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SSOMS 61st Annual Meeting
April 14-18, 2010, Wednesday - Sunday
Charleston Place
Charleston, South Carolina
Dear SSOMS Members:
We hope you are making plans to be with us this year as we return to the historic Charleston Place, featuring the warmth of southern hospitality at its finest.
This year's scientific program features:
- Peter D. Waite, DDS, MD, Professor and Chairman of Dept of OMS at UAB and Endowed Charles McCallum Chair
- Patrick Louis, DDS, MD, Professor and Residency Director at UAB.
- Kenneth Zouhary, DDS, MD, Chief, OMS, Birmingham VA Medical Center and Assistant Professor, University of Alabama Oral and Facial Surgery
- David Roden, DMD, MD, Assistant Professor of OMS at UAB.
Along with the outstanding speakers, our program will once again offer carriage rides and walking tours, along with golf at the Wild Dunes Links Course and Breakfast at Saks for the spouses. Plan to arrive early for the special Wednesday night welcome reception in the Charleston Place Courtyard, featuring special dinner reservations through our own Dr. Jim Ingrassia, followed by cordials, dessert and entertainment back at the Courtyard! And don't miss the special President's Reception and Dinner Saturday at the beautiful historic Riviera Theatre!
Please make your hotel accommodations immediately as the block is now open and will fill up quickly. This year the room rate for a standard/double room is $389. A limited number of Club level rooms are available at $475. The hotel deadline is March 14, 2010. Please contact the hotel directly at 1.800.831.3490 or 843.722.4900 to make your reservation.
Anne and I look forward to seeing you in Charleston!
Warren Arrasmith, DDS, President
2008 SSOMS Health Care and Legislative Committee Report (download pdf)
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If this sounds interesting to you, log on to the AAOMS Web site and review the agreement. If you choose to participate, be sure to edit your member profile to enter or confirm your practice Web site address. Please allow up to seven days for your URL to appear in the Find an OMS directory. For additional information, contact Michael Aparicio, or call 847/678-6286.