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President’s Message Volume IX, ISSUE IV, 2017 The American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Surgical Excellence Through Education Dear Friends and Colleagues, It has been an honor to represent you as ACOMS President during the last year. It is the highlight of my professional career, even through one of the hardest Ɵmes in my personal life. I hope that you will appreciate all the eorts and hard work delivered by my team and me. When I was introduced to the College, I was inƟmidated by the names, backgrounds, presƟge, pedigree, and leadership of the members serving on the Board. In short Ɵme I realized that ACOMS is an excepƟonal organizaƟon, with friendly leadership and members, that uses teaching and collegiality to achieve Surgical Excellence through EducaƟon. My early ACOMS mentors and friends include Drs. Marianela Gonzalez, Joel Rosenlicht, Bernie Dreiman, Len Spector, Steven GuƩenberg, Chuck Hasse, Rob Strauss and Jon Perenack. These great leaders embraced and taught me and built a solid foundaƟon allowing me to be successful during this year. I have immense graƟtude for each of you. Twentyve years ago I would not have even dreamed of being here with you. As a senior resident in a small country south of the Rio Grande, I wanted to be trained by the stars of oral and maxillofacial surgery in the US. I have been blessed to nd great friends, teachers, and colleagues that gave me the chance to be here today and to be somebody prominent in the eld of oral and maxillofacial surgery. These stars are Mark Steinberg, Louis Mercuri, Larry Wolford and Gilbert TripleƩ. I have deep graƟtude to each of these individuals for touching my life, oering me trust, and giving me the chance to be successful. What is success? Or how could one measure success? For me, success is the wealth that I nd in my family and my friends and being able to give back to the community every day to improve quality of life and the pursuit of knowledge. This leƩer is a preview of the State of the College address that I will have the honor of delivering next Friday in Vancouver. It is a reecƟon of the past year as ACOMS President and the success of the College with every one of OUR accomplishments. I would not be able to report these accomplishments without recognizing many of the individuals that put forth a great deal of hard work to make a change, thus conƟnuing the path of growth forged by past presidents. (ConƟnued on next page)

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President’s Message Volume IX, ISSUE IV, 2017 

  The American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Surgical Excellence Through Education

Dear Friends and Colleagues,  

It has been an honor to 

represent you as ACOMS 

President during the last 

year. It is the highlight of 

my professional career, 

even through one of the 

hardest  mes in my 

personal life. I hope that you will appreciate all 

the efforts and hard work delivered by my 

team and me. 

When I was introduced to the College, I was 

in midated by the names, backgrounds, 

pres ge, pedigree, and leadership of the 

members serving on the Board. In short  me I 

realized that ACOMS is an excep onal 

organiza on, with friendly leadership and 

members, that uses teaching and collegiality to 

achieve Surgical Excellence through Educa on. 

My early ACOMS mentors and friends include 

Drs. Marianela Gonzalez, Joel Rosenlicht, 

Bernie Dreiman, Len Spector, Steven 

Gu enberg, Chuck Hasse, Rob Strauss and Jon 

Perenack. These great leaders embraced and 

taught me and built a solid founda on allowing 

me to be successful during this year. I have 

immense gra tude for each of you. 

Twenty‐five years ago I would not have even 

dreamed of being here with you. As a senior 

resident in a small country south of the Rio 

Grande, I wanted to be trained by the stars of 

oral and maxillofacial surgery in the US. I have 

been blessed to find great friends, teachers, 

and colleagues that gave me the chance to be 

here today and to be somebody prominent in 

the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery. 

These stars are Mark Steinberg, Louis Mercuri, 

Larry Wolford and Gilbert Triple . I have deep 

gra tude to each of these individuals for 

touching my life, offering me trust, and giving 

me the chance to be successful. 

What is success? Or how could one measure 

success? For me, success is the wealth that I 

find in my family and my friends and being able 

to give back to the community every day to 

improve quality of life and the pursuit of 

knowledge.  

This le er is a preview of the State of the 

College address that I will have the honor of 

delivering next Friday in Vancouver. It is a 

reflec on of the past year as ACOMS President 

and the success of the College with every one 

of OUR accomplishments.  I would not be able 

to report these accomplishments without 

recognizing many of the individuals that put 

forth a great deal of hard work to make a 

change, thus con nuing the path of growth 

forged by past presidents. 

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President’s Message (con nued) 

Dr. Stephanie Drew, chairing our Con nuing Educa on Commi ee, made a record number of 

educa onal advancements for the College including hands‐on courses on TMJ and facial 

cosme c surgery, Virtual Surgical Planning, and the mul ‐module Virtual Master Class in 

Orthognathic Surgery. Also our con nuing online educa onal offerings including the Ques on of 

the Week and the monthly Clinical Review. Under Dr. Drew, the College developed new courses 

on Complica ons in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Zygoma Implants while con nuing of the 

Recer fica on Review Boot Camp, Residents Mee ng, ACOMS/FACES Winter mee ng and our 

Annual Conference and Exhibi on. Thank you Stephanie for your outstanding work and 

leadership. 

Thank you to Dr. Jeff Benne , Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Commi ee for his “watchful 

eye,” implemen ng new systems for budget management and enabling the College to grow on a 

solid fiscal founda on. Our funds and reserves are strong and will allow us to deliver excellent 

educa onal programs, collaborate with the OMS Founda on, and advance the Stuebner 

Scholars Award. 

Thank you to Drs. Allen Fielding and Brian Farrell for leading the Membership Commi ee; 

increasing the number of members and establishing an ACOMS dental student award for those 

interested in the field or Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. They are always thinking about the 

future of our specialty and this organiza on. 

Star ng a Global Educa onal Traveling Program with partner organiza ons like SECOM and 

ALACIBU, exchanging informa on on educa onal packages and honoring member fees. Also, 

crea ng an observa on‐visi ng program for those who like to travel and learn overseas by 

visi ng a prac oner from our future visi ng database.  

Thank you to Drs. Kevin Rieck and Billy Graves on the Communica ons and Public Rela ons 

Commi ee for assis ng in crea ng a new web site that is smart phone friendly that will allow 

our members to have immediate access to our virtual learning pla orm on their mobile devices. 

This website is more visually appealing and user friendly and will increase traffic allowing us to 

grow organically and be the leading organiza on in the world of OMFS educa on. 

Thank you to Kris n Fludder, our Con nuing Educa on consultant, for her hard work on 

implemen ng new strategies on all the educa onal programs and for bringing new support to 

ACOMS in the form of industry grants. 

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President’s Message (con nued) 

Thank you to Steven Kemp, ACOMS Execu ve Director and his team, including Greg Maciog, 

Diana DiAntonio, and Spencer King at our headquarters office in Washington, DC.  Your 

assistance, guidance, and support are highly appreciated. 

Thank you to Dr. Sean Edwards for reaching out to our Canadian Colleges and chairing this 

wonderful mee ng with Drs. Nicholas Makhoul and Miller Smith. You took the baton le  by the 

loss of our wonderful friend, fellow member and mentor Dr. David Precious and with all your 

hard work, you have honored him during this mee ng. 

Thank you to Diana Sandoval, Drs. Howard Price and Drew Havard, and my office team for 

keeping the prac ce running and allowing me to be away and dedicated to ACOMS this past 

year. 

Finally, thank you to my wife Krystyn and my children for your love and pa ence in le ng me 

par cipate in mul ple mee ngs and phone calls. You are the driving force in my life. 

I have full confidence that under the leadership of Dr. Bryan Bell as our new president, the 

College will keep increasing membership and leading on innova ve educa onal programs. Dr. 

Bell is a great friend and highly regarded in our specialty worldwide. My admira on and respect 

always to you, Bryan. 

I would like to express my deepest gra tude to all the Board members and officers for making 

this year great and successful. 

I look forward to seeing all of you in New Orleans, 2018 at our Annual Mee ng and from the 

bo om of my heart, thank you for bestowing upon me this honor and privilege. 

Warmest regards, 

 

 

Pedro F. Franco, DDS 

ACOMS President 

 

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Did you miss Part One of the ACOMS Virtual Master Class in 

Orthognathic Surgery?  

No problem. Visit the ACOMS Learning Center to complete the on‐demand 

educa onal ac vity. 

This five‐part webinar series is a benefit of membership and provides a comprehensive review of orthognathic surgery. Part one addresses anatomy and instrumenta on and is now available as an on‐demand ac vity. 

 Subsequent sessions will review 3D planning and virtual surgery, then in‐depth inves ga on of key osteotomies. Par cipants in the live webinar will benefit from par cipa on in Q&A a er each session.   

Upcoming Modules in the Master Class Series:  Part Two: Orthognathic Surgery ‐ the Next Genera on: 3D Planning and Virtual Surgery Monday, June 12 at 8:00 AM EDT  Part Three: Maxillary Osteotomies and Lefort Osteotomy+ Lefort Segmental Osteotomy Monday, July 24 at 8:00 AM EDT  Part Four:  BSSO and Intraoral Ver cal Ramus Osteotomy Monday, September 18 at 8:00 AM EDT   Part Five: Genioplasty Monday, October 30 at 8:00 AM EDT 

Register today at 

ACOMS.org/MC