REGIONAL SOCIETIES

The Regional Societies of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery represent the coming together of profes- sionals for interchanges, and to draw strength from one another as they discuss their special area in the healing art and science. The regional soci- eties fulfill these needs in some instances when the various states have too few oral surgeons from which the meetings could attract nationally rec- ognized clinicians. These regional societies mold statewide relationships to join with others with similar problems and viewpoints. The regional societies do not displace the state societies as of- ficial components of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. These organiza- tions have a commonality of fellowship and pro- fessionalism on a regional basis that extends back over the years.

The Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

The Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofa- cial Surgeons epitomizes the fraternization and mutual respect for professionalism of the presi- dent and the members. This can be seen in several instances. For example, in discussing the forma- tive years of the Southeastern Society of Oral Sur- geons, Dr. Charles Landis said “ . . . to close this review of our organization and first eight years, I would sum up the spirit of our Southeastern So- ciety by quoting a statement by Dr. Lloyd (Temp) Templeton, ‘there is a bond of friendship in this group that has drawn us very close to each other and made membership in this society some- thing to be cherished.’ ” The only editorial change that would be necessary today for the statements quoted by Landis and Templeton would be to change “the first eight years” to the “first four decades.” The first president of the Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons was the chairman of the organizational meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1949-Dr. Thomas Conner, Sr. The secretary and second

president of rhe organization was Dr. George Al- bright. The membership in 1986 was about five hundred. The society has met throughout the southeastern portions of the United States, as well as in selected overseas areas when necessary to learn from clinicians with a special expertise. The Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofa- cial Surgeons was presented a gavel by the AAOMS at the 1984 meeting in New York in recognition of thirty-five years as a recognized specialty organization. The southeastern society has held clinical congresses in addition to their annual scientific sessions, and has a rich list of members who have received national recognition by the AAOMS and have served as officers and leaders in both the ABOMS and the AAOMS.

Great Lakes Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Under the guidance of Dr. Paul J. Aufderheide, the Cleveland Society of Oral Surgeons and rep- resentatives from Michigan and Western Penn- sylvania proposed and initiated the Great Lakes Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Sep- tember 195 I. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Harold H. Sell, and Aufderheide explained that the purpose of the meeting was to organize a professional society that would serve the area en- compassing the states bordering on the Great Lakes. The objectives were set out as the advance- ment of the art and science of oral surgery, the encouragement of research, the striving for excel- lence in surgical instructions, and the promotion of fraternal relationships among its members. The first slate of officers were: president, Paul J. Aufderheide; president-elect, Harold H. Sell; vice president, Phil M. Northorp; secretary- treasurer, Bruce B. Cook.

At this organizational meeting, the first pro- fessional program was presented by Drs. Fred Moore, Reed Dingman, Morgan Allison, Alfred Rhefield, Fred Henny , William Dalton, and

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William Cook. Through the years, the organiza- tion has grown to around five hundred members. In the late 198os, this society is large enough to accomplish many things and still small enough to have fraternization.

Midwestern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Epitomizing the independence that characterizes the great midwestern portions of the United States, there was apparent hostility among oral surgeons in the Kansas area. The dean of the Kansas City Dental School, Dr. Ray Rinehardt, approached Dr. Merle Hale and suggested he visit the local oral surgeons to see about forming a society to share problems and to air differences. In the winter of 1948-1949, Hale visited with several Kansas surgeons, and eventually with the help of Dr. C. J. Brown and others, seven oral surgeons met at the Indian Hills Country Club in Kansas City, Missouri to discuss forming a Kan- sas and Missouri society. After three or four hours with no bloodshed, it was agreed that a form letter would be written and circulated to every man in Missouri and Kansas who limited his practice to oral surgery. Included in the letter was an invitation to attend an organization meeting the following spring. The first meeting of the society was held on 8 May 1950 at the Hotel President in Kansas City, Missouri. Twenty- eight men were present from the state of Mis- souri, and the following officers were elected: president, Dr. Harold Allen; vice president, Dr. Edward Toler; president-elect, Dr. Ralph Rode; secretary-treasurer, Dr. C. Jay Brown. Hale was made chairman of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee. He worked very diligently getting the material organized and sent to all the mem- bers.

Interestingly, the original name of the society chosen by the charter members was the Mid West Society of Oral Surgeons. The secretary admitted that his poor penmanship came out as the Mid- western Society. At its subsequent meeting, there was some objection to this name change, but Dr. Farrell Webb brought the discussion to a screech-

ing halt by remarking, “have you ever heard of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company? If it is good enough for them, it is good enough for us!” The stated purpose of the society was to encourage communication among the oral sur- geons within the area and to aid in the advance- ment and education of the specialty.

In earlier days, the meetings were held twice a year, in the spring and fall, with the place of the meeting alternating between Kansas City and St. Louis. The gentlemen traveling from Kansas City to St. Louis would engage the largest private compartment on the Missouri-Pacific Railroad train for the trip. This gave a place to discuss important issues with free exchange of ideas, facts, fantasies, and dreams for the future of oral surgery. In the late 195os, as with many other organizations, the programs were structured to include the spouses of the members, and eventu- ally the organization became a family affair.

As with many other organizations, the Mid- western Society of Oral Surgeons pomts with pride to the many members who have achieved national prominence and well-deserved interna- tional reputations for leadership and expertise. In 1953, Dr. Louis Altschuler made a motion that enlarged the geographic boundaries of the Mid- western Society to include Iowa, Colorado, Ne- braska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and southern and central Illinois.

Western Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

The Western Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons was organized in 1970 with the follow- ing as the first board of directors and officers: president, Dr. DeWayne L. Briscoe; vice presi- dent, Dr. Howard Boiler; and secretary-treasurer, Dr. Harold E. Young. The Board of Directors included Dr. Judson Calhoun, Dr. David W. Melarkey, Dr. William W. Ritter, Dr. Andrew Tolas, Dr. Melvin Lebrauer, Dr. C. Stanley Phillips and Dr. Lyall 0. Bishop.

The earlier meetings were held in conjunction with both the Northern and the Southern Cali- fornia Societies of Oral and Maxillofacial Sur-

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geons at their annual meetings. The first inde- pendent western society meeting was held in July 1974 at Sun Valley, Idaho. At that time, the second group of officers was installed with Bol- ler, president, Young, vice president, and Cal- houn, secretary-treasurer. Since its inception, the Western Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Sur- geons has continued to grow in active member- ship and to encourage membership to all new fellows, members and provisional members of the AAOMS who reside in their territory.

Other Regional Societies

The Delaware Valley Society was organized in 1964, the Middle Atlantic Society in I 95 I, the Northeastern Association in 1979, the Rocky Mountain Society in 1959, and the Southwest Society in 1929. Further information regarding these organizations was not submitted for inclu- sion in this edition of the History of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the United States.

ORIGINS OF STATE SOCIETIES

State Year 1985

Membership Some Members Who Helped Organize

Alabama 1965

Alaska 1962 Arizona 1970 N. California 1946

S. California Colorado Connecticut

1921

1959 ‘948

Delaware

Washington, D.C. Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

1977 ‘4

1969 27 I 960 188

1968 78

‘959

1980 ‘5

1963 181

Indiana 1963

Iowa Kansas

‘95’ 1970

58

I3 46

175

280

108

‘4

52 32

Drs. Tom Jones, George Matthews, Sr, James Leo, Cletis Hand

Dr. Belton Stevens Drs. Ron Easton, Robert Gettig, Paul Hayes Drs. Lyall Bishop, Sanford Moose, Thomas

Devlin, Hans Sorensen Drs. Henry Pine, Roy Spencer Drs. Charles Thompson, Roscoe Baker Drs. Martin Aronsen, George Mantano, Max

Matzkin, Joe Scully Drs. John Babbitt, John O’Leary, John

Capadonno Drs. Dan Lynch, Sterling Meade, Paul Krogh Drs. Bob Cherry, J. Leon Schwartz, Mel Becker,

Jack Beckwith, Philip Fleuchaus Drs. Cary Harper, Sperry Brickman, Thomas

Conner, James Harpole Drs. Ralph Akamine, Richard Miyahara, Harold

Green, P. H. Wilson, Bill Rice Drs. Thomas Walsh, William Houston, Roy

Gerhard Drs. Emmett Jurgens, Paul Jurgens, Jim

O’Hearn, Daniel Laskin, Ken Johnson, Ed Thompson, Ben Gans, Thomas Starshak

Drs. Al Caffee, G. Thaddeus Gregory, Charles Clark, Glenn Pell, Walter Janzig

Drs. Leslie Fitzgerald, Milton Ullman Drs. Richard Keim, Harvey Cook, John Heiser,

Doug Irwin, Jr.

State Year 1985

Membership Some Members Who Helped Organize

Kentucky I 962 Louisiana 1966

Maine 1970 20

Maryland Massachusetts

1969 1968 I59

Michigan 7965

Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

‘958 ‘973 1970

I38

66 8

70

Montana 1978 IO

Nebraska 1958 21

Nevada I 980 12

New Hampshire 1972 27

New Jersey 1953 200

New Mexico 1970 ‘5 New York 1951 366 North Carol ina 1960 69 North Dakota 1978 12

Ohio 1965 ‘75 Oklahoma ‘938 41 Oregon ‘943 47

Pennsylvania 1965

Rhode island 1970 South Carolina 1968

South Dakota

Tennessee

1977

1969

Texas ‘97’

Utah I 964

Vermont ‘973 Virginia 1967 Washington ‘973 West Virginia ‘950

Wisconsin Wyoming

1958

270

22

45

7

70

212

21

I2

2

37

83 5

Drs. J. Skaggs, Hal Boyer, William Kranz Drs. Ray Boudreaux, James Peltier, Dudley

Isom Drs. R. Overgaard, Bill Deighan, Don Gove,

Bob Rogers Drs. Stanley Kogan, Harry Ferris Drs. Kurt Thoma, Frank Rounds, Max Jacobs,

Steven Mallet, Daniel Holland, Phillip Sheridan

Drs. Fred Henny, W. Cook, Vernor Eman, James Hayward

Drs. B. Clark, Stan Lovestadt, Norm Holte Drs. Walton Shannon, Sam Sanders Drs. Merle Hale, G. Farrell Webb, Don

Woodward, Leroy Peterson Drs. Peter Schultz, David Hafer, Mark Nedrud Drs. Ben Lynch, Ed Lynch, Harry Boyne Dr. Gerald Hanson Drs. Homer Ash, Ron Roger, Gordon

McAllister Drs. Vie Boyko, Ben Jacobs, John McQuade

Drs. Harry Seldin, Doug Parker Drs. Tom Blair, Ed Austin, Halton Cratz Dr. Paul Iverson Drs. Clair “Bud” Picard, Al Blair Dr. Francis Reichmann Drs. Sam Brandon, William Clifford, Horace

Miller, Fred Miknos Drs. James Cameron, Victor Frank, Fred

Lucchesi, Irvin Uhler, Hohn Stetzer, John Looby, Richard Miller

Drs. Clark Sammartino, Al Carlotti Drs. George Albright, James Edwards, William

B. Irby Drs. Dean Coffey, Richard Lindemeyer, Ken

Geidt Drs. Ed Martin, Joe Hall Morris, Charles F.

Landis, Jr. Drs. P. Earle Williams, H. Bradford Black, Ray

Reid, Joe Rutherford Drs. De Costa Clark, Ken Dedekind, Lowell

Pincock

Drs. Elmer Bear, Robert Beasley

Drs. Richard Antioch, Ed Armbrecht, Will Moormal

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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS

The idea for an international conference on oral surgery was born in Sweden during an informal, late night conversation between Dr. Fred A. Henny and Dr. Gerald Leatherman, secretary general of the Federation Dentaire Internationale, concerning the need for greater communication among world oral surgeons. Dr. Leatherman sug- gested that Mr. Terence Ward of Great Britain had the charisma, energy, and manner to collab- orate with Henny in organizing the First Inter- national Conference on Oral Surgery, which was held with great formality and grandeur at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in London, July 1962. In addition to an opening session at the Royal College of Surgeons that had all of the pomp and ceremony of an official state gathering in England, the conference was highlighted by a magnificent formal banquet at the Guildhall in the old city of London. The banquet was attended by registrants of the conference, several ambassa- dors, the Lord Mayor of London, officials of the Royal College of Surgeons, the Minister of Health, and dignitaries representing every health care field in England. If ever an international

Lyall Bishop (left) congratulates Sir Terence Ward at the IAOS meeting, 1962.

organization was launched in a memorable way, the International Association of Oral Surgeons had as royal a sendoff as could possibly be done.

The International Conference had such scien- tific merit, as well as elegance and style, that there was an enormous impact and immediate elevation of the stature of oral surgery on a world- wide basis. Everyone left this meeting with a renewed appreciation of the worth of oral surgery, both provincially and internationally.

The conference was enormously successful with registrants from many nations, the majority com- ing from the United States, Great Britain, and the northern part of Europe. The event was in- ternational in every sense. The British hosts gave the many American and worldwide visitors an exposure to European professional and social tra- ditions. A significant organization, the Interna- tional Association of Oral Surgeons, was initiated at that meeting. Among other matters of inter- national concern, this association serves as the responsible institution for continuation of the In- ternational Conferences every three years.

Dr. Jorgen Rud, Copenhagen, Denmark, was elected president at the organizational meeting of the International Association, and Mr. Terence Ward, East Grinsted, England, became the set retary general. The Executive Committee in eluded Drs. Fred A. Henny and Lyall 0. Bishol of our society.

Shortly after the international conference Ward was knighted by the Queen of Englancl because of the great organizational skills evident during his tenure as Dean of the Faculty of Den- tistry at the Royal College of Surgeons, and be- cause his levelhanded management of the inter- national conference reflected well on the College. Ward then became known as Sir Terence Ward. He was familiar with many house officers and registrars from a number of countries who had trained and were training in oral surgery in En-

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President of the IAOS Jorgen Rud addresses the I 97 I

annual meeting in Washington, DC

gland. As secretary general of the international association, he prevailed on these individuals to develop oral surgery societies in their own coun- tries and to affiliate with the association.

On his many international lecture tours, Ward continued to encourage the development of oral surgery societies in every country he visited, and to have them affiliate with IAOS. An interna- tional membership roster was developed, and a newsletter was published to keep international oral surgery news before the constituency.

The second international conference, in 1965, was held in Copenhagen. Jorgen Rud and his committee of Danish and other Scandinavian oral surgeons organized the meeting, with a lavish opening banquet at the Guildhall. Unfortu- nately, Rud was taken to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy. He missed the entire meeting that he and his wife and the many com- mittees had so carefully planned. Rud was named secretary general, while Ward became president. Both of these international leaders regularly at- tended our society’s meetings, and the IAOS was

In 1965 in Copenhagen three of the organizers of the IAOS (L-R) Fred Henny, USA; Jorgen Rud, Denmark; and Terence Ward, Great Britain

always represented at the society’s opening cere- monies.

Great planning went into the 1968 interna- tional meeting in New York, where Fred A. Henny was installed as president of the IAOS. The American society, as host, worked to inte- grate the annual meeting with the international conference. In fact, the fiftieth anniversary meet- ing of our society seemed in danger of being eclipsed by the fanfare of the IAOS conference and the responsibilities of hosting many foreign guests. The society’s president, Philip Sheridan, was magnanimous in his cooperation and accep- tance of Henny’s uneasiness and his dominance of the meeting scene. In general, the Americans matched the elegance of the first two meetings in Europe and lacked only the old world charm. Sir Terence Ward and Jorgen Rud were made hon- orary fellows of the ASOS at this meeting.

The 197 I international meeting was held in Amsterdam, where the Dutch members staged a beautiful show of spring flowers and hospitality. There was a night canal trip to a special ballet performance, and a cocktail party at the Rijks Museum where members toasted the works of Rembrandt, Van Gogh and other master paint- ers. Prince Bernard of the Netherlands very warmly identified with the meeting, and was

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At the International Conference on Oral Surgery in Amsterdam, 1971 (left to right) Sir Terence G. Ward, IAOS president, Prince Bernard of The Netherlands, and Dr. Bernerd C. Kingsbury, Jr., ASOS president

made an honorary fellow. The scientific sessions brought about an exchange on rapid improve- ments that were occurring in preprosthetic and orthognathic surgery. The host for the Amster- dam meeting was Professor Willem van der Quast. Dr. Norman Rowe was secretary general while Sir Terence Ward was president. In be- tween international meetings, van der Quast, Rud, and Ward became familiar faces in the United States as they continued to attend our annual meetings.

The 1974 international meeting took place in elegant surroundings in Madrid, with Dr. Victor de Sada as host and Ward as president. The lan- guage problems were more challenging in Spain, but the hospitality compensated for these diffi- culties, and it was rewarding to see the IAOS becoming truly international in its representa- tion. A special, well-attended conference on the Essentials in Education and Training of Oral Sur- geons was held before the international confer- ence. Ward assumed the enormous task of assem- bling and editing the conclusions drawn from this international conference, and distributed the product throughout the world as a guide to those who needed such an unofficial document for ed- ucational or governmental reasons.

Special tours were offered through the huge Social Security Hospital, and to the Valley of the Fallen, the Escorial, Avila, and Toledo. King

Juan Carlos honored the association by attending the opening session where he was made an hon- orary fellow.

One of the more ambitious meetings was held in Sydney, Australia, in the spring of 1977. Dr. S. D. McAllister was president. The hosts were the Australian and the New Zealand Oral Surgery societies. Because of the distance involved in reaching Australia from America and Europe and an air controllers strike in Australia, attendance was somewhat curtailed, but the quality of the program and the tours which followed the meet- ing delighted all who attended. The beauty of Sydney Harbor and the social functions held at the magnificent Sydney Opera House are remem- bered by all participants.

The seventh international conference was held in Dublin in 1980. Dr. van der Quast was pres- ident, Dr. F. Gordon Hardman was vice presi- dent, and Professor Willem van der Quast was secretary general. The executive committee in- cluded Drs. Wilfried Schilli, Jean-Marie Cail- lant, Daniel Laskin, David Poswillo, David Gut-

At the October 1988 celebration of the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons AAOMS President Dr. Frank A. Connor, presents a Steuben Glass bowl with a silver base to Mr. Michael Awty, president of the British Association

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man and Basilio Arienza. By this time, IAOS had grown to include a fellowship of I, 500 from fifty- three countries. All of the national oral surgery societies were affiliated, and membership was now distributed worldwide.

The eighth international conference was held in West Berlin in 1983, with Professor Wilfried Schilli of Freiburg serving as chairman of the Or- ganizing Committee. An increasing interest in the international association by oral and maxillo- facial surgeons in central and southern Europe became evident at this meeting. Dr. Daniel M. Laskin was elected president and Professor David Poswillo was elected secretary general as Dr. van der Quast’s tenure as president came to an end.

The ninth international conference was con- vened in the city of Vancouver, Canada, under the skillful direction of Drs. Alva E. Swanson and Keith Lindsey. The meeting was well organized and, fortuitously, coincided with a spectacularly staged World’s Fair. This allowed the member- ship to enjoy an unusual attraction while partic- ipating in the meeting. Dr. Daniel M. Laskin presided as president, and Professor David

Poswillo reigned as secretary general. The associ- ation was the beneficiary of perhaps the most fi- nancially successful meeting in its short history, which can be credited to the fine administration of Drs. Swanson and Lindsey.

The tenth international conference is scheduled to be convened in Israel in 1989, with Dr. Eli Ronen serving as chairmen of local arrangements and Dr. David Gutman assisting. The eleventh international conference will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1992, under the direction of Dr. Jose Luis Ferreria.

There is possessive pride of membership in the international association, and there is universal recognition that no better forum exists for dis- patch of professional, political, governmental, or scientific matters pertaining to oral and maxillo- facial surgery on a worldwide basis. A new era is beginning, as issues about the education and training of contemporary oral and maxillofacial surgeons around the world are being planned so that all oral and maxillofacial surgeons can have somewhat similar educational backgrounds and similar professional opportunities in any country.