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ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Arthur C. Jee, DMD, of Laurel, Md., was voted president-elect of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons during the Association's 92nd Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions and Exhibition in Chicago, Illinois, September 27 - October 2, 2010. Prior to his election, Dr. Jee served a one-year term as the association's vice president, and from 2005 - 2009, he served two terms on the AAOMS Board of Trustees as the District II trustee, representing the oral and maxillofacial surgeons of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy.
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ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Larry J. Moore, DDS, MS, of Altadena, Calif, assumed the presidency of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons during the Association's 92nd Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions and Exhibition in Chicago, Illinois, September 27 - October 2, 2010. Dr. Moore comes to this position following one-year terms as the association's President-elect and Vice President. Prior to his election as an officer of the association, he served three years as a trustee on the AAOMS Board of Trustees representing fellows and members practicing in the District VI jurisdictions of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
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ST. LOUIS, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- April is National Facial Protection Month, and the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), and the Academy for Sports Dentistry (ASD) are teaming up to remind parents, coaches and athletes to play it safe as they prepare to suit up for recreational and organized sports.
A child's mouth and face can be easily injured if the proper precautions are not used while playing sports. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control, more than half of the 7 million sports- and recreation-related injuries that occur each year are sustained by youth as young as 5 years-old. Last year, the National Youth Sports Safety Foundation ...
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Janice Teplitz of American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, +1-847/678-6200, Fax: +1-847-678-6286, jteplitz@aaoms.org
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The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons defines its profession as a specialty of dentistry that includes the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving both the functional and esthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the head, mouth, teeth, gums, jaws and neck. The dental surgery specialists perform a wide variety of procedures that ranges from the removal of wisdom teeth and other dental extractions to realigning deformed jaws and removing cancerous cysts to treating trauma victims and performing implant reconstructive surgery.
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Janice Teplitz, AED Communications, +1-847-678-6200, Fax: +1-847-678-6286, jteplitz@aaoms.org
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In his 40 years as an oral surgeon, Dr. William Hall was admired for his concern for patients and their comfort, and recognized nationally for his skills.
One of my father's proudest moments came about in 1984, when he was named president of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, which is a national organization," said Dr. James Hall of Upper St. Clair, who for years practiced with his father. "On numerous occasions, Dad's patients would tell me how much my father cared for them, even when it came to controlling the pain.
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Janice Teplitz, AED Communications, +1-847-678-6200, Fax: +1-847-678-6286, jteplitz@aaoms.org
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Missing teeth Statistics show that 69 percent of adults ages 35 to 44 have lost at least one permanent tooth to an accident, gum disease, a failed root canal or tooth decay. By age 74, 26 percent of adults have lost all of their permanent teeth. Dental implants can help replace lost teeth. Rather than resting on the gum line like removable dentures, or using adjacent teeth as anchors like fixed bridges, dental implants are long-term replacements surgically placed in the jawbone. -- The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Dental implants can be a tricky business.
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Janice Teplitz, AED Communications, American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, +1-847-678-6200; Fax: +1-847-678- 6286, jteplitz@aaoms.org