News & Events
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Protecting the best specialty in the world
December 7, 2022
Helen and I were raised in families where education was considered the most important gift you could offer your children, and we believe research is a key component of education.
Foundation Board welcomes Dr. Rawle F. Philbert
December 7, 2022
The OMS Foundation welcomed Rawle F. Philbert, DDS, FACS, to its Board of Directors in October, filling a vacancy left by retiring Director Thomas P. Williams, DDS, MD, FACS.
Tribute appeal honors Dr. Jim Bertz with $60,000-plus in donations to GIVE
December 7, 2022
The Foundation’s Global Initiative for Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) is again offering $2,500 stipends to OMS residents seeking the opportunity to travel, learn and serve with international humanitarian healthcare teams.
Volunteer spotlight: Drs. Charles Weber, Jasjit Dillon, Thomas Dodson and Patricia Kelly, WSSOMS
December 6, 2022
“This was a wonderful opportunity to recognize and honor the Beirnes’ decades of service and myriad contributions to the Washington OMS community,” said Dr. Dodson.
Volunteer Spotlight: William Passolt, CPA
December 6, 2022
During my career, it has been my good fortune to cross paths with great teachers, great mentors and great leaders.
Your donations at work: Study aims to support decision-making with AI
December 6, 2022
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.
GIVE inspires, educates two OMS residents
August 29, 2022
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.
Alliance Events turn a big meeting into a small world
June 20, 2022
For Dr. Erin Gunderson, attending the 2021 AAOMS Annual Meeting with her husband, OMS Senior Resident Dr. Aaron Altman, seemed unattainable.
GIVE inspires a humanitarian mindset: “I would go back tomorrow”
June 20, 2022
Dr. Adam Abel has been determined since dental school to take a surgical service trip.
Introducing Kos Lugakingira
June 20, 2022
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.
Introducing Page Gamble Rollert
June 10, 2022
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.
New Clinical Research: Anesthesia simulation training curriculum in development
May 26, 2022
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).