WSSOMS pays tribute to its retiring ‘first couple’ with gifts, testimonials
In a specialty that has never lacked for “giants,” Dr. O. Ross Beirne continues to stand out from the crowd.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Brent Ward
Dr. Brent Ward, Chair of the OMS Foundation’s Committee on Research since 2019, is clearly in his element at the epicenter of the Foundation.
OMOSATS Exam puts aspiring OMSs’ technical skills to the test
On Nov. 7, 2021, 21 OMS trainees from across North America gathered at the University of Toronto Surgical Skills lab at Toronto’s Mt. Sinai Hospital for the Oral and Maxillofacial Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OMOSATS) exam.
Florida Society honors one of its ‘giants’ with tribute gifts to the OMS Foundation
The OMS Foundation gratefully acknowledges the leadership and generosity of the Florida Society of OMS, which recently paid tribute to retired OMS Dr. James A. Davis Jr. and his wife, Judy, with more than $50,000 in gifts to the Foundation made in their honor.
The Foundation congratulates its 2021 Annual Meeting award recipients
The OMS Foundation is pleased to announce the 2020 and 2021 winners of the OMS Foundation awards given at the AAOMS Annual Meeting in Nashville.
Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. David Frost
Dr. David Frost is an exceptional example of contagious enthusiasm, infecting anyone who stands close. He is a lifetime academic, always learning and looking for better ways to do things.
Alliance events hit the right notes in Nashville
The OMS Foundation Alliance celebrated its 27th year with a flourish in Nashville, Tenn., raising more than $17,000 for Global Initiative for Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) and welcoming five resident families to the AAOMS community.
Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Kathy Banks
It’s fitting that the OMS Foundation recognize one of its most influential volunteers of our generation, Dr. Kathy Banks, with its prestigious Torch Award in 2021.
Chair column: ‘Relevance’ drives Foundation’s goals in 2022
If you were asked to rate the relevance of the OMS Foundation in 2021, how would you respond?
The OMS Foundation welcomes two new Directors to its Board
Jasjit K. Dillon, DDS, MBBS, FDSRCS, FACS, is a professor and Program Director of the University of Washington’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Chief of Harborview Medical Center’s OMS Department.