News & Events
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Advancing innovation – in between patients
April 28, 2023
Listening to Paul Schwartz’s inaugural address in New Orleans, I was inspired by his commitment to support innovation.
Mark your calendar! OMS Foundation Activities at the 2023 AAOMS Annual Meeting
April 28, 2023
The OMS Foundation looks forward to welcoming AAOMS members, families and friends to the 2023 AAOMS Annual Meeting.
Pandemic silver lining: fighting COVID-19 with tissue-engineered salivary avatars
April 26, 2023
A major focus of the work in our labs is to isolate human stem/progenitor cells from minor glands for salivary tissue engineering and cell therapy applications.
Harnessing the oral microbiome to treat OSCC
March 17, 2023
Alarmingly, oral cancer is becoming more common in young people with no risk factors, and it is possible these patients will experience worse outcomes.
GIVE-ing back in the Philippines
March 16, 2023
When Dr. Scott Davis accepted Dr. Robert Flint’s invitation to serve with the Philippine American Group of Educators and Surgeons (PAGES) in early 2023, financing his travel was a big concern for the University of Louisville resident.
Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Sandy Ratner, Committee on Humanitarian Programs
March 16, 2023
Dr. Sanford (Sandy) Ratner’s personal mission as an OMS has always been to improve the lives of others as a teacher and a surgeon.
Featured donor: Warren Arrasmith, DMD
March 16, 2023
In the course of a career that has included military service, private practice, teaching and leadership at some of the top OMS academic programs in the United States, Dr. Warren Arrasmith has become a master of the strategic pivot.
2022 Annual Meeting Award Winners
December 8, 2022
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2022 OMS Foundation Awards, who were recognized onstage at the 2022 AAOMS Annual Meeting Opening Ceremony.
Alliance Committee gets the good times rolling in New Orleans
December 8, 2022
The OMS Foundation Alliance celebrated its 28th year with good times and high-impact fundraising in New Orleans, La., raising more than $16,000 for the Foundation’s Global Initiative for Volunteerism and Education (GIVE).
Faculty Lunch & Learn draws a crowd
December 8, 2022
In keeping with its commitment to support the specialty’s academic sector, the OMS Foundation hosted a free Lunch & Learn for OMS faculty at the 2022 AAOMS Annual Meeting.
Legacy, OMSFIRE donors step up in New Orleans
December 8, 2022
Buoyed by an influx of new recruits to the cause, the Louisiana Pavilion of The National WWII Museum was near capacity during the OMS Foundation’s R.V. Walker Donor Recognition Reception in New Orleans.
Making it a priority to ‘do better’
December 7, 2022
“How can we do better?” was the principal theme of Dr. Mara Schenker’s presentation to the Faculty Section in New Orleans.