Oral, maxillofacial surgeons hold 3rd int’l learning gab

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (PCOMS) will once more hold a lecture series on cleft lip and palate, cranio-maxillofacial deformities and orthognathic surgery as part of the 36th National Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery on Jan. 25-27 at the United Laboratories’ Bayanihan Hall on Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong City.

The series of seminars, which coincides with PCOMS’ 53rd anniversary, comprises the third module to be conducted by PCOMS in cooperation with the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Education Foundation, in line with its goal of promoting clinical excellence in the specialized field of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Dr. Ida Inductivo-Balanag, PCOMS president, announced that the speakers for this year’s conference include Dr. Sean Edwards, Dr. John Caccamese and Dr. Sunny Khambay.

She said the course fee for this year’s three-day module is P3,000 for pre-registration until Jan. 12 and P5,500 for on-site registration.

Interested parties may deposit their course fees directly to the College’s bank account, with the following details: Banco de Oro; account name, Philippine College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Inc.; account number 1090-1664-92; and swift code, BNORPHMM.

Deposit slips can be e-mailed to Inductivo-Balanag at [email protected] or Dr. Cynthia del Castillo at [email protected]. Official receipts will be given upon registration during the convention.

PCOMS is a specialty affiliate of the Philippine Dental Association and is duly recognized by the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the Asian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

For more details, contact PCOMS at +632 723-2447 and +632 723-0041 to 54.