IAOMS 50th Anniversary
Reception and Gala Dinner
COMMEMORATIVE GALA PROGRAM
Guildhall
City of London
Friday, April 27, 2012
London, thou art
the flower of cities all!
William Dunbar
Welcome to the IAOMS
5oth Anniversary Celebration
and Gala Dinner
O
n behalf of the leadership of the International Association
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS) I welcome
you to this special Reception and Gala Dinner. As we
gather tonight in the Guildhall in London we bring the history
of our professional organization full circle. It was on Tuesday,
July 2, 1962 that the IAOS met in this historic building for a
special banquet celebrating the successful conclusion of the First
International Conference on Oral Surgery. During that event,
the fi rst conversations were held among our founding fathers
Kishore Nayak
about developing an international organization.
It took the foresight of Fred Henny of the American Association and Sir Terence Ward
of the British Association to establish the foundation for a truly international association.
Over the intervening years the group grew to include more than 5,000 members organized
into 78 affi liated national associations and represented before the IAOMS Executive
Committee by six regional associations.
The developing organization faced numerous challenges along the way but persevered.
For example, it overcame regional differences in training through the acceptance of the
International Guidelines for Training and Education in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Later on, IAOMS established special interest groups and fellowship training programs
to expand the surgical expertise of the specialty in developing areas of the world. It
also launched a well-respected scientific publication, the International Journal of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery.
Now, 50 years on we come together to recognize and celebrate five decades of
accomplishment and service to the profession. This would not have been possible without
the hard work and perseverance of our dedicated volunteers and members. I salute them
all, too numerous to mention individually.
I am pleased to note that 48 countries are represented at tonight’s event. This is a
true reflection of the global reach of IAOMS. Thank you all for joining us on this special
night. We look forward to celebrating many more milestones in the continuing progress
of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Dr. Kishore Nayak Presiding
2012–2013 IAOMS President
1
THE GUILDHALL
B
uilt between 1411 and 1440,
Guildhall has been a center of
City power since the 12th Century.
Situated in the heart of the City of
London this magnificent Medieval
Grade I listed landmark was designed
to reflect the importance of London’s
ruling elite. It reflects an era when the
Lord Mayor of London rivaled the
monarch for influence and prestige.
Guildhall is where the Mayor and
the ruling merchant class held court and
fine-tuned the laws and trading regulations
that helped create London’s wealth. It
served as the original meeting place of
the early administrative assemblies of
citizens in their Great Congregations
Guildhall Grand Hall
of the 13th and 14th Centuries.
Now, in the 21st Century, its splendor is still awe-inspiring. The Guildhall remains
the home to the City of London Corporation and here, each year, the Lord Mayor and
Sheriffs are elected by the Liverymen meeting in Common Hall. The Guildhall also acts
as a grand setting for glittering banquets in honor of visiting heads of state and other
dignitaries, royal occasions and receptions for major historical anniversaries.
Within the walls of this national treasure lie six spectacular rooms. The IAOMS
50th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Reception will be held in two of them.
The reception will be held in the Guildhall Art Gallery, which is a recent addition to
the Guildhall. Dedicated by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II in 1999, it houses the
City of London Corporation’s renowned collection of works of art.
Dinner will be served in the Old Library and Print Room. Designed by Sir Horace Jones
and built in 1870, the light and spacious room is fitted with handsome oak bookcases
that originally house a collection of more than 40,000 volumes, MSS and maps. This
collection was moved to the newly-constructed west wing and the Museum of London
in 1974. To the north of the room is a magnificent stained-glass window depicting
William Caxton.
2
ABOUT THE IAOMS
T
he International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS) was
founded in 1962 by Sir Terence Ward (United Kingdom) and Fred A. Henny,
(U.S.A.) as the International Association of Oral Surgeons. The Association’s
name changed in 1986 to the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
In 2012 IAOMS celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
The mission of the IAOMS, which serves more than 5,000 members, is to elevate
the quality of health care world-wide through the advancement of the art and science of
oral and maxillofacial surgery. The IAOMS is the preeminent provider of continuing
medical education to oral and maxillofacial surgeons internationally. IAOMS is affi liated
with six regional associations representing 78 countries in North America, Europe,
Latin America, Asia, Oceania and Africa. The goals of the IAOMS are:
• To identify, coordinate, facilitate, and communicate research and patient care
priorities internationally.
• To communicate with government and international agencies regarding the
priorities and strategies for improving care to the underserved.
• To facilitate the establishment of training centers in developing countries and
provide academic assistance as appropriate.
• To evaluate and disseminate advance in other branches of medicine and
dentistry worldwide.
• To develop a bank of information of learning concerning patient care strategies
and make them available through electronic and other means.
• To develop practitioner-effective and friendly methods of international electronic
communication and telemedicine to improve OMS healthcare.
Through the IAOMS Education Committee and the IAOMS Foundation, educational
courses and training programs are advancing the standards of care in oral and maxillofacial
surgery world-wide.
The Association’s flagship publication is the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery, which is published monthly. IAOMS also publishes the IAOMS Newsletter, a
free quarterly membership publication that reports on the issues, deliberations, and
actions of the IAOMS and also provides information on new developments in the
specialty from around the globe. In addition, the organization distributes a weekly
e-publication — IAOMS Weekly eNewsBrief — that provides highlights of the week’s top
industry news. IAOMS also communicates through its official website, which can be
found at www.iaoms.org.
3
IAOMS 5oth Anniversary
Reception and Gala Dinner Program
19:00–19:30
19:30–22:00
RECEPTION
Guildhall Art Gallery
Sparkling wine service
GALA DINNER
Old Library Print Room
Music performed throughout the reception
and dinner by Student Musicians from the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
19:45 – 20:00
Welcome
Robert Woodwards, Co-Chair, 50th Anniversary
Celebration, IAOMS Treasurer
20:00 – 21:00
Dinner Service
21:00 – 21:30
Dessert Service
21:30 – 22:00
Remarks
Peter Banks, IAOMS Past President (1997–1999)
Toasts
Guildhall Art Gallery
To the International Association
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Kishore Nayak, IAOMS President
To the Guests and Dignitaries
Iain Hutchinson, BAOMS President
Old Library and Print Room
4
IAOMS 5oth Anniversary
Gala Dinner Menu
First Course
Asparagus Soup
Baby Vegetable Salad with Soft Boiled Quails Egg and Caesar Dressing
Wine: Nutbourne Sussex Reserve 2009
•
Second Course
Brochette of Carmarthenshire Lamb with Dates and Cumin
Sweet Potato and Sage Tortellini, Cucumber Raita
•
Vegetarian Menu
Brochette of Haloumi and Sweet Peppers with Dates and Cumin
Sweet Potato and Sage Tortellini, Cucumber Yogurt
Wine: Chateau la Baronne Corbieres 2006
•
Dessert Service
St. George’s Rhubarb Tart
Handmade British Sweet Meats and Chocolates
Fresh Fruits and Cheeses
Madeira Syllabub
Continental Blend Coffee
5
IAOMS HISTORICAL MILESTONES
Founding of IAOMS
The fi rst steps in establishing an international association of oral surgeons were taken by
Fred Henny. He was an oral surgeon and chief of the departments of dentistry and oral
surgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. A leader in the field, he served as president
of the American Society of Oral Surgeons in 1960 and also as the editor-in-chief of the
Journal of Oral Surgery.
While attending a meeting of the American Dental Society of Europe in 1959 in
Stockholm Dr. Henny met Gerry Leatherman, a British dental surgeon who at the time
was the secretary general of the FDI. Dr. Henny made inquiries about the possibility
of holding an international conference of oral surgeons with European colleagues.
Dr. Leatherman suggested he contact Terence Ward, a consultant oral surgeon in East
Grinstead, U.K. At a subsequent meeting between Drs. Ward, Henny and Lyall Bishop
the idea emerged of having a conference in London.
Under the leadership of Terry Ward the fi rst International Conference on Oral
Surgery (ICOS) took place at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in London on
July 1–5, 1962. It was attended by 750 delegates and accompanying persons from more
than 40 countries. The 50th Anniversary of the IAOMS was also held at the RCS
on April 27, 2012. During the conference, Dr. Ward was approached about drafting
the constitution for the International Association of Oral Surgeons (IAOS) during a
meeting that was attended by Lyall Bishop, president of ASOS; Fred Henny; Jørgen Rud
of Denmark and Martin Hut, at that time the president of the Dutch Association.
Colleagues attending the conference were invited to join the fledgling group and
by June 1963 the membership of IAOS had grown to 516. The association changed its
name to the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS)
in 1984. By 2012 IAOMS membership exceeded 5,000.
Organizational meeting of the IAOS. From left to right:
Gerry Leatherman, Daniel Lynch, Fred Henny, Sir Terence
Ward, Lyall Bishop.
6
The Royal College of Surgeons, London
IAOMS Foundation
The IAOMS Foundation was established in September
1996. Since that time, the Foundation has been active in
all corners of the globe sponsoring numerous educational
programs, forming a number special interest groups (SIGs),
developing a fellowship program, organizing professional
outreach activities and arranging for donation of operating
room equipment to dental schools.
Affiliated National Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgeon Associations
From the beginning it was apparent that for IAOMS to
be successful it would need a strong presence within
each of the nations from which its members originated.
Building upon a network of existing national organizations
as well as the formation of new groups, IAOMS now
includes 78 affi liated national associations.
IAOMS Foundation Past-Chairman
John Ll. Williams with Mark
Chindia and Symon Guthue from
the department in Nairobi with
some of the equipment donated
by the IAOMS Foundation.
Regional Associations
To facilitate communications and organization, the IAOMS decided to invite six
geographical regions to represent their particular nations before the Executive Committee.
These Regional Associations include Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North
America and Oceania.
Journal
The International Journal of Oral Surgery was established in 1972 under the leadership of
Jens Pindborg, a renowned oral pathologist from Denmark. The mission of the Journal
is to publish papers of the highest scientific merit and widest possible scope on work in
oral and maxillofacial surgery and supporting specialties, including interactions with
the related surgical specialties.
In the first years, the publication primarily contained case reports on clinical pathology
and some —mainly Scandinavian — clinical follow-up studies on dentoalveolar surgery.
Subsequently, the content expanded to include more review and research papers. In 1987,
the Journal’s name was changed to the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery to
reflect its expanding scope.
7
IAOMS HISTORICAL MILESTONES (continued)
The Journal is divided into sections, ensuring that every aspect of oral and maxillofacial
surgery is covered fully through a range of invited review articles, leading clinical and
research articles, technical notes, abstracts, case reports and more. The sections include
congenital and craniofacial deformities, cosmetic facial surgery, orthognathic/aesthetic
facial surgery, trauma, TMJ disorders, head and neck oncology, reconstructive surgery,
implantology/dentoalveolar surgery, clinical pathology, oral medicine, research and
emerging technologies.
Only five individuals have served as editor of the Journal during its 40-year span: Jens
Pindborg (1972–1976), Erik Hjørting Hansen (1976–1987), Paul Stoelinga (1988–2000),
Piet Haers (2000–2011) and Nabil Samman (2012–).
The frequency of publication and number of pages has gradually increased, growing
from six issues per year to 12 issues and from 96 pages per issue to 120 pages. The number
of articles published annually went from approximately 90 to 210. A digital version of
the Journal is now available online in addition to the original print format. Circulation
of the Journal now exceeds 4,000 subscribers.
The Presidential Chain
Upon inauguration into office, the President of IAOMS is presented with an historic
decoration that is worn at all official functions during the two-year Presidential term.
Known as the Presidential Chain, the artifact consists of a gold medallion emblazoned
with an enamel representation of the IAOMS logo that hangs from a gold chain and was
donated to the Association by Andy Linz in 1971. The Presidential Chain is passed on
to the incoming President during a special ceremony held during the fi rst Board meeting
of the new Presidential term.
January 2012 issue of IJOMS
8
Painting by Jorn Beinkamp (1981)
of Jens Pindborg, first editor of the
Journal (1972–1976)
The IAOMS presidential chain
and medallion
THANK YOU
We gratefully acknowledge the
support of our sponsors in celebrating
50 years of IAOMS
GOLD
Also sponsoring the Welcome Reception and tour of the Hunterian Museum
BRONZE
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
GENERAL CONFERENCE
Also made a donation to the IAOMS Foundation
International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
17 W. 220 22nd Street, Suite 420 Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181 www.iaoms.org