The American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Surgical Excellence Through Education

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1 President s Message Volume IX, ISSUE IV, 2017 Dear Friends and Colleagues, resident in a small country south of the Rio Grande, I wanted to be trained by the stars of It has been an honor to oral and maxillofacial surgery in the US. I have represent you as ACOMS been blessed to find great friends, teachers, President during the last and colleagues that gave me the chance to be year. It is the highlight of here today and to be somebody prominent in my professional career, the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery. even through one of the These stars are Mark Steinberg, Louis Mercuri, hardest mes in my Larry Wolford and Gilbert Triple. I have deep personal life. I hope that you will appreciate all gra tude to each of these individuals for the efforts and hard work delivered by my touching my life, offering me trust, and giving team and me. me the chance to be successful. When I was introduced to the College, I was in midated by the names, backgrounds, pres ge, pedigree, and leadership of the members serving on the Board. In short me I realized that ACOMS is an excep onal organiza on, with friendly leadership and members, that uses teaching and collegiality to achieve Surgical Excellence through Educa on. My early ACOMS mentors and friends include Drs. Marianela Gonzalez, Joel Rosenlicht, Bernie Dreiman, Len Spector, Steven Gu enberg, Chuck Hasse, Rob Strauss and Jon Perenack. These great leaders embraced and taught me and built a solid founda on allowing me to be successful during this year. I have immense gra tude for each of you. Twenty five years ago I would not have even dreamed of being here with you. As a senior What is success? Or how could one measure success? For me, success is the wealth that I find in my family and my friends and being able to give back to the community every day to improve quality of life and the pursuit of knowledge. This le er is a preview of the State of the College address that I will have the honor of delivering next Friday in Vancouver. It is a reflec on of the past year as ACOMS President and the success of the College with every one of OUR accomplishments. I would not be able to report these accomplishments without recognizing many of the individuals that put forth a great deal of hard work to make a change, thus con nuing the path of growth forged by past presidents. (Con nued on next page) The American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Surgical Excellence Through Education

2 President s Message (con nued) Dr. Stephanie Drew, chairing our Con nuing Educa on Commi ee, made a record number of educa onal advancements for the College including hands on courses on TMJ and facial cosme c surgery, Virtual Surgical Planning, and the mul module Virtual Master Class in Orthognathic Surgery. Also our con nuing online educa onal offerings including the Ques on of the Week and the monthly Clinical Review. Under Dr. Drew, the College developed new courses on Complica ons in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Zygoma Implants while con nuing of the Recer fica on Review Boot Camp, Residents Mee ng, ACOMS/FACES Winter mee ng and our Annual Conference and Exhibi on. Thank you Stephanie for your outstanding work and leadership. Thank you to Dr. Jeff Benne, Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Commi ee for his watchful eye, implemen ng new systems for budget management and enabling the College to grow on a solid fiscal founda on. Our funds and reserves are strong and will allow us to deliver excellent educa onal programs, collaborate with the OMS Founda on, and advance the Stuebner Scholars Award. Thank you to Drs. Allen Fielding and Brian Farrell for leading the Membership Commi ee; increasing the number of members and establishing an ACOMS dental student award for those interested in the field or Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. They are always thinking about the future of our specialty and this organiza on. Star ng a Global Educa onal Traveling Program with partner organiza ons like SECOM and ALACIBU, exchanging informa on on educa onal packages and honoring member fees. Also, crea ng an observa on visi ng program for those who like to travel and learn overseas by visi ng a prac oner from our future visi ng database. Thank you to Drs. Kevin Rieck and Billy Graves on the Communica ons and Public Rela ons Commi ee for assis ng in crea ng a new web site that is smart phone friendly that will allow our members to have immediate access to our virtual learning pla orm on their mobile devices. This website is more visually appealing and user friendly and will increase traffic allowing us to grow organically and be the leading organiza on in the world of OMFS educa on. Thank you to Kris n Fludder, our Con nuing Educa on consultant, for her hard work on implemen ng new strategies on all the educa onal programs and for bringing new support to ACOMS in the form of industry grants. (Con nued on next page)

3 President s Message (con nued) Thank you to Steven Kemp, ACOMS Execu ve Director and his team, including Greg Maciog, Diana DiAntonio, and Spencer King at our headquarters office in Washington, DC. Your assistance, guidance, and support are highly appreciated. Thank you to Dr. Sean Edwards for reaching out to our Canadian Colleges and chairing this wonderful mee ng with Drs. Nicholas Makhoul and Miller Smith. You took the baton le by the loss of our wonderful friend, fellow member and mentor Dr. David Precious and with all your hard work, you have honored him during this mee ng. Thank you to Diana Sandoval, Drs. Howard Price and Drew Havard, and my office team for keeping the prac ce running and allowing me to be away and dedicated to ACOMS this past year. Finally, thank you to my wife Krystyn and my children for your love and pa ence in le ng me par cipate in mul ple mee ngs and phone calls. You are the driving force in my life. I have full confidence that under the leadership of Dr. Bryan Bell as our new president, the College will keep increasing membership and leading on innova ve educa onal programs. Dr. Bell is a great friend and highly regarded in our specialty worldwide. My admira on and respect always to you, Bryan. I would like to express my deepest gra tude to all the Board members and officers for making this year great and successful. I look forward to seeing all of you in New Orleans, 2018 at our Annual Mee ng and from the bo om of my heart, thank you for bestowing upon me this honor and privilege. Warmest regards, Pedro F. Franco, DDS ACOMS President

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6 Did you miss Part One of the ACOMS Virtual Master Class in Orthognathic Surgery? No problem. Visit the ACOMS Learning Center to complete the on demand educa onal ac vity. This five part webinar series is a benefit of membership and provides a comprehensive review of orthognathic surgery. Part one addresses anatomy and instrumenta on and is now available as an on demand ac vity. Subsequent sessions will review 3D planning and virtual surgery, then in depth inves ga on of key osteotomies. Par cipants in the live webinar will benefit from par cipa on in Q&A a er each session. Upcoming Modules in the Master Class Series: Part Two: Orthognathic Surgery the Next Genera on: 3D Planning and Virtual Surgery Monday, June 12 at 8:00 AM EDT Part Three: Maxillary Osteotomies and Lefort Osteotomy+ Lefort Segmental Osteotomy Monday, July 24 at 8:00 AM EDT Part Four: BSSO and Intraoral Ver cal Ramus Osteotomy Monday, September 18 at 8:00 AM EDT Part Five: Genioplasty Monday, October 30 at 8:00 AM EDT Register today at ACOMS.org/MC