UK and overseas) is for all other practitioners with an interest in the specialty. Surgeons and practitioners who are based outside the British Isles are also included within this category.
Those members based in the British Isles who are undertaking their BDS or MBBS and who therefore do not fall under the Fellow, Associate Fellow, fellow in Training or Junior Trainee, are eligible for the Ordinary Members with student status (medical or dental students).
As of July 2026, BAOMS has added two new categories for overseaes members:
- Overseas Fellows
- Overseas Associate Fellows
Membership of these two categories follow the same criteria as the Fellow and Associate Fellow catergories described above but ar eopen to members whose surgical practice is NOT within the British Isles.
Finally, there are also two further categories for retired members. For current members who wish to reansitioned to a retired category, please contact the BAOMS Office.
- Retired Fellows
- Retired Associate Fellows
Please note BAOMS do not accept cheques