N W AND A N UN E ENT J Oral Maxillofac Surg 48:224-226.1990 WALTER LORENZ ISSUES CHALLENGE TO MEMBERSHIP Honorary fellow Walter Lorenz, president of Walter Lorenz Surgical Instruments, Inc, Jackson- ville, FL, has challenged the AAOMS membership to reach a $2.5 million goal set for membership pledges to the Research Fund (PEER) of the Edu- cation and Research Foundation for Oral and Max- illofacial Surgery. Deadline to meet the goal is De- cember 31, 1991. Pledges to date total more than $1.6 million. Mr Lorenz has pledged $500,000 to the PEER industry campaign and has agreed to pledge an additional $500,000 to PEER if the membership goal is reached. Members who have already pledged can increase the amount of their pledge and extend the pledge period. Those who have not pledged may obtain a form by contacting Charietta Towns at AAOMS headquarters, 1-800-822-6637. More than 640 mem- bers have made pledges to the Research Fund. HOWMEDICA MAKES PLEDGE TO FOUNDATION RESEARCH FUND Howmedica, a division of Pfizer, is the company to most recently pledge support to the PEER cam- paign, according to John Gray, Honorary Fellow and past trustee and chairman of the Education and Research Foundation Board of Trustees. Howmed- ica's $25,000 pledge increases industry support for PEER to $930,000. Almost $2.6 million has been pledged to the campaign from all sources. As of November 30, 1989, the following companies have made commitments to the PEER Research Fund: Walter Lorenz Surgical Instruments, $500,000; No- belpharma USA, $100,000; Calcitek, $80,000; W.B. Saunders Company, $50,000; Collagen Biomedical, $25,000; Howmedica, $25,000; Interpore Interna- tional, $25,000; Stryker Surgical Corporation, $25,000; Synthes Maxillofacial, $25,000; Treloar and Heisel, $25,000; Ace Surgical Supply Com- pany, $10,000; Boyd Industries, $10,000; C.V. Mosby, $10,000; Quintessence Publishing, $10,000; and Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, $10,000. 1992 HAWAII SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS The 74th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the AAOMS will be held in conjunction with the Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Sur- geons (JSOMS) in Honolulu, HI, September 16-20, 1992. Ajoint planning committee composed of rep- resentatives of both organizations has been ap- pointed to develop the combined portion of the sci- entific program. According to Dr Michael Matzkin, 224 Dr Kanichi Seto AAOMS Vice President, this is a significant further step in improving the international exchange of ideas in the specialty. Members of the specialty from other Pacific rim countries to be invited in- clude Taiwan, Korea, China and Hong Kong, and Malaysia. In 1990 and 1991, an exchange of scientific par- ticipants in the JSOMS and AAOMS meetings is being developed. Pictured addressing the second session of the House of Delegates at the San Fran- cisco annual meeting September 1989is Dr Kanichi Seto, Chairman of the International Affairs Division of the Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS The Committee on Research has announced the awarding of one research fellowship and two re- search support grants, and the conferring of the Re- search Recognition Award. Recipients were deter- mined at the committee's November 30 meeting. Raymond J. Fonseca, DMD, Dean of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Phil- adelphia, PA, will receive the 1990 Research Rec- ognition Award, according to committee chairman, James F. Kelly, Farmington Hills, MI. Dr Fonseca will be recognized for his laboratory research, in- cluding that involving allogenic bone graft repair, antenatal surgical wound healing, and the classical
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N W AND A N UN E ENTJ Oral Maxillofac Surg48:224-226.1990
WALTER LORENZ ISSUES CHALLENGETO MEMBERSHIP
Honorary fellow Walter Lorenz, president ofWalter Lorenz Surgical Instruments, Inc, Jacksonville, FL, has challenged the AAOMS membershipto reach a $2.5 million goal set for membershippledges to the Research Fund (PEER) of the Education and Research Foundation for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Deadline to meet the goal is December 31, 1991. Pledges to date total more than$1.6 million. Mr Lorenz has pledged $500,000 to thePEER industry campaign and has agreed to pledgean additional $500,000 to PEER if the membershipgoal is reached.
Members who have already pledged can increasethe amount of their pledge and extend the pledgeperiod. Those who have not pledged may obtain aform by contacting Chari etta Towns at AAOMSheadquarters, 1-800-822-6637. More than 640 members have made pledges to the Research Fund.
HOWMEDICA MAKES PLEDGE TO FOUNDATIONRESEARCH FUND
Howmedica, a division of Pfizer, is the companyto most recently pledge support to the PEER campaign, according to John Gray, Honorary Fellowand past trustee and chairman of the Education andResearch Foundation Board of Trustees. Howmedica's $25,000 pledge increases industry support forPEER to $930,000. Almost $2.6 million has beenpledged to the campaign from all sources. As ofNovember 30, 1989, the following companies havemade commitments to the PEER Research Fund:Walter Lorenz Surgical Instruments, $500,000; Nobelpharma USA, $100,000; Calcitek, $80,000; W.B.Saunders Company, $50,000; Collagen Biomedical,$25,000; Howmedica, $25,000; Interpore International, $25,000; Stryker Surgical Corporation,$25,000; Synthes Maxillofacial, $25,000; Treloarand Heisel, $25,000; Ace Surgical Supply Company, $10,000; Boyd Industries, $10,000; C.V.Mosby, $10,000; Quintessence Publishing, $10,000;and Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, $10,000.
1992 HAWAII SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
The 74th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessionsof the AAOMS will be held in conjunction with theJapanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (JSOMS) in Honolulu, HI, September 16-20,1992. A joint planning committee composed of representatives of both organizations has been appointed to develop the combined portion of the sci-entific program. According to Dr Michael Matzkin,
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Dr Kanichi Seto
AAOMS Vice President, this is a significant furtherstep in improving the international exchange ofideas in the specialty. Members of the specialtyfrom other Pacific rim countries to be invited include Taiwan, Korea, China and Hong Kong, andMalaysia.
In 1990 and 1991, an exchange of scientific participants in the JSOMS and AAOMS meetings isbeing developed. Pictured addressing the secondsession of the House of Delegates at the San Francisco annual meeting September 1989 is Dr KanichiSeto, Chairman of the International Affairs Divisionof the Japanese Society of Oral and MaxillofacialSurgeons.
COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH ANNOUNCESAWARD WINNERS
The Committee on Research has announced theawarding of one research fellowship and two research support grants, and the conferring of the Research Recognition Award. Recipients were determined at the committee's November 30 meeting.Raymond J. Fonseca, DMD, Dean of the School ofDental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, will receive the 1990 Research Recognition Award, according to committee chairman,James F. Kelly, Farmington Hills, MI. Dr Fonsecawill be recognized for his laboratory research, including that involving allogenic bone graft repair,antenatal surgical wound healing, and the classical
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Dr Raymond J. Fonseca
animal studies with Dr William Bell elucidatingbone graft revascularization. In addition, Dr Fonesca's clinical investigation has been highlighted bystudies concerning alveolar cleft grafting, the stability of orthognathic surgery, and the efficacy of various preposthetic surgical interventions.
A. Omar Abubaker, DMD, PhD, PresbyterianUniversity Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, will receivethe $20,000 1990 research fellowship for his proposed project on "Experimental Studies of theElastic and Collagen Fibers of the TMJ Disc: Influences of Aging and Sex Hormones on the TMJ Discof the Rat."
Two research support grants of $25,000 each willbe awarded in 1990. Recipients of the grants areMichael J. Buckley, DMD, University ofIowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, for his proposed project on "Utilization of Osseointegrated Implants asOrthodontic Anchorage" and to John R. Zuniga,DMD, PhD, University of North Carolina, ChapelHill, for his project on "Characteristics of OrofacialSensorimotor Integrity Subsequent to Lingual andInferior Alveolar Nerve Microsurgical Repair inHumans."
The research awards were presented at the Jan-
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uary 19-21, 1990 AAOMS clinical congress in SanDiego.
INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
The Canadian Society of Oral and MaxillofacialSurgeons will meet March 31-ApriI6, 1990 at Whistler Resort, British Columbia, Canada. Topic forthe meeting is "Oral Implants-Trouble-Shootingfor Successful Attached Prothesis." Headquartersfor the session is the Chateau Whistler Resort Hotel. The highlight of the social program will be ahelicopter barbeque on Glacier. For registration information contact Dr M. Kaburda, 208-600 RoyalAve, New Westminster, BC, V3M 113 Canada.
The 10th Congress of the European Associationfor Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery will be held inBrussels, Belgium, September 10-14, 1990. Thecongress will cover the various aspects of craniomaxilla-facial surgery. Papers will be translated intoEnglish, French, and German. For more information, write to 10th Congress EACMFS, % Mrs H.van Leemputten, Rue, Joseph Stallaert, 28, B-1180Brussels, Belgium.
NAMES IN THE NEWS
Appointed: As chairman of the American DentalAssociation Council on Dental Therapeutics for 1990;Edwin D. Joy, Jr, fellow, Augusta, GA; also servingas a member of the council is AAOMS fellow Robert A. Olson, Iowa City, IA. As chairman of theAmerican Dental Association Council on ADA Sessions and International Relations. Anthony L. DiMango, fellow, Brooklyn, NY. As chairman of theAmerican Dental Association Council on Cornmun-
Dr Edwin D. Joy, Jr
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ity Health, Hospital, Institutional, and Medical Affairs, David A. Whiston, fellow, Falls Church, VA;other AAOMS fellows who serve on the council areJ. David Allen, Decatur, GA; Walter E. Bisch, Florissant, MO: William F. Boyd, Garden City, NY;Willimll C. Donlon, Burlingame, CA; David J. Harris, South Bend, IN; Jack H. Neff, Skokie, IL; LoyC. Reid, Corpus Christi, TX; Frank J. Romeo, Baltimore, MD; and Richard M. Tempero, Omaha,NE. As medical director of the Regional Craniofacial Center of New Jersey at St Barnabas MedicalCenter in Livingston, Cyrus J. Amato, fellow,North Caldwell, NJ. As a member of the AmericanDental Association Council on Ethics, Bylaws, andJudicial Affairs, Richard L. Guiliani, fellow, ChevyChase, MD. As a member of the American DentalAssociation Council on Insurance, John E. Knox,fellow, Belleville, IL.Elected: As chief of surgery at WashingtonCounty Hospital in Hagerstown, MD, Richard L.Behan, fellow, Hagerstown, MD. Dr Behan is thefirst non-MD chief of surgery at the regional traumacenter.Honored: With the Distinguished Service Awardof the Vermont Dental Society, John E. Farnham,fellow, Burlington, VT. Dr Farnham was recog-
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Jack Farnham (right) accepts a recognition award, the Society'shighest honor, presented by Dick Herbert.
nized for his many years of leadership and dedication to the betterment of the profession of dentistryin Vermont. He was particularly cited for his creation and advocacy for the Burlington DentalClinic, a clinic that provides care to needy Vermonters, including those with special problems. DrFarnham is a past member and chairman of theAAOMS Committee on Hospital Affairs.
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