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A cross-disciplinary research team at Texas A&M University, with funding from the OMS Foundation, is applying high-level technology to create a risk assessment tool for surgeons treating patients with orbital fractures.

Chief Resident Dr. Adam Abel and PGY3 Dr. Andy Vu had to scramble when a long-awaited opportunity to serve with Smile Bangladesh emerged in February.

For Dr. Erin Gunderson, attending the 2021 AAOMS Annual Meeting with her husband, OMS Senior Resident Dr. Aaron Altman, seemed unattainable.

Dr. Adam Abel has been determined since dental school to take a surgical service trip.

Kos Lugakingira was raised in Nashville, Tenn. and has had a passion for dentistry since her days as a young pediatric dental assistant in the operating room.

Page Gamble Rollert grew up in Kansas City, Mo. A business degree from the University of Missouri prepared her for a successful career in equipment and pharmaceuticals sales to medical, dental and surgical specialists.

The OMS Foundation recently awarded a two-year Clinical Research Support Grant to the University of Michigan to develop and validate an anesthesia simulation training curriculum for OMSs (AST-OMS).

The OMS Foundation Board of Directors approved an array of programs for funding in 2022.

In a specialty that has never lacked for “giants,” Dr. O. Ross Beirne continues to stand out from the crowd.