Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Volume 2, Issue 4
September/October 2004
In This Issue
TODAY A publication of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
By The Numbers
1992 OMSs, 360 residents, 891 assistants,
News Briefs 95 non-members, 1410 spouses and guests and
1056 exhibitors brought total meeting attendance
to over 5800; a total registration second only to An ACLS recertification course was one
ANNUAL MEETING ISSUE of more than 100 sessions available to
the 2002 annual meeting in Chicago.
This issue of AAOMS Today attendees.
contains highlights of the
86th Annual Meeting, Science Rules!
Scientific Sessions and As usual the
Exhibition in San Francisco, educational
California. Outgoing President, sessions dominated
Elgan P. Stamper, DDS, the program with
recapped his year in office
VIEW IMAGES FROM a schedule that
during the first session of
THE MEETING the House of Delegates. featured 11 major
To relive the moments or to symposia and a
order keepsakes, go to morbidity and mortality conference on
thephotogroup.com, click on anesthesia. Registrants also found more than
“online proofing” and enter 100 surgical and practice clinics, five abstract
the password “gallery.” sessions, and a poster session. Supplementing
the sessions were coding workshops, risk
UNABLE TO ATTEND management seminars, a number of open
THE MEETING? forums, and programming designed
You can still hear many of specifically for OMS staff. A new audience
the presentations with audio response system utilized in some sessions was
and video recordings from an overwhelming success.
The Sound of Knowledge.
An order form is included Special Lectures
with this issue. Keynote Lecture Incoming President Daniel J. Picketing hotel workers surrounded the
Harold C. Slavkin, DDS, dean of the Daley Jr., DDS, MS shared his Hilton for most of the week.
DRUG ALERT! University of Southern California School of priorities for the coming year after
Bisposphonate treatment Dentistry and former director of the National his installation on September 30.
linked to reports of Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research,
spontaneous osteonecrosis discussed the possibilities for the application of basic science
of the jaw. See page 4. discoveries and new technologies to the field of oral and
maxillofacial surgery and the evolution from using mechanical
solutions to biological solutions for diseases
and disorders.
Philip Maloney Trauma Lecture Drs. Lanny R. Garvar, Thomas J. Skiba and R. Lynn White
are installed as trustees during the third session of the
Edward Ellis, III, DDS, MS, chief of House of Delegates on September 30.
oral and maxillofacial surgery at Parkland
Hospital, Dallas, TX delivered the Philip Maloney
Trauma Lecture as part of a symposium on trauma. Continued on page 6
His lecture addressed orbital trauma.
AAOMS Today • September/October 2004 1
AAOMS TODAY IN MY VIEW
Volume 2, Issue 4
September/October 2004
AAOMS Today is published six times a year
by the American Association of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgeons.
There Are Only Middles
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the opinions
expressed and statements made in AAOMS Today
do not imply endorsements by, nor official policy
Daniel J. Daley, Jr., DDS, MS, Two thousand active members will
of, AAOMS. Drexel Hill, PA, was installed as be selected at random to receive a
Daniel M. Laskin, DDS, MS, Editor
president of the American questionnaire to determine the
Robert C. Rinaldi, PhD, CAE, Executive Director
Janice K. Teplitz, Associate Executive Director Association of Oral and membership’s needs and perceptions
Janie K. Dunham, Manager, Editorial and Production Maxillofacial Surgeons on September involving every aspect of our
Julie A. Carr, Senior Staff Associate,
Design/Production 30, 2004, during the third session of association. I ask that if you receive
the House of Delegates in San this survey please give it your utmost
AAOMS
9700 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue
Francisco, CA. His inaugural thought and consideration. To assist
Rosemont, Illinois 60018-5701 address, in which he shares his views in that analysis, I will appoint a
847/678-6200, fax 847/678-6286
www.aaoms.org on the priorities of the specialty and priorities task force to review and
his plans for the coming year, is compare the data from this survey President Daniel J. Daley, Jr., DDS, MS
OFFICERS
Daniel J. Daley, Jr., DDS, MS, President excerpted here for those members and past surveys and to develop a
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E-Mail Address: daleyjro@aol.com who were unable to attend the list of priorities for board and staff maintain and advance our well-
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Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026-1102 engage an outside consultant to will use every opportunity to
Jay P. Malmquist, DMD, President-Elect
503/292-8824 Fax: 503/297-7810 Several years ago Boyd Tomasetti facilitate a strategic planning retreat, influence the opinion of legislators,
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5415 S.W. Westgate Drive, Ste. L-7
pronounced this a great time to be the results of which will be presented regulatory bodies and the public.
Portland, Oregon 97221-2409 an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. It to the 2005 House of Delegates for When we have been given the
W. Mark Tucker, DDS, Vice President was true then and it is still their consideration. opportunity to tell our story, it
813/972-2000 Fax: 813/978-5864
E-Mail Address: w.tucker@med.va.gov true today, but it never gets Our strength lies Remember, the better comes through loud and clear. We
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Tampa, Florida 33612 any easier. To paraphrase in our hearts and the input, the better the need to stay on message and
Ira D. Cheifetz, DMD, Treasurer the great poet Robert Frost, output. continue to use the proven strategies
609/587-2900 Fax: 609/587-1749 our members’
E-Mail Address: iradc@aol.com “There are no such things as that have brought us success in
2303 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Suite 5
Mercerville, New Jersey 08619-1994 ends and beginnings. There ability to work As I assume the role of Tennessee and Virginia and in other
Elgan P. Stamper, DDS, Immediate Past President are only middles.” Since the together and president, I cannot help states.
818/952-8183 Fax: 818/952-6437
E-Mail Address: epstamper@aol.com earliest days of my stay focused... but reflect on the legacy
1370 Foothill Boulevard, #200
La Canada, California 91011 involvement in AAOMS we of leadership that has This is probably as good a time as
Robert C. Rinaldi, PhD, CAE, have simultaneously fought to brought us to where we are today. I any to reiterate the need for all
Executive Director and Secretary
847/678-6200 Fax: 847/678-4302 advance the practice of oral and think back to when I began my OMSs to continue to be available for
E-Mail Address: brinaldi@aaoms.org
9700 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue maxillofacial surgery while seeking training and realize that so much has facial trauma call. One of our
Rosemont, Illinois 60018-5701
to safeguard our hard-earned been accomplished in such a short strongest arguments in the credibility
Steven R. Nelson, DDS, MS
Speaker, House of Delegates victories from those who would take time. Our successes have given us a arena is the American College of
303/758-6850 Fax: 303/758-0729
E-Mail Address: snelson@rmoms.com them from us. As we prepare to vision of greatness; our struggles Surgeons’ Guideline for Optimal
6850 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 202. embark on AAOMS’s 87th year, I have made us strong and given us Care requirement that all Level I and
Denver, Colorado 80224
regret to inform you, nothing has the courage to stand tall and defend Level II trauma centers have an
TRUSTEES
Lee D. Pollan, DMD, MS, District I
changed. what is right. Our strength lies in OMS on call. As our opponents look
585/594-1122 Fax: 585/594-1870 our hearts and our members’ ability for ways to chip away at our scope
E-Mail: ldpoms74@aol.com
4415 Buffalo Road I am honored to follow in the path to work together and stay focused of practice, the lack of OMS
North Chili, New York 14514-1024
trod by AAOMS’s past leaders, for the betterment of the entire participation in trauma call will be
Edwin W. Slade, Jr., DMD, JD,
District II whose exemplary guidance has taken specialty. used against us.
215/345-7373 Fax: 215/345-0242
E-mail: eslade@comcast.net us from a specialty of exodontists to
101 Progress Drive a specialty that is fully involved in Going forward, advocacy in the area Outpatient general anesthesia has
Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901-2509
Lanny R. Garvar, DMD, District III all aspects of care relating to the of scope of practice will remain a always been a core element of our
954/721-7990 Fax: 954/720-9484
E-mail: : lrg1jaws@aol.com maxillofacial complex. We did not priority. We have had many specialty. We are proud of our long
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Tamarac, Florida 33321-2991
arrive at this point in our history by victories, but our opposition has history and record of delivering safe
Thomas J. Skiba, DDS, MS, District IV chance or by luck. Through the learned from us how to better fight and cost effective anesthesia care.
815/459-5600 Fax: 815/459-5601
E-mail: tskiba@sbcglobal.net years a dedicated cadre of members the battle. Economic competitors, We can never take this privilege for
Crystal Lake OMS, Ltd
690 North Route 31
and a remarkably able and especially in the area of cosmetic granted. The recent passage by the
Crystal Lake, Illinois 60012 committed support staff, have surgery, have formed a large and AAOMS House of Delegates of
R. Lynn White, DDS, District V
512/246-7949 Fax: 512/ 346-9427
worked and planned to improve well-funded coalition that monitors mandatory in-office anesthesia
E-mail: rlynnwhite@austin.rr.com quality of care and educational our every move on a state-by-state evaluation demonstrates our
Austin OMS Associates
7800 Mopac Expressway opportunities and to expand the and national basis. Their weapon of commitment to self-regulation and
Suite 270
Austin, Texas 78759 specialty’s horizons in every choice has been the media, and they the strengthening of our standards as
Richard A. Crinzi, DDS, MS, District VI direction. have fed this beast a steady diet of a means of improving patient care
425/881-3255 Fax: 425/885-1366
E-Mail: drcrinzi@aol.com misinformation designed to demean and quality outcomes. Health care
15955 NE 85th Street
Suite 104 The road map that guides us along our education, training, and remains one of the most highly
Redmond, Washington 98052 this path is the AAOMS Strategic competence. Several large regulated industries in the United
AAOMS ASSOCIATE Plan, which enables us to focus on newspapers, including the New York States. As the delivery of health care
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS those programs and activities most Times and the Denver Post, have continues to favor an outpatient
Randi V. Andresen, Advanced Education
and Professional Affairs, ext. 4337 likely to help us achieve our goals. In had to retract statements regarding model, there are some providers who
Scott C. Farrell, Business and Operations, the very near future, we will embark these issues. We will continue to will push the envelope with
ext. 4352
Laura M. Jelinek, Continuing Education, on our triennial process to review challenge these assertions and disastrous results that may well
Meetings and Exhibitions, ext. 4309 and update the entire Strategic Plan. develop an advocacy action plan to sweep us along in the aftermath.
Carol L. O’Brien, Esq, General Counsel,
Advocacy and Legal Affairs, ext. 4351 Only by maintaining our high
Janice K. Teplitz, Communications and Publications,
ext. 4336
Karen Wittich, Practice Management and
Governmental Affairs, ext. 4334
To enhance the image of, and add None of these activities would be
value to, the terms “educator” and possible without the effort of our
“researcher,” AAOMS will sponsor a members who give unstintingly of
three-day research summit in the their time to committee assignments,
spring of 2005 to promote training task forces, and continuing Aggressive Claims Defense
to insure adequate numbers of education obligations, all for the Over 400 cases taken to trial with
talented, well-trained and diverse benefit of AAOMS and the specialty. 93% favorable verdicts
investigators. We are pursuing Supporting all of this is a dedicated,
90% of all other claims are closed
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Dr. Leonard Kaban (center), receives Mr. Ethan I. Jackson (right) accepts the
the Donald B.Osbon Award for an Special Honorary Fellow Mr. David OMSF Torch Award from Dr. Braun.
Outstanding Educator from Dr. Patrick J. Barnard accepts a certificate from
Louis, chair, Faculty Section (right) and Dr. Stamper.
Mr. Joel Pratt, W. Lorenz Surgical.
Daniel M. Laskin Award for an OMS Foundation Research AAOMS/OMSF Faculty Educator
Mrs. Barbara Starshak, representing her Outstanding Predoctoral Educator Recognition Award Development Awards (FEDA)
late husband, Dr. Thomas J. Starshak, as
86th Annual Meeting Dedicatee, receives
• Dr. Richard A. Smith • Dr. Stephen E. Feinberg • Dr. Deepak Kademani
a plaque form AAOMS President Elgan P. • Dr. Jessica J. Lee
Stamper. • Dr. Teresa A. Morgan, 3i Implant
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Development Award
• Dr. Paul S. Tiwana, W. Lorenz
Committee Person Surgical Faculty Educator
of the Year Award Development Award
• Dr. Arthur C. Jee • Dr. Brent B. Ward
Dr. Richard A. Smith (left) is presented the Dr. Stephen Feinberg (left) receives the
Daniel M. Laskin Award for an Outstanding Oral and Maxllofacial Surgery Foundation
Predoctoral Educator by AAOMS Vice Research Recognition Award from OMSF
President Dr. Jay P. Malmquist. Chairman Thomas W. Braun.
Dr. Alan H. Kaye (left) is presented the Dr. Stuart N. Kline (left) is presented the
Presidential Achievement Award by Presidential Achievement Award by Dr.
Dr. Malmquist. Nissen.
SYNTHES MAXILLOFACIAL
Dr. Gregory V. Sarka receives the AAOMS Poster Session Awards
Community Service and Leadership Abstract Session Awards
Award from Dr. Cheifetz. Annual Meeting General Fund
Resident Organization
(ROAAOMS)
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