This year’s Mid-Winter meeting had record attendance with over 100 GSOMS members and 16 Exhibitors. There was standing room only as the meeting got underway at the Druid Hills Golf Club on Saturday, Feb. 22. GSOMS members came to hear Dr. Robert W. Emery speak on “X-Guide – Implants, Sinus Elevation, Extractions and more.” Dr. Emery is a OMS surgeon in private practice in Washington, DC. He is also chief medical officer and founding partner of X-Nav Technologies. Demonstrations using X-Nav helped members understand dynamic navigation in the placement of dental implants.
| We also held our GSOMS business meeting. We thanked Dr. Manuel “Tony” Davila for serving as our 2019 President and welcomed Dr. Amy Kuhmichel as our incoming president for 2020. |  |
2020-21 GSOMS Officers
| President Amy Kuhmichel, DMD Vice President Grant M. Hogan, DDS, MD Past President Alfred E. Pesto, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Manuel A. (Tony) Davila, DMD Treasurer Michael M. Demo, DDS Secretary Alice Coker, DMD, MD |
Member at Large Shahrokh Bagheri, DMD, MD Member at Large Richard C Manus, DMD AAOMS Delegate Jeffrey D. Schultz, DDS AAOMS Delegate Vincent J. Perciaccante, DDS AAOMS Alternate Delegate Glenn Maron, DDS AAOMS Alternate Delegate Robert C. Wunderle, DDS |
Thank you Exhibitors
We had 16 exhibitors share their products and services with us. Thank you Ace Surgical Supply, Advantage Technologies, Carecredit Patient Financing, Carestream, Depuy Synthes, Firm Media, Georgia Anesthesia LLC, KLS Martin, MaxilloSoft, Maxxeus Dental, Nobel Biocare, Oral Surgery Partners, Pro Med Sales, Salvin Dental Specialties, Stryker, and X-Nav Tech.
New Members
Congratulations to our 6 new members! We are happy to welcome Drs. Sanjeet Chaudhary, Don Phillips, Jr., David Davis, Tim Jaeger, Josh Levy, and Karin Davis to GSOMS.
Save the date for our 2020 summer meeting:
August 14-16
Ritz-Carlton Lake Oconee
Greensboro, GA.
Dr. Craig M. Misch graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. He then received postgraduate certificates in prosthodontics and oral implantology as well as a Master of Dental Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Misch acted as Co-Director of the University of Pittsburgh Oral Implantology Center until he entered specialty training in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He completed this residency in 1999 and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as well as Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology. He currently practices as a dual specialist in Sarasota, Florida.
Dr. Gary Bouloux is Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Directorof Research and Chief of Grady Memorial Hospital. Dr. Bouloux obtained his dental degree from Sydney University and his medical degree from Emory University. He completed residency at Westmead Hospital and fellowship atEmory University. He has multiple IRB approved clinical studies and research protocols. He lectures regionally, nationally and internationally on several subjects including temporomandibular joint dysfunction, medical management of the surgical patient and anesthesia. He has published over 50 book chapters and journal articles.
Dr. Sam Farish is Associate Professor of Surgery and J. David and Beverly Allen Family Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine. From 1995-2014, Dr. Farish was the chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, and was a co-investigator in multi-site clinical trials conducted throughout the VA system. He has served as an examiner for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, authored numerous publications, and was honored with an outstanding senior resident teaching award established in his name in 2008.