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, /PRNewswire/ -- Paul J. Schwartz, DMD, was introduced arsenic the 2022-23 President of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) during its caller Annual Meeting successful New Orleans, La.

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With AAOMS's different officers and Board of Trustees, Schwartz assumes enactment of the nonrecreational enactment representing much than 9,000 oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Schwartz of Pittsburgh, Pa., antecedently served arsenic AAOMS President-Elect, Vice President and District II Trustee arsenic good arsenic seat of the Association's Committee connected Anesthesia and an AAOMS House Delegate for respective years.

"I americium honored to beryllium fixed this accidental to service arsenic AAOMS President for 2022-23," Schwartz said during his Inaugural Address astatine the House of Delegates' 3rd session. "We are each truthful fortunate to beryllium to an enactment that truthful profoundly cares astir its members and this specialty."

Schwartz practiced oral and maxillofacial country successful the Washington, D.C., metro country for much than 30 years earlier accepting an world assignment astatine the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. He has served arsenic president of the Maryland Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, examiner and co-chair of medicine and anesthesia for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS).

As portion of his training, Schwartz completed 2 residencies – successful oral and maxillofacial country and a two-year programme successful anesthesiology/critical attraction medicine – some astatine the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He received his doctorate successful dental medicine with highest honors and was elected to the Omicron Kappa Upsilon honorary nine astatine Pitt. Schwartz besides is simply a diplomate of ABOMS, the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology and the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology.

Schwartz succeeds J. David Johnson Jr., DDS, who volition service arsenic Immediate Past President. Other 2022-23 officers elected by the House of Delegates are President-Elect Mark A. Egbert, DDS, FACS; Vice President J. David Morrison, DMD; and Speaker of the House Steven R. Nelson, DDS, MS. In addition, Gregory M. Ness, DDS, FACS, joins the Board of Trustees, serving the Great Lakes states successful District IV for a two-year word and replacing Morrison. Trustees Martin E. Eichner, DDS, of District II and Charles A. Crago, DMD, MD, FACS, of District V were re-elected to two-year terms.

Egbert was Chief of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery astatine Seattle Children's Hospital for implicit 20 years, and helium continues to signifier full-time there. Previously, helium spent 14 years arsenic OMS main astatine Harborview Medical Center successful Seattle, Wash. He is an subordinate prof of oral and maxillofacial country astatine the University of Washington and served 5 years arsenic AAOMS District VI Trustee and 8 years arsenic an ABOMS examiner. He besides has been president of the Western and Washington societies of oral and maxillofacial surgeons, a manager connected the OMS Foundation Board, AAOMS Delegate for 14 years and a subordinate of aggregate AAOMS committees.

Morrison has a backstage signifier successful Cincinnati, Ohio, and is the elder spouse successful a radical practice. He has served arsenic AAOMS District IV Trustee, District IV Caucus Chair and president of the Ohio Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the Cincinnati Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. In addition, Morrison has been a subordinate of the AAOMS House of Delegates for much than 20 years. He precocious finished serving arsenic a Director connected the OMS Foundation Board and antecedently served arsenic a unpaid module subordinate astatine the University of Cincinnati. Morrison besides has served connected aggregate AAOMS committees.

Nelson was elected to his 21st word arsenic Speaker of the House and besides received AAOMS's 2022 Presidential Achievement Award. He is simply a subordinate of the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Center and practices successful oral and maxillofacial country astatine Nelson, Rollert & Wells Associates successful Denver, Colo. He besides is past seat of the Small Donor Committee of the Colorado Dental Political Action Committee, a subordinate of the Colorado Dental Association Government Relations Council and a unpaid with the Colorado Dental Lifeline Network (after serving arsenic president).

Ness has taught oral and maxillofacial country to dental students and residents for 30 years, with peculiar accent connected non-surgical and surgical therapy for temporomandibular associated disease. He has served ABOMS arsenic an examiner, conception co-chair, and contented adept for temporomandibular associated illness and orofacial pain. He besides serves connected galore different national, determination and section committees and organizations, including the American Dental Education Association Board of Directors, and is simply a past president of the American Society of Temporomandibular Joint Surgeons.

Other AAOMS Trustees are, David M. Shafer, DMD, of District I; Debra M. Sacco, DMD, MD, of District III; W. Frederick Stephens, DDS, of District VI; and Treasurer Robert S. Clark, DMD. The Board besides includes Secretary/Executive Director Karin Wittich, CAE.