AAOM Members
New Officers for AAOM
During its 66th Annual Meeting in Charleston, the AAOM installed its new leadership for the year 2012-2013. Dr. Mark Kutcher, UNC–Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, is president. The other officers on the Executive Committee are: President Elect Dr. Michaell Huber, UTHSCSA Dental School; Vice President Dr. Carol Stewart, University of Florida College of Dentistry; Treasurer ...read more
Oral Cancer Awareness 2012
April was Oral Cancer Awareness month and the AAOM is proud to join the Oral Cancer Foundation’s efforts to promote public awareness. The Oral Cancer Foundation (OCF) is a national public service, non-profit entity designed to reduce suffering and save lives through prevention, education, research, advocacy, and patient support activities. AAOM members participated in many ...read more
Winter 2011 AAOM Newsletter
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Constitution and Bylaws Committee
The American Academy of Oral Medicine Board of Trustees has reviewed the current AAOM Bylaws and is making the following proposal for amendments: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORAL MEDICINE April 2011 Current AAOM Bylaws, Article III – Board of Trustees, Section 1. Composition: The Board of Trustees shall consist of the elected officers of the Academy, ...read more
American Board of Oral Medicine Recertification
Every two years, my hospital credentials need to be re-certified. I am required to have a physical evaluation. Also, my physician has to certify that I am reasonably sane. Fortunately, he manages to get away with it. At least they haven’t questioned him so far. I also have to report that I haven’t been sued ...read more
AAOM Staff Changes
Spring is the time for change and growth. This spring will be no different for the American Academy of Oral Medicine. Some of you may already be aware of a change that will be taking place between AAOM and its management company, Melby, Cameron & Anderson (MCA). We would like to summarize it for you ...read more
PAST PRESIDENT’S CORNER: The History of The American Academy of Oral Medicine
There are three known documents in the archives that record the history of the American Academy of Oral Medicine. The first is an unpublished document written by Dr. Abe Reiner in 1988 with the help of Drs. Sheldon Ross, Gunter Schmidt, Robert Eskow and Martin Tyler. The second written historical account was compiled from archived ...read more
Publications Committee Update
Since the 2010 annual meeting, all the current monographs have been made available as digital downloads from BookMasters. In fact, you can even go to Amazon and download a Kindle version of the AAOM Guides! How cool is that? I’ll answer that for you— it’s pretty darn cool. The remaining physical volumes are selling off ...read more
GOING INTERNATIONAL: Dentistry’s Geriatric Training Program is a Model Worldwide*
Dr. Abdel Rahim Mohammad, a professor of Geriatric Dentistry and Oral Medicine, and Director of Geriatric and Community Outreach Programs, is going international as he takes the College of Dentistry’s programs around the world where they serve as models for teaching and training in the field of geriatric dentistry. Having dedicated much of his professional ...read more
President’s Report
During the past year as President, I focused on redefining and prioritizing the goals of our strategic plan and implementing methods to ensure success in meeting the goals. Broadly, I focused on improving the national and international impact of Oral Medicine vis-à-vis our American Academy of Oral Medicine. As an association, we have great people ...read more