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Dr. Eric Dierks was Grand Rounds Speaker at Harvard University in October:
Dr. Dierks was the 7th annual invited Grand Rounds speaker at Harvard University in October 2011 and gave his lecture in the famous “Ether Dome” in the Massachusetts General Hospital. Many decades ago, what is now called the Ether Dome was an actual surgical amphitheater where generations of students and residents sat in rows of pew-like curved benches and looked down to observe actual surgery. It is the site where general anesthesia was first used on a human in 1846. Now it is a lecture hall, where Dr. Dierks spoke on “Evidence Based Management of Oral Cancer” to the assembled residents, faculty and students of the Harvard, Tufts and Boston University OMFS departments.
Photo: Dr. Dierks with Harvard residents
HNSA Surgeons participate in the 2011 Portland Mission of Mercy (MOM)
The Mission of Mercy (MOM) is a program sponsored by the Oregon Dental Association that provides high-volume free dental and oral surgery care to underserved citizens who wait in line all night at the Oregon Convention Center to take advantage of the services offered. The 2011 MOM follows on the heels of a hugely successful 2010 MOM in Portland, which was the first MOM ever held in the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Eric Dierks was the Oral Surgery Leader for the 2010 MOM, and for the 2011 program his leadership was assisted by Erik Richmond, DMD. HNSA surgeons Dr. Bryan Bell and Dr. Tuan Bui also participated in this year’s MOM and provided volunteer oral surgery services to help the thousands of patients who were treated.
Dr. Eric Dierks lectured at the University of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine in Egypt:
Recently, Dr. Dierks delivered four lectures on topics related to head and neck cancer and reconstructive surgery to the Dept of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery at the medical school at the University of Alexandria in Egypt. The recent revolution in Egypt has passed and the Egyptians were most welcoming of Dr. Dierks and the two other foreign speakers, one from Hong Kong and the other from the U.K.
Upcoming Events
Please join us at one of our upcoming cosmetic surgery seminars. Head & Neck Surgical Associates’ physicians and surgeons will be present to offer insight into the latest cosmetic surgery techniques, what you can expect during and after procedures, and more detailed information about the procedures offered at HNSA.
All seminars, which include wine, cheese, and other refreshments, are held at our offices at 1849 NW Kearney, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97209. We request that you make a reservation by calling us at 503-525-3643.
9th Annual Portland Surgical-Orthodontic Lecture
February 23-24, 2011
Computer-Assisted Orthognathic Surgery: Optimizing functional and esthetic outcomes
Increased access to medical imaging studies and better simulation software systems have led to increased usage of virtual surgical planning over the past few years. Simulating complex orthognathic or reconstruction surgeries can enable the surgical and orthodontic team greater understanding of the patient’s condition and confidence in the surgical plan prior to surgery. Use of tactile guides, models, and templates to transfer the clinical plan to surgery have become increasingly powerful and efficient. Common applications of this technology include planning osteotomies and movements for correction of complex asymmetry in orthognathic surgeries. Clinical transfer is accomplished via use of CAD/CAM-generated intermediate interocclusal splints. In this session, become familiar with the state-of-the-art in virtual surgical planning and clinical transfer using tactile templates, take part in hands-on surgical planning in a virtual environment focusing on both orthognathic and mandibular reconstruction cases, and identify current uses for the technology and hear from expert users where the technology is heading.
Previous Lecturers:
- 2003: William H. Bell, DDS
- 2004: William R. Proffit, DDS
- 2005: Larry M. Wolford, DDS
- 2006: John Stella, DDS
- 2007: Myron Tucker, DDS
- 2008: James Xia, MD
- 2009: Felice O’Ryan, DDS
