Volume 67, Issue 12 , Pages 2704-2706, December 2009
News and Announcements
Article Outline
- Meet the 2009-2010 AAOMS Board of Trustees
- OMSF Meets and Exceeds the AAOMS Challenge
- 2010 Annual Meeting Abstracts Deadline March 1; Only Online Submissions Accepted
- AAOMS Members—Promote your Practice Web Site on aaoms.org
- Calendar of Events
Meet the 2009-2010 AAOMS Board of Trustees
During the final House of Delegates session in Toronto, 2008-2009 Immediate Past President Lee D. Pollan administered the oath of office to officers Ira D. Cheifetz, DMD, AAOMS president for 2009-2010, Larry J. Moore, DDS, MS, president-elect; Arthur C. Jee, DMD, vice president; Edwin W. Slade, Jr, DMD, JD, treasurer; and Steven R. Nelson, DDS, MS, Denver, CO, speaker of the house. R. Lynn White, DDS will serve as immediate past president.
Drs Jee and Nelson will serve 1-year terms; Dr Moore will serve 1 year as president-elect before succeeding to the position of president at the conclusion of the 2010 annual meeting.
Dr Pollan also installed and welcomed 2 new trustees to the AAOMS Board: Lawrence J. Busino, DDS, District I, and Louis K. Rafetto, DMD, District II. Henry C. Windell, DMD, who served the remaining 1 year left on Dr Moore's unexpired term, was re-elected to serve a 2-year term as District VI trustee. Continuing their terms on the board are Eric T. Geist, DDS, District III trustee, William J. Nelson, District IV trustee, and Miro A. Pavelka, DDS, MSD, District V trustee.
Seated (left to right): Steven R. Nelson, DDS, MS, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Arthur C. Jee, DMD, Vice President, R. Lynn White, DDS, Immediate Past President, Ira D. Cheifetz, DMD, President, Larry J. Moore, DDS, MS, President-elect, Edwin W. Slade Jr, DMD, JD, Treasurer, Robert C. Rinaldi, PhD, CAE, Secretary. Standing: Miro A. Pavelka, DDS, MSD, District V Trustee, Louis K. Rafetto, DMD, PA, District II Trustee, Lawrence J. Busino, DDS, District I Trustee, Henry C. Windell, DMD, District VI Trustee, William J. Nelson, DDS, District IV Trustee, Eric T. Geist, DDS, District III Trustee.
OMSF Meets and Exceeds the AAOMS Challenge
2009 has been a special year for the OMS Foundation. It commemorates 50 years of service to the oral and maxillofacial surgery community; 50 years of uninterrupted support of the research that allowed the specialty to enlarge its scope of practice and offer patients state-of-the-art care in the OMS office. At the AAOMS Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony, OMSF Chair Dr David E. Frost reported that since its inception, “We have given more than $9.1 million back to the specialty in research awards, fellowships, and specialty-related projects. That's something to be proud of!”
As it turned out, there was even more to be proud of. Last year, at the 90th AAOMS Annual Meeting, the AAOMS Board contributed $200,000 to the OMSF corpus with a proviso that an additional $200,000 would be provided if the Foundation received at least $600,000 in donations by the 2009 Annual Meeting. The Foundation accepted the challenge with enthusiasm, and by the time the roll call was taken at the first session of the 2009 House of Delegates, contributions to the Foundation's REAP annual giving campaign exceeded the $600,000 goal.
“We raised more than $1.1 million for REAP,” Dr Frost announced during the second session of the House of Delegates. “Including the gifts from AAOMS, more than $1.3 million was raised to support research and education in our specialty.”
As he presented the second $200,000 check to Dr Frost, AAOMS President Dr R. Lynn White expressed the association's appreciation for the Foundation's achievement, noting, “At the time we issued this challenge, we were confident the OMSF would meet the goal. That you exceeded $600,000 is extraordinary and speaks to our membership's commitment and unwavering belief in the value of research to the future of our specialty.”
2010 Annual Meeting Abstracts Deadline March 1; Only Online Submissions Accepted
All abstracts for the AAOMS 92nd Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions and Exhibition must be submitted by March 1, 2010, via the online submission process available only through the AAOMS Web site at aaoms.org.
Abstracts are limited to 450 words. Material on which the abstract is based may not be published before presentation. The abstracts should be submitted for oral presentation or for the poster session.
AAOMS Members—Promote your Practice Web Site on aaoms.org
Did you know that almost 1,400 patients visit the AAOMS Web site every weekday? The vast majority of them are looking for an OMS in their area in the site's “Find a Surgeon” database, which provides address and phone numbers, a map to the practice office and, for those fellows and members who have signed the AAOMS Link Participation Agreement, a link to the practice Web site. Statistics show that, more often, potential patients research treatments and procedures and select their dental and medical health care professionals on the basis of information presented on the practice Web site. Do not let this practice marketing opportunity pass you by. More than 500 of your AAOMS colleagues have added their Web site's address to the “Find a Surgeon” database. Just go to the Link Participation Agreement at www.aaoms.org/findoms_agreement.php and agree to provide a reciprocal link from your site to aaoms.org. Post your URL today. For more information, please contact our Web editor at maparicio@aaoms.org.
Calendar of Events
December 3-6, 2009
AAOMS Dental Implant Conference
Location: Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL
Contact: AAOMS, 9700 W Bryn Mawr Avenue, Rosemont, IL 60018; telephone: 800/822-6637; FAX: 847/678-6286; e-mail: inquiries@aaoms.org; Web site: www.aaoms.org
January 16-17, 2010
American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2010 Accelerated Osteogenic Orthodontics (AOO) Hands-On Cadaver Course
Location: LSU Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA
Contact: ACOMS, 2025 M Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036; telephone: 202/367-1182; Toll Free: 800/522-6676; FAX: 202/367-2182; e-mail: admin@acoms.org
January 30, 2010
Colorado Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Inc Winter Meeting
Location: Denver, CO
Contact: Dr Stephen Marsh; telephone: 719/473-2013; e-mail: csoms@comcast.net
February 27-28, 2010
Virginia Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons' Annual Meeting
Location: Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, VA
Contact: Laura Givens, Executive Secretary, Virginia Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons; telephone: 804/261-1610; FAX: 804/261-1660; Web site: www.vsoms.org
April 24, 2010
Wisconsin Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Annual Session
Location: Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva, WI
Contact: Roxanne Haberkorn, WSOMS Executive Secretary, roxanne@wsoms.net
April 25-27, 2010
American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 31st Annual Scientific Conference and Exhibition: “Surgical Imagination, Technical Innovation”
Location: Grand Hyatt San Antonio, TX
Contact: ACOMS, 2025 M Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036; telephone: 202/367-1182; Toll Free: 800/522-6676; FAX: 202/367-2182; e-mail: admin@acoms.org
NOTE: listings in this section are limited to meetings and congresses sponsored by state, regional, national, and international oral and maxillofacial surgery societies and associations.
PII: S0278-2391(09)01978-8
doi:10.1016/j.joms.2009.10.024
Volume 67, Issue 12 , Pages 2704-2706, December 2009
