Attached for your review is our 2018 Legislative Session report from our lobbying team from Gray-Robinson. Thanks to Mike Huey, Todd Stiebly and Jessica Love for their outstanding work on our behalf.

William Storoe, DDS, Chair
FSOMS Legislative Committee

Download 2018 Legislative Review pdf

Pembroke Pines, Florida practice seeking oral surgeon for multi specialty group; equity position available.

Please contact Dr. Kaplan 954 432 7025; fax 954 432 7613.

 

Posted: February, 6, 2018

It is with great sorrow that we must report the unexpected passing of Daniel M. Plank, DMD of Orlando. He was 38. Dr. Plank practiced at Central Florida Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Plank was a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He obtained his BS degree from the University of Florida, and his DMD degree from the University of Florida College of Dentistry.

He completed an internship in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Emory University and his residency at Tufts University. He was a member and clinical instructor with the Florida Dental Society of Anesthesiology, Florida Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and AAOMS. In addition, Dr. Plank was a treatment provider for the National Foundation of Ectodermal Dysplasia.

July 13-15, 2018
FSOMS Summer Meeting
OMNI at Amelia Island
Amelia Island, FL

 

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PROGRAM AND SPEAKERS

	Thursday, July 12 ACLS/BLS Recertification Shawn Fix Emergency Medical Consultants, Inc.
	Friday, July 13 Advanced Airway Complications & Management for theOMS OMS Office Emergencies – Simulation Course Rick Ritt, BS, MA, EMT Dental Simulation Specialists
	Saturday, July 14 Functional Reconstruction of Complex Maxillofacial Defects VSP and 3 Dimensional Models in Oncologic Surgery and Surgical Training Kevin Arce, DMD, MD Consultant and Residency Program Director Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
	Sunday, July 15 Patient Safety and Risk Management for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Jeffrey D. Stone, DMD, MD Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon University of Kansas Lowell, Massachusetts
	Julie Goldberg, DDS Dental Education Coordinator at OMSNIC and Fortress University of Illinois Ft. Lauderdale, FL

January 24, 2018
FSOMS Legislative Day at the Capitol
Tallahassee, FL

This year’s event will be held January 24, which is a Wednesday, in order to make a major impact with the legislators on behalf of the specialty. So this day will have the intended impact, we need you! We have a block of rooms on Tuesday, January 23 at the Residence Inn, located a short distance from the Capitol. We will cover the cost of the rooms for those that participate in the activities on Wednesday. Breakfast and lunch on Wednesday will also be provided.

Here is the schedule for the day:

8:30am	Gather in Sittig Hall 302 S. Bronough St) for breakfast and a briefing on the day’s activities and a discussion of current issues with our lobbying team from Gray-Robinson, Mike Huey, Todd Steibly and Jessica Love.
9:00am	Group walks to the Capitol for visits with legislators
1:00pm	Lunch; Senate Conference Room 227
3:00pm	Adjourn

 

If you can join us, please email FSOMS Executive Director Hank Holderfield at hholderfield@pami.org or call him at 877.831.2500 (office) or 404.538.9546 (cell).

Hank will make arrangements for your hotel room and provide other details.