Nadeau becomes Director of Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Robert Nadeau, DDS, MS, FACS,  became director of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, effective March 1, 2026.

Nadeau is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, as well as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He currently serves as Chair of the ADEA Council of Advanced Education Programs. He received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at the University of Minnesota, a Medical Doctorate at the University of Missouri, and his DDS at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. He pursued a residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and completed internships in general surgery at the Truman Medical Center in Kansas City and in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.

Nadeau serves as a Commission on Dental Accreditation site inspector for advanced training programs in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and is a previous member of the AAOMS Committee on Professional Conduct. He has served as the Director of Resident Education at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and Truman Medical Center Graduate Training Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Nadeau joined the School of Dentistry in 2015 as a clinical assistant professor. He has served as interim director of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery since 2020. He will continue to serve as director of the Graduate Training Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and director of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic.

“I know that Dr. Nadeau will continue to lead the division as he has done in an interim role for many years,” shared Dean Keith Mays, DDS, MS, PhD, in an email announcing the role to the School of Dentistry community. “Please join me in thanking Dr. Nadeau for his work and congratulating him on this role.”