113 PROGRAMS (659 RESIDENTS) PARTICIPATE IN19860MSITE

The 1986 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery In­training Examination (OMSITE) was administeredon May 17 at 98 test centers nationwide. In effortsto improve the validity and ensure the security ofthe examination, the American College Testing Pro­gram, Inc. (ACT) was retained by the association toadminister the examination. ACT coordinated thetesting sites and provided proctors for the examina­tion.

Of the 114 accredited oral and maxillofacial sur­gery training programs, I I3 participated in the 1986examination, for a total of 658 residents. In addi­tion, five Canadian programs (19 residents) and 19AAOMS fellows/members participated. This wasthe first opportunity for practicing fellows andmembers to take the OMSITE, and plans are beingmade to offer the OMSITE to fellows and membersprior to the 1987 Clinical Congress in Chicago, IL.

Taking steps to ensure the validity and security ofthe examination has increased the administrationcosts. To limit the impact of these increased costson the participating residents and to maintain theOMSITE as a self-supporting program, the Boardof Trustees approved an OMSITE committee re­quest for subsidy, the results of which will limit theincrease in cost per resident by only $20.00 in 1987,instead of a projected $40.00 increase. Residentstaking the OMSITE in 1987 will now pay $80.00.

The committee also developed a test blueprint toenhance the consistency and validity of the exami­nation. The blueprint specifically outlines theknowledge and skills to be tested by the examina­tion in each of five subtest areas, strengthens thecontent validity of the examination, facilitates theuse of the results in program evaluation, and im­proves the test item classification system. Itemwriters used the blueprint as a guide in the prepara­tion of test questions for the 1987 examination. Toincrease the quality of the test questions and main­tain participation of the item writers, the number ofitems submitted by each writer was reduced from15 to 10.

The OMSITE committee is comprised of StevenM. Roser, DMD, MD, chairman, New York, NY;Robert L. Campbell, DDS, Richmond, VA; JosephE. Canzona, DDS, MD, MS, Evanston, IL; DavidE. Kelly, DDS, Charlotte, NC; Charles F. Landis,Jr., DDS, Chattanooga, TN; Daniel Lew, DDS,Shreveport, LA; Edward L. Mosby, DDS, KansasCity, MO; Joseph E. Piecuch, DMD, MD, Avon,CT; Douglas P. Sinn, DDS, Dallas, TX; and JeffreyD. Stone, DMD, MD, Lowell, MA.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Test Writers Recognized

The following item writers participated in thepreparation of the 1987 OMSITE: Barry Agranat,DMD, Waltham, MA; Lathe L. Bowen, DMD, Be­thesda, MD; Ray Burich, PhD, Kansas City, MO;Robert Chuong, DMD, MD, St. Petersburg, FL;Mark Conover, DDS, MS, Hemet, CA; Leon F.Davis, DDS, MD, MS, Omaha, NE; Allen F.Fielding, DMD, Philadelphia, PA; David E. Frost,DDS, MS, San Antonio, TX; R. Kent Galey, DMD,Pittsburgh, PA; Stephen Gelfman, DDS, New York,NY; Arthur A. Gonty, DDS, Lexington, KY; JackE. Gotcher, DMD, PhD, Knoxville, TN; AndreaHaber-Cohen, DMD, MD, Philadelphia, PA;James Hupp, DMD, MD, Farmington, CT; A.Thomas Indresano, DMD, Cleveland, OH; HowardA. Israel, DDS, New York, NY; Jerry L. Jones,DDS, MD, Albuquerque, NM; Stuart E. Lieblich,DMD, Farmington, CT; Carol Lorente, DMD,PhD, Boston, MA; Robert D. Marciani, DMD,Lexington, KY; Donald R. Mehlisch, DDS, MD,MS, Austin, TX; Louis G. Mercuri, DDS, MS,Richmond, VA; Kenneth W. Nelson, DDS, Wi­chita, KS; Lee H. Ostroff, DDS, Nanuet, NY;Larry J. Peterson, DDS, MS, Columbus, OH;Robert B. Scheffer, DDS, Jacksonville, FL; BarrySteinberg, DDS, PhD, Columbus, OH; Kenneth M.Stern, DMD, MS, Chestnut Hill, MA; Harold K.Tu, DMD, MD, Omaha, NE; and R. Dean White,DDS, MS, Bedford, TX.

LASKIN PRESIDES OVER IX ICOMS

Daniel M. Laskin of Richmond, VA, AAOMSpast president and editor of the Journal of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery, culminated his three-yearterm as president of the International Associationof Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons by presidingover the IX International Conference on Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery held May 20-25, 1986, inVancouver, Canada. In the 24-year history of theIAOMS, this was the second largest conference,with more than 39 countries represented. Morethan 1068 were in attendance, of whom 802 weredelegates and 263 were accompanying persons.Thirty-nine percent of the registered attendees wasfrom the United States. In addition to three majorsymposia, several limited-attendance clinics wereheld. A total of 253 short papers were presentedduring the three-and-one-half-day session.

Prof. Dr. Wilfried Schilli of Freiburg, West Ger-

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Prof. Dr. Wilfried Schilli of West Germany, newly electedIAOMS president, receives the badge of office from DanielLaskin (Richmond, VA), current IAOMS president,'at the IXthIAOMS meeting.

many, was elected as IAOMS president for the nextthree years. Also elected were Prof. David Gutmanof Israel as vice president and Prof. David Poswilloof Great Britain as secretary-general. Newlyelected to serve on the Executive Committee wereDr. Robert Cook of Australia, Prof. Enrique Mullerof Argentina, and Dr. Robert V. Walker of DallasTX. New standing committees of the IAOMS wer~established on education, scientific affairs, andmembership. Named as chairmen were Dr. John F.Helfrick of Houston, TX, to the Education Com­mittee; Dr. Robert S. Walter of Canada to the Sci­entific Committee; and Dr. Eugene Friedman ofMassapequa, NY, to the Membership Committee.

The Xth ICOMS will be held in Jerusalem, Israel,May 21-26, 1989. Buenos Aires, Argentina was se­lected as the venue for the XIth ICOMS in 1992.

KENT TO RECEIVE 1986 GIES AWARD

John N. Kent, DDS, New Orleans, LA, will re­ceive the 1986 William J. Gies Foundation Award inOral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the AAOMS an­nual meeting in September.

A graduate of Creighton University, Omaha, NE,Dr. Kent received his dental degree from the Uni­versity of Nebraska and completed his oral andmaxillofacial surgery residency at the U.S. PublicHealth Service Hospital in Ft. Worth, TX, and theUniversity of Texas Dental Branch, Houston, TX.He has been chairman of the Department of Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery at Louisiana State Uni­versity, New Orleans, since 1973.

Dr. Kent is a director of the American Board ofOral and Maxillofacial Surgery and chairman of theAAOMS Committee on Scientific Sessions. He haslectured extensively and contributed more than 40papers and book chapters to the scientific litera­ture. He received the AAOMS Research Recogni­tion Award in 1984.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

John N. Kent, DDS

The award will be presented at the annualmeeting Opening Session on Friday afternoon, Sep­tember 26, 1986, in the Hyatt Regency New Or­leans Hotel.

NAMES IN THE NEWS

In Memoriam: Harold Hillenbrand, DDS, of Chi­cago, IL, honorary fellow of the AAOMS and exec­utive director emeritus of the American Dental As­sociation. Dr. Hillenbrand was executive directorof the ADA for 23 years until his retirement in 1969.Prior to that he served as editor of the Journal ofthe American Dental Association. During the past25 years, his advice, counsel, and support were in­strumental in the AAOMS's evolving to become avigorous national organization.

AAOMS President Philip L. Maloney, onlearning of Dr. Hillenbrand's passing, had the fol­lowing comments: "Oral and maxillofacial sur­geons will remember with admiration and gratitudeHarold Hillenbrand's labors in our vineyards. Hehas touched the specialty of oral and maxillofacialsurgery in a very meaningful and personal way. andit is richer for it. He was more than an honoraryfellow of the association, for to the oral and maxil­lofacial surgeon he was an honest, dedicated. andloyal friend. Harold Hillenbrand is a living memoryto our specialty and his contributions and laborsepitomize the saying: 'Each honest calling. eachwalk of life has its own elite. its own aristocracy.' "

Harold Hillenbrand, DDS