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.

FSOMS 2017 Annual Meeting Speakers

Richard A. Mufson, DDS

Dr. Mufson is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in private practice in North Miami Beach, FL A graduate of Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia, PA, post-graduate residency training at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Mufson has lectured extensively on the topic of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, in addition to other state-mandated courses—Laws and Rules of Dentistry, Medical Errors and Risk Management. He is also past president of the South Florida District Dental Association and Florida Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Sundeep Rawal, DDS

Dr. Rawal graduated from the University of Florida College of Dentistry. He completed his training in Prosthodontics at the University of California San Francisco where he was exposed to the most current technologies shaping dentistry. He has worked extensively to utilize CAD/CAM technologies within the scope of clinical dentistry and enhance his patients’ restorative treatments. He has lectured extensively across the USA as well as internationally. He is currently in private practice in central Florida in Orlando and east to the Beaches.

Rui Fernandes, DMD, MD, FACS

Dr. Fernandes is a Board certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. He holds dual appointments in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Surgical Oncology at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. Currently, he serves as the Chief of Head and Neck Surgery, Director of the Head and Neck/Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery fellowship and Associate Chairman of the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. He received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Boston University and Doctorate in Dental Medicine from the Goldman School of Dental Medicine, also at Boston University. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and completed residency training in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham as well. Upon completion of his residency, he began a 2 year combined Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship at the University of Maryland College of Medicine. Since completing his fellowship training he has maintained an academic appointment at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville. Dr. Fernandes currently serves as chair of the education committee of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally and has authored several manuscripts in the areas of head and neck oncology and reconstructive surgery as well a single author textbook in reconstructive surgery of the head and neck.

T.J. Tejera, DMD, MD

Dr. Tejera was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba and grew up in Miami, Florida, therefore, is fluent in both English and Spanish. He attended Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama before going on to earn both dental (D.M.D.) and medical (M.D.) degrees from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, respectively.Dr. Tejera completed an internship in General Surgery and residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Hospitals. During his final year of surgical training at UNC, he served as the Chief Resident of the Oral and Maxillofacial Service.

Following residency, Dr. Tejera pursued fellowship training in General Cosmetic Surgery at Carolina Surgical Arts in Greensboro, North Carolina. During his subspecialty fellowship program, Dr. Tejera received extensive, formal, didactic and clinical training in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

After his fellowship, Dr. Tejera accepted a position at Carolina Surgical Arts where he practiced the full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Tejera maintained an active full scope practice with an emphasis in Facial Cosmetic Surgery, reconstructive surgery of the facial skeleton and corrective jaw (orthognathic) surgery. In 2003, he became Board Certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. Tejera’s current clinical practice is focused on cosmetic facial surgery, orthognathic surgery, facial reconstructive surgery, sleep apnea medicine and its related surgical treatments, and dental implants. Dr. Tejera is also very active in providing care to patients with facial trauma, including a broad range of facial fractures and soft tissue injuries, through the Lee Memorial Health System Trauma Program.

Ramon Ruiz, DMD, MD

Dr. Ruiz has joined the Department of Children’s Surgery at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. He is board-certified in oral and maxillofacial surgery and fellowship-qualified in pediatric craniofacial surgery. Dr. Ruiz serves as medical director of Arnold Palmer Hospital Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Surgery and the Craniofacial Disorders Program. Dr. Ruiz maintains a full-scope surgical practice in maxillofacial and craniofacial surgery with an emphasis in reconstructive surgery of the facial skeleton, corrective jaw (orthognathic) surgery, repair of the cleft lip and palate, and management of patients with complex craniofacial conditions. He has dedicated his professional life to the care of individuals with facial differences.

Amelia Island was the perfect setting for the Summer FSOMS Meeting. With over 65 members in attendance the meeting was kicked off with two days of required emergency training of ACLS/ BLS and Airways and Office Emergencies classes. We opened our program with a welcome reception and dodged the late afternoon rain showers.

Saturday morning’s program started with Dr. Martin Steed’s session on “Peripheral Trigeminal Nerve Injuries: Contemporary Evaluation, Regeneration, and Repair” and ended with the Board Business Meeting and introduction of FSOMS candidates and new members: Drs. Victoria Palermo, Hisham Marwan, Manik Bedi, and Kenneth Anderson III.

 

 

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Sunday morning’s program began with Dr. Salman’s “Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea” and ended with Dr. Ruiz’s  “Staged Reconstructive Approach to Cleft Lip & Palate.”

To see our photo gallery click here.

 

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Thank you again to our Speaker Sponsor: KLS Martin

We are always grateful for our exhibitors:

• Frontline Dental Supply
• Giestlich
• KLS Martin Mainsail GPO
• OMSNIC
• OMSVision
• Osteomed
• Osteo Science Foundation
• Pacira Pharmaceuticals
• Stryker
• X-Nav Technology
• Zimmer Biomet

 

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(Posted 8-16-2017)

 

 

On Wednesday evening, the House passed the medical malpractice legislation (HR 1215) that AAOMS has vigorously advocated. The near party-line vote was 218-210 with 6 members not voting.

One amendment was agreed to during the floor debate and was included in the bill. It does the following:

• Allows a physician to apologize to a patient for an unintended outcome without having the apology count against them in the court of law.
• Requires a plaintiff to provide a notice of intent to the physician 90 days before the lawsuit is filed.
• Defers to sundry state laws regarding lawsuits and outlines requirements witnesses must meet for testimony during trial.

One amendment failed that would have given affirmative defense to defendants in health care liability cases if they can show they complied with clinical practice guidelines.

It will be an uphill battle in the Senate so our work is not done. We must support AAOMS’ legislative efforts.

TAKE ACTION NOW

Please click on this link to send a letter to your Senators:

Grassroots campaign aimed at the Senate.

Simply fill in your name and demographic information and the system will develop a letter to go to your Senators from you. Freely edit the letter or send as is.

Thanks for your help!

Raymon L. Ruiz, DMD, MD
President

 

On May 13th, 2017, the Florida Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons presented the Dr. Martin Lebowitz Award to Dr. Richard Tamayo. Richard Tamayo graduated from Southwest Miami High School, Suma Cum Laude, with a 4.55 G.P.A. While at Southwest Miami High, he assisted the Head Coach, Mauricio Diaz, in training student athletes on the volleyball team, helped run the drills and improve student techniques and was a member of their FHSAA State Volleyball team as they became the 2008 Champions. He was also a counselor at the Y.M.C.A. Summer Camp from June through August of 2011, supervising and escorting campers under the age of ten, and maintaining a safe and fun environment for the kids. Richard was a tutor in general chemistry from October 2011 – June 2012, instructing high school and college students in introductory levels of general chemistry, helping students solve chemistry problems and clarifying concepts of chemistry to improve their grades and performance in general chemistry.

Richard had matriculated at Florida International University, and received his Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Biology and a minor in Chemistry, graduating Summa Cum Laude in May of 2013.   At FIU, he was on the Dean’s List for six consecutive semesters.

After college graduation, Richard became a student at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. While in dental school, he was a member of the American Student Dental Association, the Hispanic Student Dental Association and the Academy of General Dentistry.  He graduated with a D.M.D. degree in May of 2017, with a 3.73 G.P.A. Experiences during his dental education included the Co-Founding of the Equal Access Care Network Dental Clinic in 2015, where he was Electronic Health Records Manager from September 2015 until graduation. The EACN provides free comprehensive dental care to the local community. He was also an Extern at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, OMS program, from February 27 – March 5 of 2016, attending the Head & Neck Cancer Clinic, the Tumor Board, and acquired hands on experience in wound debridement and laceration closure, and served on emergency call. He was also an Extern from August 24 – 28, at the University of Florida OMS program, attending TMJ seminars and acquiring O.R. experience in various OMS surgeries, and served emergency call. He spent 70 hours with Sclar Oral Surgery, learning the surgical techniques and helping transport fragile sterilized equipment. He volunteered from January – June 2012 for the Community Smiles Clinic at U of F, where he assisted dental residents with retrieving and sterilizing equipment, used his bilingual skills to communicate between the residents and patients, and also attended the resident lectures.

It is with great pride that the FSOMS has presented Dr. Richard Tamayo with the 2017, Dr. Martin Lebowitz Award! Thank you for your service, and we extend every encouragement for your future professional growth and service to the dental profession.

Lawrence K. Cook, Awards Chairman

Download Dr. Richard Tamayo’s CV