R.JohnTannyhillIIIMD, DDS, FACS

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery • Boston, MA

OMFS Residency Program Director, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Dental Medicine

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Office
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
635 Albany St, G448
Boston, MA 02118
Phone+1 617-358-6036

Summary

Dr. John Tannyhill received his dental degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He then completed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. After MGH, Dr. Tannyhill started Tannyhill Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Centennial, Colorado, where he practiced for fifteen years. He also served on the faculty of the OMFS training program at Denver Health Medical Center and the University of Colorado School of Dentistry during that time.

While in Denver, he served as a team physician for the NBA Denver Nuggets, the NHL Colorado Avalanche, and USA Cycling, serving as the team physician at the 2012 and 2013 UCI Road World Championships in the Netherlands and Italy. After 15 years in Colorado, he returned to Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard School of Dental Medicine as the OMFS Residency Program Director and Director of Education in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. After six years at MGH /Harvard, he is now the OMFS Residency Program Director at Boston University and Boston Medical Center.

Dr. Tannyhill’s primary clinical interests are reconstructive surgery, dental implant surgery, wisdom tooth removal, outpatient anesthesia, sleep apnea surgery and facial trauma. His research studies are focused on surgical education and simluation.

Education & Training

MGH / Harvard Medical SchoolOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 1996 - 2002
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1999
UCLA School of DentistryDDS, 1992 - 1996
Brigham Young UniversityBS, Zoology, 1991

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
CO State Medical License 2002 - 2025
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
American College of SurgeonsFellow
International College of Oral ImplantologistsFellow
National Dental Board of AnesthesiologyDiplomate

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Boston Magazine Top Dentists 2017-2023
Top Dentists Award 2012-2017
5280 Top Dentists Award 2012-2017
AAOMS Scholar AAL/IAL, 2017
Omicron Kappa Upsilon 1996
Fauchard Award Pierre Fauchard Academy, 1996
ADSA Award American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, 1996
AAOMS Award American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1996
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Variables associated with stability after Le Fort I osteotomy for skeletal class III malocclusion.
Cameron C. Lee, O. Xhori, R.J. Tannyhill, Leonard B. Kaban, Zachary S. Peacock
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2021-09-01
13 citations
Masks or N95 Respirators During COVID-19 Pandemic-Which One Should I Wear?
Mingzhu Zhang, Andrew Robert Emery, R. John Tannyhill, Hui Zheng, Jingping Wang
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2020-08-27
4 citations
Alternative Payment Models in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: A Proposal for Bundled Payments for Total Joint Replacements.
Nisarg A. Patel, Yisi D. Ji, Joseph P. McCain, R. John Tannyhill
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2019-06-24

Journal Articles

Complications in the treatment of midfacial fractures
Buehler JA, Tannyhill RJ, Oral Max Surgery Clinics of North America, 1/1/2003
Oncogenic transformation of HPV-immortalized human oral human keratinocytes is associated with the genetic instability of cells
Shin KH, Tannyhill RJ, Liu X and Park NH, Oncogene, 1/1/1996

Abstracts/Posters

Facial Trauma in Sport
Tannyhill RJ, MGH Sports Medicine Grand Rounds, 1/1/2017
Case Presentations to large group of dentists
Tannyhill RJ, Southeast Implant Study Club, Denver, CO, 1/1/2013
All-on-Four Treatment Planning
Tannyhill RJ, Southeast Implant Study Club, Denver, CO, 1/1/2010
Implant Treatment Planning
Tannyhill RJ, Southeast Implant Study Club, Denver, CO, 1/1/2006
Immediate Implant Placement and Loading
Tannyhill RJ, Southeast Implant Study Club, Denver, CO, 1/1/2005
Care of the Geriatric Patient
Tannyhill RJ, University of Colorado School of Dentistry, Denver, CO, 1/1/2005
Anterior Maxillary Implant Treatment Planning
Tannyhill RJ, Southeast Implant Study Club, Denver, CO, 1/1/2005
MGH Experience-A Chief Resident Perspective
Tannyhill RJ, Grand Rounds, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MGH, 1/1/2002
Advances in Facial Trauma
Tannyhill RJ, Surgery Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, MGH, 1/1/2001
Methods for Achieving Local Hemostasis in Oral Surgery
Tannyhill RJ, Grand Rounds, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MGH, 1/1/2000
Endosseous Implants and the Irradiated Mandible
Tannyhill RJ, Grand Rounds, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MGH, 1/1/1999
Diagnosis and Management of Intraoral Mucosal Lesions
Tannyhill RJ, Grand Rounds, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MGH, 1/1/1998
Exploration and Repair of Orbital Blowout Fractures: Criteria and Indications
Tannyhill RJ, Grand Rounds, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MGH, 1/1/1997
MGH Intern Experience
Tannyhill RJ, Grand Rounds, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MGH, 1/1/1996
The Neurosensory Examination
Tannyhill RJ, Grand Rounds, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MGH, 1/1/1996
Effect of HPV infection on G1 arrest in human oral keratinocytes
Tannyhill RJ, Baek JH, Gujuluva CN, Cherrick HM and Park NH, J Dent Res, 1/1/1994
Effect of HPV infection on G1 arrest in human oral keratinocytes
Tannyhill RJ, International/American Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/1/1994
Failure of G1 arrest in HPV-immortalized human oral keratinocytes after exposure to N-methyl-N’-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG)
Tannyhill RJ, Baek JH, Gujuluva CN, Cherrick HM and Park NH, Proceedings of the Twelfth International Papillomavirus Conference, Baltimore, MD, 1/26/1993
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