年轻的时候,我lville to lead IADR’s OMS Group

Assistant ProfessorSimon W. Young, DDS, MD, PhD; and Associate ProfessorJames C. Melville, DDS, of UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry have been named to leadership positions within the International Association for Dental Research’sOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Group.

Young has been appointed president-elect, while Melville was tabbed vice president. The elected terms are for one year and began July 24 at the conclusion of the 2021 Virtual IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session and Exhibition. Leadership appointments ascend each year; Young will serve as president and Melville as president-elect in 2022-23, respectively, and Melville as president in 2023-24. Young previously served as vice president in 2020-21.

The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Group is dedicated to advancing patient clinical care through dissemination and support of compelling research advancing the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery in a manner consistent with IADR’s goals. The group encompasses and includes researchers, residents, and students from all over the world with a wide variety of research interests.

From a global or international perspective, OMS research needs to be “at the table” with other surgical and health disciplines engaged in addressing global problems where our knowledge and skills are relevant or unique. This group is particularly interested in and recognized for its contributions in the areas of head and neck cancer, medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws, orofacial regeneration, obstructive sleep apnea, advances in maxillofacial imaging, dental implants, bone physiology, wound healing, distraction osteogenesis, orofacial pain, and temporomandibular joint disorders.

The election was conducted in accordance with theIADR Scientific Groups and Networks Governance Handbook.

Young holds a doctorate in dental surgery degree from the University of Toronto (2003), doctorate in philosophy from Rice University (2008), and a medical doctorate from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth (2011). He completed his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at UTHealth School of Dentistry at Houston in 2013, joining the faculty upon the completion of the resident program.

Melville earned a doctorate in dental surgery at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 2005. He completed a general practice residency at University of California, San Francisco in 2006 and a residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in 2012, followed by fellowships in oral, head, and neck oncology, and microvascular reconstructive surgery. He joined the UTHealth School of Dentistry faculty in 2014.