The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) adheres to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Essentials and Guidelines, including the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, and the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) Standards and Procedures in its development and delivery of continuing medical and continuing dental education activities.
It is the policy of AAOMS to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in scientific/educational activities. All faculty and others who participate in the planning and execution of an AAOMS educational activity are required to disclose all commitments to or relationships with industry. This requirement includes relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers or distributors, or others whose products or services may be considered to be related to the subject matter of the scientific/educational activity. The principal intent of requiring disclosure is not to prevent a faculty member with conflicts of interest from making a presentation. Disclosure is required so that course directors may reasonably decide whether to make adjustments in the program and its faculty, and so that participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentation in the light of full disclosure of related information.
All faculty and others who participate in the planning and execution of an AAOMS educational activity have been informed of the AAOMS Policy on Disclosure of Relevant Conflicts of Interest. Faculty who have disclosed industry relationships have been counseled, in writing, of the necessity to deliver their presentations in a manner free of commercial bias. Written notification is made, in accordance with AAOMS Policy, to resolve and relevant conflicts of interest.
Online Continuing Education Faculty Disclosure
Disclosure information for all faculty members involved in the development and presentation of educational materials is provided to the learner at the beginning of the individual educational activities provided through the AAOMS online continuing education web site. It is the responsibility of the learner to review this information prior to participating in an online educational activity.
Planning Committee Disclosures
In accordance with ACCME guidelines, the following disclosures are provided for members of the AAOMS Board of Trustees, AAOMS educational planning committees and AAOMS staff. Members of the groups identified below have participated in the planning, development, implementation and annual review of these educational activities. The years identified within parentheses indicate the period of time, from one annual meeting to the next, in which the individual participated in the planning, development and implementation of this educational activity within their identified group.
Board of Trustees
The following members of the AAOMS Board of Trustees have reported that they have no industry relationships to disclose:
Cheifetz, Ira D., DMD (2007-2009)
Garvar, Lanny R., DMD (2007-2008)
Geist, Eric T., DDS (2008-2009)
Jee, Arthur C., DMD (2007-2009)
Moore, Larry J., DDS, MS (2007-2009)
Nelson, Steven R., DDS, MS (2007-2009)
Nelson, William J., DDS (2008-2009)
Pavelka, Miro A., DDS, MSD (2007-2009)
Piecuch, Joseph F., DMD, MD (2007-2009)
Pollan, Lee D., DMD, MS (2007-2009)
Skiba, Thomas J., DDS, MS (2007-2008)
Slade, Edwin W., Jr., DMD, JD (2007-2009)
Tucker, W. Mark, DDS (2007-2008)
White, R. Lynn, DDS (2007-2009)
Windell, Henry C., DMD (2008-2009)
Committee on Continuing Education and Professional Development (CCEPD)
The following members of the CCEPD have reported the following industry relationship disclosures:
Feinberg, Stephen E., DDS, PhD (2007-2009)
Consultant, Stock Options (Tissue Regeneration Systems)
Indresano, A. Thomas, DMD, MD (2007-2009)
Consultant (Biomet 3i)
Ochs, Mark W., DMD, MD (2007-2009)
Consultant (Stryker)
The following members of the CCEPD have reported that they have no industry relationships to disclose:
Baur, Dale A., DDS, MD (2008-2009)
Burton, Richard G., DDS, MS (2007-2008)
Cadra, Michael E., DMD, MD (2007-2009)
Deatherage, Joseph R. I., DMD, MD (2007-2009)
Friedlich, Joseph J., DDS CAOMS Liaison (2007-2009)
Grogan, David M., DDS, MSD (2008-2009)
Hudson, John-Wallace, DDS (2007-2009)
Rafetto, Louis K., DMD (2007-2009)
Schreiber, Andrea, DMD (2008-2009)
Sewall, Steven R., DDS (2007-2008)
Smith, Kevin S., DDS (2007-2008)
Steinberg, Mark J., DDS, MD (2007-2009)
CCEPD Subcommittee on Anesthesia Programs
The following members of the CCEPD Subcommittee on Anesthesia Programs have reported that they have no industry relationships to disclose:
Byrne, Roger P., DDS, MS, MD (2007-2009)
Kaplan, Claudia B., DDS (2007-2009)
Moyer, David J., DDS, MD (2007-2009)
Todd, David W., DMD, MD (2007-2009)
CCEPD Subcommittee on Dental Implant Conferences
The following members of the CCEPD Subcommittee on Dental Implant Conferences have reported the following industry relationship disclosures:
McGlumphey, Edwin A., DDS, MS (2007-2009)
Honoraria, Research Support (Zimmer, Astratech); Consultant, Research Support (Biomet 3i);
Honoraria (Nobel Biocare, Biohorizons); Consultant, Stock Options (IIT, Plastic Dental)
Misch, Craig M., DDS, MDS (2007-2009)
Paid Consultant (Medtronic); Honoraria (BioHorizons; Biomet 3i)
Moy, Peter K., DMD (2007-2009)
Paid Consultant (Nobel Biocare, Medtronic); Speaker (Imaging Sciences International)
The following members of the CCEPD Subcommittee on Dental Implant Conferences have reported that they have no industry relationships to disclose:
Block, Michael S., DMD (2007-2009)
Scheer, Peter M., DDS, MS (2007-2009)
AAOMS Staff
The following members of AAOMS Staff have reported that they have no industry relationships to disclose:
Adams, Mark, JD (2007-2009)
Andresen, Randi V. (2007-2009)
Bauer, Sarah (2007-2009)
Choyke, Barbara S., CAE (2007-2009)
Farrell, Scott C. (2007-2009)
Johnson, Erik W. (2007-2009)
Jones, Samantha E. (2007-2009)
Lee, Caroline P. (2007-2009)
Rinaldi, Robert C., PhD, CAE (2007-2009)
Rogowski, Anne-Marie A. (2007-2009)
Teplitz, Janice K. (2007-2009)
Wittich, Karin K. (2007-2009)