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Introduction
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The International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS) has enjoyed a relatively short but fascinating history. It has involved outstanding individual and national leadership of the specialty from all parts of the world. The organization has grown to now have 75 national affiliate members and more than 5,000 individual fellows who have an enormous impact on education to become an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and in the delivery of quality oral and maxillofacial surgical care around the world.
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1962-1963
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The organization of the Association was preceded by the holding of the First International Conference on Oral Surgery (ICOS) in London, July. 1962. The huge success of the Conference gave stimulus for it being repeated three years later in 1965 in Copenhagen and, importantly, in the formation of an international federation of oral surgeons in the interval of time from 1962 to 1965 leading up to the Second Conference.
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1st ICOS Poster, London, United Kingdom
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Events Leading to Association’s Formation
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Sir Terence Ward. Great Britain, a Founding Fellow who was directly involved in creation of the Association, in telling of the events which lead to organization of the Association, said the following:
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Sir Terence Ward
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"In 1960 two great dental surgeons met in Stockholm. One was Fred A. Henny, the leader of American Oral Surgery, the other was Gerry Leatherman, the Honorary Secretary General of the Federation Dentaire Internationale and the acknowledged expert on international dental congresses. Fred Henny asked advice regarding the feasibility of holding an international congress of oral surgery, and Gerry Leatherman said it would be possible but to be a success, it should be held in London. Subsequently, Gerry Leatherman organized a dinner in the Cafe Royal in London and invited some leading British Oral Surgeons to meet Fred Henny and Lyall O. Bishop where the subject and project could be discussed.
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Fred A. Henny
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As a result of the meeting it was agreed that an international congress should be held in London in 1962. Terence O. Ward, who was a member of the Board of Faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, was asked to be chairman of the organizing committee, and he was assisted by Rupert Sutton Taylor, Chairman of the British Oral Surgical Club, Gerry Leatherman, and W F. Davis, who was the Secretary of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Pamela Clarke, who was the secretary to the Dental Faculty of the College, took on the onerous task of executive secretary to the committee, and she was assisted by Sheila Lawry, secretary to the Dental Department of the Queen Victoria Hospital at East Grinstead, England. The project received the enthusiastic support of the President of the Royal College of Surgeons, Sir Arthur Porrit, who was a very active participant in the conference, giving it the full weight of his position.
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There was a casual conversation between Drs. Henny and Leatherman in Stockholm that led to Drs. Henny and Ward being given responsibility as Co-Chairmen for putting together the first ICOS. Mr. Ward would serve as Chairman of the local organizing committee in London and Dr. Henny would be Chairman of the organizing committee in the USA. There was need to create widespread interest within the USA to insure a large registration for the 1st ICOS from that country for economic reasons and to also create a major contribution from their members to the scientific program. The Conference was a tremendous success with delegates from 39 countries.
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The final selection of London and the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) as the venue for the Conference had significant and seminal power. Nearly everyone in the English-speaking surgical world had a feeling of reverence for the RCS as a mecca of all things surgical.
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The convening of an international congress at the RCS immediately lent prestige to the meeting and by association, conferred favor to its attendees. Long-distance travel was now easier using powerful four-engine, propeller-driven airplanes able to cross wide oceans and lands faster and at less expense than surface travel. London at the time was one of the foremost travel destinations in the world. Oral surgery was emerging as a distinctive health care specialty with a defined curriculum in education and training. There was immense appeal to the Conference from every standpoint. Interest and expectations were high and registration from around the world streamed in. In the end the Conference did not disappoint anyone. The pomp and ceremony of the opening session with the impressively robed officers of the RCS, the bringing forth of the ornate RCS mace signifying authority of the proceedings and the ringing trumpets heralding the official procession marching down the center aisle to the dais of Lumley Ball raised the excitement of everyone present that something special was about to begin. The scientific program was excellent and run to meticulous standards of the British, arid there were fine post-conference visits to witness surgery programmed by oral surgery units of London area hospitals. The social program was rich in every respect allowing delegates from all parts of the world to mingle and gain understanding of one another through a common vocation.
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The lofty meeting was highlighted further by a sumptuous banquet in the Great Hall of Guildhall in the Old City of London attended by numerous dignitaries of the city and government and requiring dress with white tie and tails.
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The Great Hall of Guildhall
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The formality of toasts to the Queen, the Queen Mother, the Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family, the President of the United States of America, the heads of state of those countries represented at the Conference, the Right Honorable the Lord Mayor, the Corporation of London and the Sheriffs, the American Society of Oral Surgeons and the guests were done with great grandeur and celebration and responded to with equal flourish and affectation. Such pageantry and style raised the awareness and spirit of those at the feast to a level that assured a life-long memory of the Banquet and Guildhall as a jubilant testimony to one’s work — and of ICOS. Everyone in attendance at the Conference left with a heightened feeling of worth and place of his vocation. There was no question that another conference should be scheduled and that work should begin immediately to establish an international organization of oral surgeons.
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IAOMS Officially Formed
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It was obvious that the conference should be repeated. At a meeting with the Executive Committee of the American Society of Oral Surgeons it was agreed that the next conference should be in three years’ time in Copenhagen, where Jorgen Rud was the major force in Danish Oral Surgery and a superb organizer. It then became a very short step to organize an International Association of Oral Surgeons (IAOS). Accordingly a meeting was held between Terence Ward, Lyall Bishop of the USA, and Jorgen Rud and Martin Hut of Holland. Delegates from the 39 countries were consulted. Terence Ward was asked to draw up draft regulations and appoint a preliminary Executive Committee which would serve until the first General Assembly in Denmark. The delegates present at the Congress returned to their own countries to discuss the project with their colleagues. By 1963 all countries concerned had replied supporting the proposal, and the formation of the IAOS was official.”
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1964
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The hard task of writing draft regulations for the IAOS was done by Sir Terence Ward, These were circulated to selected oral surgeons in several countries whose suggestions were incorporated into the document. These regulations were accepted on April 22, 1964 by an initial Executive Committee appointed by Mr. Ward which consisted of Fred Henny, Lyall O. Bishop, USA, Pierre Cernea. France, Jorgen Rud, Denmark and Ward. The Regulations were then ready for ultimate approval by a General Assembly to he held during the II ICOS in Copenhagen during June, 1965. These first regulations laid down principles for the constitution of the IAOMS:
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The IAOMS should consist of individual Fellows.
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Fellows present at an ICOS formed the General Assembly.
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National Associations could be affiliated to the IAOS.
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Representatives from affiliated National Associations and Executive Committee members would form the Council, the ultimate decision-making group of the Association.
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The Executive Committee would be responsible for the conduct of the IAOS (and answerable to the Council).
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The day-to-day work would be done by the Secretary-General and his Secretariat (and answerable to the Executive Committee).
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The regulations were accepted by the British Charities Commission as a Registered Charity which exempted the IAOS from paying an income or corporation tax. The basic structure to these regulations has remained essentially unaltered other than an extension of range of various regulations since the first writing of the document, a credit to Mr. Ward’s wisdom in such matters.
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Definition of Fellowship
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The early regulations stated that a Fellow should "be engaged predominantly in the practice of oral surgery and-have undergone an appropriate period of formal training". This early, vague definition of specialist qualifications was necessary considering the conditions prevailing in the various countries. The first Regulations stated that Fellowship of the IAOS "shall he open to any oral surgeon who is already an accredited member of a National Association or Society of Oral Surgeons whose standards of membership are acceptable to the Executive Committee of the IAOS". Individual oral surgeons, however, could also become IAOS Fellows, if their qualifications in education arid training were found satisfactory by the IAOS Executive Committee
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General Assembly
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The General Assembly would consist of Fellows present at the International Conference. As the number of affiliated National Associations was limited in the first years, the General Assembly was the early governing body of the IAOS. The General Assembly during an ICOS would therefore approve reports on the work of the Executive Committee in the intervening period between conferences, the Financial Statement and appointments to the Executive Committee and Officers. Because participation of Fellows in an ICOS is decidedly influenced by geography, with many Fellows in attendance from the host country and fewer from great distances, and because absent Fellows were not allowed to vote by proxy, it was recognized that the Fellows present at the General Assembly would not be representative of the total IAOS Fellowship.
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Council
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In the first Regulations it was stated that "Each National Association or Society of Oral Surgeons affiliated to the IAOS shall normally nominate one representative to serve on the Council", and further, that "in countries with a large representation or oral surgeons, proportionally, more representatives may be admitted by the Executive Committee." The possibility of a proportional representation on the Council was much discussed. A true proportional representation would mean that the majority of Council members would be from the USA, who had more IAOS Fellows than the rest of the world together. Such a distorted representation would jeopardize the true international nature of the IAOS. The opinion of the American Society of Oral Surgeons carried a lot of weight, even if it had only one vote, just as in the United Nations where each country has one vote. A compromise was made in 1980 in Dublin (VII ICOS), after which "any one country which has more than one third of the total Fellowship of the IAOS shall be entitled to a second representative on Council.”
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Another problem regarding representation on the Council was: if two or more oral surgery associations existed in a country, should each have a representative? Two National Associations from France had both applied for affiliation. In the first Regulations it was stated that each affiliated National Association could appoint a representative on the Council, "unless this number exceeded fifty, in which case countries in which there are more than one Association or Society of Oral Surgeons affiliated to the IAOS may be required to forego one of its National Representatives." In 1980 this paragraph was changed, so that "If more than one National Association or Society of Oral Surgeons are affiliated from a country, only one representative on the Council may be appointed from that Country.
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"To become affiliated, a National Association should have a category of full membership, which requires a professional standard of operation acceptable to the IAOS. Many National Associations did not have such a category. In 1977 (VI ICOS, Sydney), a new clause was therefore proposed, which read as follows: "if such a category of full membership does not exist in a National Association or Society, that National Associations or Society may be affiliated, but individual members will require classification before acceptance to the Fellowship."
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In countries where no affiliated National Association existed, since 1971 (IV ICOS. Amsterdam), a ballot is held among their Fellows to elect two (later one) members of Council to represent them.
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It is interesting that the organization of the IAOS and the possibility of being represented on the IAOS Council have induced oral surgeons in many countries to form their own national society with, standards of membership acceptable to the IAOS. This was the direct reason for formation of the Scandinavian Association of Oral Surgeons, which was inaugurated at the II ICOS in Copenhagen in 1965.
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Relation between Council and General Assembly
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The constitution of the IAOS thus contained two different bodies: the individual Fellows, exercising their rights through the General Assembly, and the representatives of affiliated National Associations forming the Council. As the number of affiliated National Associations in the IAOS increased, the Council took over as the approving body in the IAOS, and the General Assembly now only receives reports from Council and the Executive Committee. The only exception is the General Assembly which still has authority to approve changes of the IAOS Regulations. Since 1980 (VII ICOS, Dublin), however, one quarter of the Fellows present at the General Assembly may request a postal ballot among all Fellows on this matter. A decision to dissolve the IAOS requires that all Fellows of the IAOS must be given the opportunity of casting a proxy vote.
In the future it may be anticipated that only the Council will be the ruling body. This will be similar to the constitution of the F.D.I., where individual members are only supporting members. The logical consequence of this would be that all members of the affiliated National Associations automatically became IAOS Fellows.
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Executive Committee
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The first Executive Committee consisted of the President, a Secretary-General, who was also the treasurer, and three members. One of the members was the chairman of the local organizing committee of the next ICOS. In the formative period of the IAOS, the Regulations stated that the Executive Committee should have two members from the USA and one from Great Britain, because these countries had the largest number of Fellows. Later, when the Fellowship from other countries increased, the Regulations were changed to declare there was no national preference of the Executive Committee members. In 1968, (III ICOS. New York City), the number of Executive Committee members was increased to six and it was agreed that the Past President would serve another three years in an ex-officio capacity. In 1974 (V ICOS, Madrid), the Executive Committee was further increased to seven, and a system of controlled longevity in respect of service on the Executive Committee was decided. In 1980, (VII ICOS. Dublin), it was decided that a Vice President be named who would not necessarily be President Elect. A suggestion that two or three Vice Presidents be named from various parts of the world was defeated.
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Secretary-General — Secretariat
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The first Secretary-General was Terence W. Ward, who served from 1962 to 1968. Mr. Ward established the IAOS Secretariat at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in London. Assisting him was Miss Pamela Clarke. The IAOS paid a modest amount to the College which was of immense value to time IAOS in these formative years.
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The Secretary-General and Executive Secretary received applications for Fellowship, examined the applicants’ qualifications and kept dossiers of all Fellows. Registers of Fellows were sent out at regular intervals. Meetings of the Executive Committee. Council and General Assembly were arranged. As the Executive Committee was responsible for the conduct of International Conferences, the Secretary-General had to be in close communication with the Local Organizing Committees. The Secretariat took care of the IAOS accounts.
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1965
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| 2nd ICOS Held in Copenhagen |
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By 1965, the work of Mr. Ward and his preliminary Executive Committee had the framework of the IAOS well in place with tacit approval of the structure by a number of oral surgeons around the world. When word was disseminated that an IAOS had been structured, applications for Fellowship poured into the Secretariat at the RCS in London. By January 1965, there were 567 Fellows from 43 nations compiled in the first Register of the IAOS. Mr. Ward and his Executive Committee had done their work and they were now well prepared for a first General Assembly to be convened during the II ICOS in Copenhagen for sanction of the IAOMS.
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2nd ICOMS Poster, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jorgen Rud was Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee in Copenhagen and also a member of the preliminary IAOS Executive Committee. Because of the huge success of the I ICOS at the RCS in London, he knew there was concern that the II ICOS in Copenhagen might not reach the expectations of everyone. There was worry that this could lessen interest in the just-emerging IAOS, which was to have its final confirmation of existence at the General Assembly during the Conference. Happily, fears of the concerned were quickly doused on arrival in Copenhagen because of the magnificent hospitality of the Danish hosts and the excellent scientific and social program which they had organized. Most attendees knew little of the Little Mermaid in the Copenhagen harbor or the Tivoli Gardens or the Danish custom of Midsummer night celebrated with bonfires on the beaches or the multiple other unique attractions of this cosmopolitan city and they were charmed by them all. On the day preceding the Conference, a reception for dignitaries and officials of the Conference and all USA Fellows was held in the home of Mrs. Katherine White, USA ambassador to Denmark. This was special recognition tendered to the Conference. Arrangements for this privilege were made by the then President of the American Society of Oral Surgeons, Daniel F. Lynch, Washington. D.C. Lynch was an astute politician who delighted in making such arrangements.
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The fine scientific program which followed was highlighted by two excellent symposia, one on Precancerous Lesions and the other on Developmental Jaw Deformities, which were crowded in attendance and of high interest to everyone. The Conference Opening Ceremony was grandly done in the City Hall of Copenhagen and attendees were hosted to a lively reception by the City Council afterwards. A memorable gala reception and banquet at the architecturally famous and historic Odd-Fellow Hall was the focal point of the social activities at the Conference. Most importantly, a well-attended General Assembly was held during the conference and the final official ratification of the work done in organization of the IAOS by Mr. Ward and his named Executive Committee was completed by vote of the Fellows. The IAOS was now certified and in business.
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Odd-Fellow Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Fred A. Henny of the United States was officially elected as the first President of the IAOS and Terence G. Ward, United Kingdom was elected Secretary-General. Because of the successful and well done I ICOS in London and the II ICOS just completed in Copenhagen, interest in the IAOS had heightened and it now had momentum to move into its existence of leadership to the specialty. The only disappointment to the Copenhagen Conference was that Jorgen Rud, Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee, was stricken and taken to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy on the first day of the meeting. He missed the whole conference that he and his committees had worked on so hard to create. Rud’s lovely wife, Birte, an honored dentist in her own right, and his colleagues, Herluf Baggersen and Ensik Emmertsen, filled in more than admirably for Rud and the entire conference came off without a hitch. Following the II ICOS in Copenhagen, the IAOS was now validated and began a life of world-wide stewardship to the specialty.
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Sites of ICOS and ICOMS and Local Organizing Committees
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The most important activity of the IAOS-IAOMS has always been the International Conference which was held in key cities around the world every three years from 1962-1995 and then, because of the popularity and high acceptance of these Conferences, every two years from 1995 onward.
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IAOS News Sheet
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From the very beginning of the IAOS, Mr. Ward was aware of the need for communication to a widespread Fellowship. When it became evident early in 1965 of the probable success of an IAOS with 567 Fellows from 43 nations in the first Register, Mr. Ward immediately put together the first IAOS News Sheet . This twice-annual News Sheet was sent to all Fellows listed in the Register with news from the President and Secretary-General. The first News Sheet was mailed in April 1965, two months prior to the 2nd ICOS in Copenhagen. The first News Sheet contained the following:
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Details of the upcoming ICOS
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Announcement of the Regulations to be approved by a General Assembly during the Conference
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A list of the 567 Fellows and their addresses with a geographic numerical breakdown of the Fellowship among 43 nations
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Announcement of clinical meetings in European cities following the ICOS
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The establishment of an IAOS Foundation Fund
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It was an impressive mailing. Subsequent News Sheets had reports from the affiliated National Associations from their present Officers regarding coming meetings, to which all IAOS Fellows were welcome to participate.
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In that first News Sheet, Fellows were asked to contribute to a library of reprints that would be available for all members. The articles would be categorized and eventually it would be possible for a Fellow to apply to the IAOS for information regarding articles relating to a certain subject. “The International Association would be particularly interested in actual research projects that are in progress,” the article continued. ‘It is evident that research is being duplicated throughout the world and it would seem appropriate for the International Association to set up a central office where information regarding research will be kept under confidential cover, and made available only to those engaged in similar research projects who would wish to communicate with others similarly engaged.”
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The News Sheet of 1965 also noted the establishment of a Foundation Fund into which all monies received from Fellows (apart from Fellowship dues), charitable institutions and commercial firms would be placed with the investment of such capital used for the promotion of lecture tours, study tours, exchange fellowships, etc. “Fellows of the International Association are earnestly requested to seek financial assistance for this Fund.”
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The 1965 News Sheet also contained Regulations that were approved at the First Meeting of the General Assembly of the IAOS in Copenhagen in June 1965.
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1966
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In 1966 the IAOMS News Sheet reported total Fellowship of 662, representing 47 countries. Eight national OMS associations were affiliated with IAOS at the time as well. Of the 662 Fellows, 106 had elected to become Founder Fellows of the International Association. Scrolls of appreciation for every Founder Fellow were presented formally to those who attended the 2nd ICOS in Copenhagen.
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The First IAOS-Branded Items for Sale
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Silver spoons and Crown porcelain ashtrays that were specially designed for the 2nd ICOS were available for sale through the 1966 News Sheet.
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1967
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In furtherance of the goals of the association, the Executive Committee set up three sub-committees in 1967: Finance, Postgraduate Education, and Research.
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Membership
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The number of Fellows in the International Association grew in 1967 to 695 Fellows representing 51 countries.
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“Transactions of Second International Conference on Oral Surgery” Printed
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All Fellows who attended the 2nd ICOS received a free bound copy of the “Transactions of the Second International Conference on Oral Surgery.” Fellows of the Association who did not attend the conference could purchase the publication for $15.00 USD and non-members were given a price of $20.00 USD per copy.
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1968
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| 3rd ICOS Takes Place in New York City
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New York City, USA, Site of the 3rd ICOS.
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In the 1967 News Sheet, the Executive Committee announced that the Organizing Committee for the 3rd ICOS in New York City had found it possible to waive the registration fee for those who were fully paid-up current Fellows of the IAOS as of January 1, 1968. Associate members who accompanied these Fellows also had their registration fees waived. In the March 1968 News Sheet the reason behind the fee waivers was: “The Executive Committee feels sure this will help more overseas delegates to attend the Conference.” The event included a “by-invitation-only” reception at the United Nations Building. The Executive Committee considered it a great honor to be given permission to hold the reception at the United Nations building
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The 3rd ICOS was held under the Chairmanship of Dr. Philip J. Sheridan in October, 1968. The meeting took place immediately following the Conference on Trauma that was organized by Dr. S. Elmer Bear, which formed a part of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the American Society of Oral Surgeons. Both of the meetings were extremely well attended by over 1,000 delegates.
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“The Proceedings of the Third International Conference” cost approximately 7 guineas, although delegates to the conference ordering copies at the time of the ICOS were allowed a 10% discount for a final price of 6.12.4 guineas.
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Executive Committee Formally Adopted
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At the General Assembly in New York, it was agreed that the Regulations of the IAOS would be amended regarding the Executive Committee:
The Executive Committee should consist of the President, a Secretary-General, and the retiring President, ex-officio (for a period of three years following the date of his retirement from office), and four other members, one of whom would be a representative of the country in which the next ICOS would be held.
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World Survey on Oral Surgery
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The International Association compiled a survey in 1967 on the standard of Oral Surgery throughout the world. Questionnaires were forwarded to a number of representatives in various countries. A preliminary review the information collected was considered in July 1967 and the Executive Committee further reviewed the data at their New York meeting in October 1968.
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Affiliation of IAOS to the Federation Dentaire Internationale
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At the General Assembly in New York, it was unanimously agreed that it would be appropriate for the IAOS to become an affiliate member of the FDI. Such affiliation did not incur any financial responsibility on the association’s part beyond the membership fee, but it did strengthen the link between the various specialties in dentistry throughout the world.
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Early Leadership
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Sir Terence Ward served as President from 1968-1971, serving on the Executive Committee for a total of 12 years (1962-1974). During the years when Mr. Ward was President, Norman L. Rowe, United Kingdom, became Secretary-General, and the Secretariat was continued at the Royal College of Surgeons in London.
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Norman L. Rowe, Secretary-General
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Mr. Ward and Mr. Rowe both enjoyed worldwide recognition and high credibility which gave stature to work and formation of the IAOS. After serving three years as President Mr. Ward returned as Secretary-General from 1971-1974. There were quite able Secretary-Generals to come, but having either Mr. Ward or Mr. Rowe in this key leadership and organizational position for 12 years, 1962-1974, laid the foundation for a strong administration of the IAOS wherever the Secretariat might eventually be located.
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Membership
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As of March, 1968, there were 673 Fellows in the International Association representing 43 countries. A revised Register of Fellows was made available at the 3rd ICOS in New York. Two new societies became affiliated with the IAOS that year: Canadian Society of Oral Surgeons and the Sociedad Cubana de Cirugia Bucal y Maxilo Facial.
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1969
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| Dedication of Dr. Henny & Mr. Ward Noted in ’69 News Sheet
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In his first News Sheet as Secretary-General, Mr. Norman Rowe rightly praised IAOMS Founders Dr. Fred Henny and Mr. Terence Ward for their contributions in forming the fledgling association: “Dr. Fred Henny and Mr. Terence Ward have between them
created a strong and splendid foundation upon which the International Association may build for the future. The early years of any association are difficult but this is particularly the case with an International Association. It is inevitable that those who first support a new association cannot immediately reap the benefits—they are the pioneers who elect to promote their chosen specialties but, unlike National Associations with opportunities for continual meetings for continual meetings and interchange of ideas, an International Association must rely on other means to achieve its objects.
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“During the Association’s formative years, Dr. Henny and Mr. Ward have worked hard to promote the art and science of oral surgery, traveling extensively so that they might give advice and support to those who were endeavouring to set up or reorganize the oral surgical services in their own countries. This spirit of worldwide cooperation will, I know, continue to be the keystone of our Association, and I am sure that you would all wish me to thank Dr. Henny and Mr. Ward for their great faith in the importance of the International Association and for all the help they have given to oral surgeons and the communities which they serve.
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Presidential Badge Originates
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Fellows who attended the 3rd ICOS saw the IAOS Presidential Badge worn for the first time at that meeting. It was intended that, as the years go by, the names of the Presidents will be inscribed on gold bars attached to either side of the crimson ribbon that holds the Badge
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Presidential Badge
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| Mr. Terence G. Ward, C.B.E., President of the IAOS, presents a replica of the badge of office of the IAOS to Dr. Fred A. Henny, Past President of the IAOS during the 51st Opening Session of the American Society of Oral Surgeons in San Francisco, California in 1969. |
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Election of Honorary Fellows
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When the International Association was instituted, a time limit was given during which Fellows might elect to become Founder Fellows upon payment of a capital sum. In 1969 there were 104 Founder Fellows. At the Executive Committee meeting in New York, it was unanimously agreed to make provision for election to Honorary Fellowship in the IAOS and the first oral surgeon to be thus honored was the retiring President, Dr. Fred A. Henny.
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Membership
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There were 793 Fellows in the International Association in 1969 representing 46 countries. A revised Register of Fellows was distributed to those who attended the 3rd ICOS.
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1970
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Membership
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There were 843 Fellows in the IAOS in 1970. The issue of Life Fellowships was again addressed by the Executive Committee, but it was decided that the time was not yet right to reintroduce Life Fellowship fees. The News Sheet item regarding Life Fellowships reported that “…the present financial state in the world is such as to make it impossible to evaluate correctly a sum that would be appropriate for a Life Fellowship fee.”
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In February of 1970, the National Association in Europe and the United States were informed of the initiation of the scheme for Exchange Fellowships. At the General Assembly in New York, a sum was approved for this purpose, and it has been agreed that initially it would be appropriate to award one Fellowship from Europe and one from the United States. The exchange program was for trainees in their last year of training where the trainees would spend approximately three months in an exchange appointment.
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1971
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4th ICOS Held in Amsterdam
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The fourth ICOS took place in Amsterdam in 1971 with W.A.M. van der Kwast of the Netherlands serving as the Chairman of the Organizing Committee.
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4th ICOS Poster, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Fellows who had paid their membership dues by January 1, 1971 were given a reduction in the enrollment fee for the conference. The Conference Banquet was held at Hillegom in the tulip-growing centre and participants were able to travel to and from the banquet by coach.
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Fred Henny Honored as Honorary Fellow
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During the 4th ICOS, the first President of the IAOS, Dr. Fred Henny, was duly admitted as an Honorary Fellow. The Executive Committee decided that it would be more appropriate for Honorary Fellows of the International Association to receive tokens indicating Fellowships rather than the more traditional scrolls. Accordingly, President Terence Ward designed cuff-links in the insignia of the IAOS that were executed in gold. It was the intention that all future Honorary Fellows of the IAOS would also receive the IAOS cuff-links.
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The IAOS cuff-links, designed by Sir Terence Ward for Honorary Fellows of the IAOS.
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Exchange Program Deemed a Success
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Two Americans in the last stages of their formal training in oral surgery, Dr. Michael Kahn and Dr. John Dittmer, were the first recipients of the award of IAOS Exchange Scholarships. Each came to England in 1971 on a three-month scholarship, participating fully in the activities of the three centers they visited, culminating in a visit to the IVth ICOS in Amsterdam. The pilot scheme was deemed a great success and the Executive Committee began considering whether the initial program should continue or if a new scheme would benefit more trainees
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