Following is the link to our important legislative report from our lobbying team at Gray-Robinson. The “End of Session” report that gives a general overview of the past session.
Thanks to Mike Huey, Jessica Love and George Levesgue for their continued excellent service to FSOMS and our specialty.
Pictured left to right: Drs. Salam Salman, Douglas Johnson, Dean Whitman, Nathan Eberle, Jason Portnof
Thanks to these members for representing FSOMS at the AAOMS House of Delegates meeting in San Diego (L-R) Drs. Lance Grenevicki, Dan Gesek, Chad Marshall, Tom Bowers and Jason Portnof.
FSOMS Executive Director Hank Holderfield (L) was awarded Honorary Fellowship by AAOMS President Paul Schwartz (R) at the AAOMS House of Delegates recognizing over 40 years of service to the specialty.
Watch video and read complete article here.
What could’ve been a tragic end to 8-year-old Lilah Williams-Sjosten’s young life ended up turning into a heartwarming story of perseverance.
This past March, Williams-Sjosten was on her way to SeaWorld when she was shot in the face during a drive-by shooting near Avenue O and Northwest 12th Street in Fort Pierce. Lilah was flown to Saint Mary’s Medical Center for surgery.
Dr. Jason Portnof was the oral surgeon who reconstructed Lilah’s jaw with three surgeries. He explained how he performed the operations.
“Reconstructed jaw, based on the uninjured side so that we basically mirror-imaged the uninjured side to the injured side, so we could bend a plate, a custom titanium plate, that we could use to re-line everything up and give her an anatomic outcome,” he explained, holding up a 3D molding of Lilah’s jaw for reference.
After such random terror, and a few weeks of surgeries and recovery, Lilah and her family have avoided unthinkable tragedy. The screws are scheduled to be removed from her jaw in about six months.
It was nice to get away from our quarantined houses and escape to St. Augustine, FL for the 2020 FSOMS Summer meeting.
| We held the required courses of ACLS, BLS, PALS and Airways and Office Emergencies to about 30+ members. The hotel did an amazing job keeping all of us safe and helped us practice social distancing by putting one member at a 6ft. table, requiring all guests to wear masks indoors and cleaning, cleaning and cleaning. |  |
On Friday afternoon we held our Board meeting and hosted a panel discussion about COVID and how OMS practices are being affected. Many members shared positive ideas that been developed to help practices and staff. We welcomed new members to the FSOMS: Derek King, DMD, Boyton Beach, FL; Steven Mantegari, DDS, MD, Jacksonville, FL; Marek Ogeldzki, DMD, MD, Orange Park, FL; and Fred Predoletti, DMD, Miami, FL.
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On Saturday afternoon Dr. Andrew Herlich conducted his session via Zoom on “Airway Management After Medical Emergencies and COVID-19 Updates.” For those that attended the meeting Dr. Herlich’s slides will be available on the FSOMS website with a special passcode for access.
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We also bestowed an Honorary Membership to Dr. Andrew Herlich for his dedication to the FSOMS and education of our membership. Congratulations Dr. Herlich and welcome to the FSOMS membership. |
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We could not have held this meeting without the support of our sponsors for our Opening Reception KLS Martin.
We also appreciate our exhibitors who make our meeting successful:
Please see summaries and links that have been recently added to the AAOMS COVID-19 Resources. See also links to the infections control webinar and Telehealth page.
HampMED
Hamp Bailey
https://hampmed.com/
404-254-0718
Pro Med Sales
Rod Uribe
https://www.omssupply.com/
678-714-5341
Gem Supply (disinfectant and cleaning supplies)
gemsupply.net
Gown Laundry Service
Due to the shortage of gowns, ImageFirst has started servicing the dental profession and are offering 4 different options for your practice.
Dental Program Offerings (pdf)
Order Washable Medical GownsPro Med Sales has secured a supply of washable medical gowns for our OMS members and are ready to take your orders.
Please call Pro Med Sales at 678-714-5341 or download and fill out the order form and return.
For more information about the medical gowns, click here for a spec sheet.
Thank you to Pro Med Sales and ImageFirst for making this happen.
The Health Care Group – publisher of some AAOMS practice management publications – has teamed up with Health Care Law Associates to develop a summary of significant COVID-19 legal developments related to OMS practices. COVID-19 Resource for OMS Practice Owners, Associates and Managers (pdf) is being offered at no cost to AAOMS members. The guide covers mandated paid time off, paycheck protection program under the CARES Act, benefit plans relief and the CMS accelerated and advance payments program.
The SBA Webinars are now available:
The Infection Control Webinar also remains active:
Updated Telehealth Resources At-a-Glance