Editorial ........................................................................
From Secretary General ................................................
Site Nominations for ICDMFR 2005/7 .........................
How Many Regional Directors .....................................
Minutes of General Assembly .......................................
Message from Past Secretary General ...........................
Glasgow 2001 ...............................................................
Soredex .........................................................................
From the Editor .............................................................
Appointment of Editor ...................................................
Future Meetings .............................................................
IADMFR Membership Questionnaire ............................
Takara Belmont Co.........................................................
It has been very difficult to obtain sufficient funding from advertisers to allow publication of the Newsletter. Hence this monochrome production with very little graphics!
Please note that the Takara Belmont Corporation and Soredex/Orion Corporation have supported this edition. If you have any personal contacts with manufacturers or suppliers who may wish to advertise, please ask them to contact me.
The main item in this edition is the minutes of the General Assembly in Louisville. Because of this, several items received from Regional Directors will appear in the next edition.
Douglas Lovelock
Department of Radiology
Dental Hospital & School
Richardson Road
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AZ
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44-0191-232-5131, bleep 2331 or ext. 24867
Facsimile: +44-0191-222-6137, or -227-5149
E-Mail: D.J.Lovelock@newcastle.ac.uk
As decided by the last General Assembly during the Congress in Louisville the secretariat has been moved from San Antonio, Texas to Amsterdam, The Netherlands. End of the summer of 1997 all records and files were transferred physically. It took some time to 'translate; the existing membership database (Apple environment) to a Windows environment (MS Access). This new database is flexible and can in the future easily be transferred to a new location. Mrs Yvonne Emmer, our Administrative Co-ordinator, takes care of the daily activities and can be reached daily by e-mail of fax. Much of her time is absorbed by solving problems with incorrect or inadequately filled out forms and bank transfers.
In order to be considered as a non profit organisation in the Netherlands, the Secretary General and Treasurer created a Foundation. As long as no commercial activities are started the Association will have a Tax exempt status in the Netherlands.
New printing materials were ordered to comply with all new addresses and accounts. The red colour of the logo of association is again identical to the original one.
At the IADMFR booth in Louisville Membership certificates and the new Constitutions and Bylaws were handed out to members present. All other members (408) were sent certificates and C&B by mail.
Also 3000 new membership application leaflets were printed. The layout differs from the previous leaflet to avoid confusion. All regional directors were provided with a number of leaflets to promote the association in their own region. After the meeting in Osaka probably a new leaflet has to be issued because of changes in the annual dues and currency (ECU).
From the existing database we found that a large number of previous members had not renewed their membership. 'Old' members from 1996 were invited by letter to renew their membership. This, with all the activities of our regional directors and the Congress in Louisville, resulted in 631 members at Dec. 31, 1997. From next January 275 members have to renew their membership and we hope that the number of 'losses' will be limited.
From 1998 on, our publisher Stockton Press offers a combined print and on-line version of our Journal. The Executive Committee decided to accept this new opportunity for our members without extra charge. The actual additional costs are 10% above the regular costs for the printed version of the Journal. Administration costs to collect this amount in return from our members are higher than the actual costs of the publisher. At the meeting in Osaka this point has to be considered. To avoid surcharge for members who do not make use of the electronic facility, when updating the membership database at the end of the last year, all members were asked whether or not they wished to make use of this facility. About 35% of the members expressed their interest in this electronic facility.
To issue a membership directory in 1998, all members were addressed to provide the latest information on address, phone, fax and e-mail. In an international organisation it appears to take months before all members are reached and answers are returned.
A poster (and a number of copies of it) was made to present the IADMFR at the various regional meeting. This poster can be made available to the regional directors to promote the Association. At a later moment this poster can be returned to the Secretariat.
Gerard Sanderink
Secretary General
ACTA
Department of Oral Radiology
Louwesweg 1
1066 EA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Site Nominations for IADFR 2005/7
Presently the IADMFR is experimenting with a 2-year cycle for its International Congress. Upcoming meetings are scheduled for Osaka (Hajime Fuchihata, President) 1999, Glasgow (Douglas Lovelock, President) 2001, and Florianopolis, Brazil (Edemir Costa, President) 2003 or 2004. Depending on whether a two year or three year cycle is maintained following Glasgow, Scotland, the meeting after Brazil will be either in 2005 or 2007. The venue for 2005/7 is scheduled to be selected at the 1999 Congress in Osaka.
As Chairman of the Nominations Committee for the IADMFR (the Past President's traditional job), I wish to inform those interested in holding the 2005/7 Congress that it is not too early to start putting together your bids. The bid should demonstrate significant local support (letters from local government, your institution, the profession locally, the convention bureau, etc.) and a suitable infrastructure and meeting plan. Information should be supplied concerning the proposed venue, accommodation for delegates and transportation/access. Six copies of the bid should be forwarded to my attention. These in turn will be reviewed by the Nomination's Committee. The Nomination's Committee reports to the IADMFR Board of Directors. The final decision is up to the General Assembly of the Association in Osaka.
Anyone contemplating submission of a bid is more than welcome to contact me for further information.
Allan G. Farman
University of Louisville
KY 40292, USA
Phone: +1 502-852-1241
Fax: +1 502-852-7595
E-mail: agfarm01@ulkyvm.louisville.edu
The Executive of our Association is concerned about the increasing number of members of the Board of Directors. (C & B: 5.II, P10; 10.VIII, P16).
It has been suggested that there should only be one Regional Director for each Region, probably elected from and by the membership in that Region. Also that the membership of each Country should elect a National Representative (Chapter Representative) to assist the Regional Director (C & B: 14.IX, P29). This would allow Regional Directors to receive information from all countries in that Region, and forward this on to the Board of Directors.
Do you think our Regions are correct? The number of members per Region at the present time are:
Africa 2 North America 117
Central America 4 Asia 196
South America 116 Australia 20
Middle East 10 Europe 166
Do you think that Countries with a large membership should have their own Regional Director? The total membership is over 600, and the following countries have the largest number of members:
Japan 113 UK 44
USA 103 Sweden 26
Brazil 74 Germany 22
Korea 59 Australia 20
Another suggestion is that any members of the Board of Directors who fails to attend two consecutive meetings, without formally sending a written report and apologies for non attendance, should be automatically cease to be a member of the Board of Directors. Do you agree?
If you have any views or comments on these proposals would you please contact me, so that they can be discussed by the Constitution and Bye-Laws Committee.
Douglas Lovelock, Chairman of C & B Committee.
Department of Radiology
Dental Hospital & School
Richardson Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4AZ
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 191-232-5131 Ext. 24867
Fax: +44 191-222-6137 or - 227-514
11th International Congress Of the International Association of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
June 27th 1998
2. President's Welcome and Report: A. Farman
Professor Allan Farman welcomed the participants and thanked them for their attendance. He also thanked Mr Peter Hirschmann for the excellent job he has done as editor of the Journal, Gerard Sanderink for putting us into cyberspace on the world Wide Web, and all chairs of IADMFR committees for their efforts and reports.
Professor Farman thanked and complimented the organisation's founder, Professor Gregorio Faivovich, for his book on the Association , '25 Year history of the IADMFR 1968-1994', and Siemens, J Morita, and Kodak for the project's sponsorship. The book had been distributed at the meeting. He then read from his report, passed out at the general Assembly.
3. Opening Remarks and Minutes of the last General Assembly, June 30, 1994, Seoul, Korea: R Langlais, Secretary General
Professor Robert Langlais welcomed the participants on behalf of the officers and the Executive Committee. The minutes, as published and circulated to the members, were accepted.
4. Report of the Secretary General: R Langlais
Professor Langlais read his report as the outgoing Secretary General. He reviewed the production of the regalia and the establishment of the fellowship. He informed the Assembly that the organisation was in the best financial condition it had ever been in and that the trust fund proceeds were significant. Professor Langlais personally thanked Mrs Rebecca Cox, Dr Brent Dove, and his wife, Cynthia, for their invaluable assistance. He had special thanks also for Dr Agatha Adams and her role as the first 'Secretary to the Board'. Professor Langlais also supplied membership data by region and country.Professor Langlais then handed the official gavel to the new incoming Secretary General, Dr Gerard C. H. Sanderink.
5. Report to the Treasurer: S B Dove & L Habets
Dr Brent Dove reviewed the financial report and provided financial statements for the assembly. He highlighted the transfer of funds to the new Treasurer, Dr Luc M H Habets. Dr Dove also thanked the Board for the opportunity of serving for the past eight years. Dr Habets reviewed the Treasurer's report with the membership in the form of a multimedia presentation of the Congress budget. He reviewed the reasons for the increase in membership from USD=55.00 to US=60.00 for one year and USD=150.00 for three years. a motion was made to accept the report which passed unanimously. Professor Allan Farman informed the membership that there had been a surplus from the Congress and suggested that half of the proceeds would go to the Trust Fund. Questions about pre-registration and abstracts were also raised by members at this time and discussed.
6. Report of the Local Arrangements Committee: A Farman
Professor Farman submitted a preliminary report of this committee to the Assembly and again thanked all involved. He projected an 'anticipated' income of approximately = 285,000 USD, expenditures of 271,700 USD and a profit of about 13,000 USD.
7. Editor's Report: P Hirschmann
The Editor's report was given by Mr Peter Hirschmann. Mr Hirschmann outlined the transition from the old publishers to Stockton Press. He also discussed future Journal development including an increase in page numbers, new members to the Board, the appointment of an Associate Editor in 1999, and the possibility of an on-line Journal. He thanked Professor Farman for his remarks and stated that they would be seeking nominations for the Associate Editor's position.
8. Trust Fund Committee Report: D Lovelock (Chair)
Dr Douglas Lovelock gave a brief Trust Fund Report.
9. Fellowship Committee Report: L Hollender/R Langlais
Professor Langlais followed the report of the Fellowship Committee. Names were submitted to the membership and passed by a majority of 61 to 1 with 13 members abstaining. The initial Fellows appointed to the Board were Professors Olaf Langland, Thomas Schiff and Doss McDavid.
10. Report of the Nominating Committee: Dr You (Chair) & G Sanderink
The nominating Committee then presented a slate of new officers:
IAMDFR OFFICERS: 1997-1999
President
Hajime Fuchihata Japan
Secretary General
Gerard Sanderink
The Netherlands
Treasurer
Luc L M H Habets The Netherlands
President Elect
Douglas J Lovelock
UK
President Elect Designate Edemir Costa
Brazil
Past President
Allan G Farman
USA
Past secretary General
Robert P Langlais
USA
Senior Vice President
William
Scarfe USA
Junior Vice President
Shusaburo Uemura
Japan
Vice President Designate Laetitia M
Brocklebank UK
Secretary to the Board
Dale Miles
USA
Editor of the Journal
Peter N Hirschmann
UK
REGIONAL DIRECTORS 1997 - 1999
Ex-Officio
Gregorio Faivovich Chile
Fred M. Musaph Canada
Africa
Chris J.
Nortje
South Africa
Tom O Ochola
Kenya
Asia
Sang-Rae Lee
Korea
Tae-Won Park
Korea
Kanji Kishi
Japan
Anonkart Bhakdinaronk Thailand
Isamu Kashima
Japan
Hanna B Iskandar
Indonesia
K G Nagesh
India
Ma Xu-Chen
China
Tomas Li Ka Lun China
(HK)
Middle East
Israel D Kaffe
Israel
Europe
Levente Pataky
Hungary
Frantisek Urban
Czech Republic
Silvio Bianchi
Italy
Irmela Reuter
Germany
Urs Bragger
Switzerland
Arne Petersson
Nordic Countries
North America: Neil
Serman
USA
Brent Dove
USA
Central America: I. de Carcer de
Carranza Mexico
Orlando Uriza
Costa Rico
Christopher Ogunsalu Caribean
South America: Hugo
Aguayo Olivares Peru
Huga Dagum
Argentina
Australasia:
Ross
MacDonald Australia
Fellows of the IADMFR:
Prof. Olaf Langland
Dr Doss McDavid
Dr Thomas Schiff
IADMFR Committees 1997 - 1999
Nominating Committee
Allan G Farman (Chair)
Laetitia Brocklebank
Kanji Kishi
Arne Petersson
Finance Committee
Luc Habets (Chair)
Gerard Sanderink
Brent Dove
Peter Hirschmann (advisor)
Constitution and Bylaws Committee
Douglas Lovelock (Chair)
Tae-Won Park
Chris Nortje
Arne Petersson
Trust Fund Committee
Douglas Lovelock (Chair)
Robert Langlais
Allan Farman
Chris Nortje
Levente Pataky
Education Committee
Vacancy (Chair)
Imaging Modalities and Standards Committee
Paul F. Van der Stelt (Chair)
Research Committee
Tomohiro Okano (Chair)
Hans-Goran Grohndahl (Co-Chair)
This slate was unanimously accepted by the Board. The subsequent motion passed. Names of new honorary members were also submitted to the membership with unanimous approval of the Executive Committee, Board and General Assembly.
Honorary Members
Prof. Keiichi Furumoto Japan
Prof. Olaf Langland USA
Prof. Karl-Ake Omnell USA
Prof. Henry Rosenberg USA
Prof. Eiko Sairenji Japan
Prof. N J David Smith UK
Prof. Takuro Wada Japan
Dr Sanderink thanked the departing members from the Committees, Board and Executive Committees.
Comments of the New Secretary General: G Sanderink: At this point the new Secretary General, Dr Gerard C H Sanderink, addressed the General Assembly. He mentioned that Mrs Yvonne Emmer will give administrative support to the Secretariat. She is the secretary of the Department of Oral Radiology at ACTA, Amsterdam. The Web site appears to be a success as in 18 months already 1400 visits were paid to the site. One of the benefits is the possibility for electronic application for membership.
Before the end of 1997 an update of the membership database will be performed. This information will be used to issue in 1998 a membership directory.
12. Constitution and Bylaws Committee: Dr Lovelock (Chair)
Dr Lovelock submitted his report as chair of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee. There was no discussion.
13. Presentations and election of the next Congress site, Association President(s) by the General Assembly: G Sanderink
Brazil: E Costa
Sweden: H G Grondahl
The nominating committee considered both proposals and found both groups capable to organise the meeting. Because of an uneven distribution of the past Congress throughout the world (Europe 6/ USA 3/ Asia 3/ South America 1) Professor Grohdahl decided to withdraw the bid from Gothenburg (Sweden).
At this point the ASSEMBLY was entertained by a video presentation from Professor Costa of the Brazilian Academy of Oral Radiology.
The General Assembly elected Brazil as the site of the meeting (2003 or 2004) subsequent to Glasgow in 2001.
Dr Letitia Brocklebank read the name of the winner of the drawing for the free registration at the meeting in Glasgow, Dr John Brand of the University of Oklahoma.
14. Other Business
Under new business, the Board accepted the reports of the Education Committee chaired by Professor Madeline Rohlin, and the Research Committee chaired by Professor Tomohiro Okano.
15. Close
Professor Allan Farman installed Professor Hajimi Fuchihata as the new President for the 12th Congress of the IADMFR to be held in Osaka, Japan in 1999. Professor Fuchihata thanked Dr Farman.
The meeting was then adjourned.
Respectively submitted,
Dr Gerard C H Sanderink
Secretary General
ACTA
Department of Oral Radiology
Louwesweg 1
1066 EA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
and
Professor Dale A Miles
Secretary to the Board
Indiana University
School of Dentistry
1121 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
USA
Message from the Past Secretary General
It is really truly wonderful to occupy the position of past Secretary General. After looking after the affairs of the Association for 12 years, it is nice not to have so much mail though I welcome correspondence from my many colleagues and friends.
I want every member to know that I have been in almost constant communication with Professor Sanderink, our New Secretary General. He and Luc Habets have made many changes which will make the Secretariat more efficient and in a better position to look after the interests of the members.
I am also looking forward to the meeting in Osaka and have volunteered my services to President Fuchihata and his local organising committee. We have corresponded on a number of occasions about the Congress in Osaka and I am certain this Congress will be most enlightening and enjoyable. For those of you who have never met my wife Denyse, she has told me she will accompany me for the Congress in Osaka and she looks forward to meeting some of her old friends as well as making some new ones.
On March 12 1998 I will travel to lecture at the Dental School in Tel Aviv with Professor Israel Kaffe. My wife Denyse will also accompany me so I am looking forward to this trip. We hope to see something of Israel while we are there.
Fellowship News
During my tenure as Secretary General, I was very keen on developing more honours, awards and ceremonial for our Association. One of the most important initiatives approved by the Board of Directors was the establishment of the status of "Fellow" in the Association. In Louisville 3 new Fellows were elected by the Charter Fellows and approved by the Board of Directors. These were: Professors Olaf E Langland, Doss McDavid and Thomas Schiff all from the USA. Receipt of the Fellowship involves the following:
Fellowship is awarded to members of the Association with outstanding achievement in the Field as verified by the presentation of their credentials to a jury of other Fellows with final approval required by the Board of Directors.
1. Write to the Secretary General requesting an application form.
2. Return the application form supplying all of the requested information and application
fee which is somewhere around $400-$500 US.
3. A committee of the existing Fellows will review the applications and elect any new
Fellows who meet all of the requirements.
4. At the next Congress the new Fellow receives:
i. Fellowship Certificate with gold seal, ribbon and embossed logo.
ii. Fellowship medal with ribbon which can be worn at Association
formal occasions.
iii. Fellowship Rosette made from red and black cloth which can be worn anytime.
5. Fellows may use the letters: FIADMFR after their name where and as permitted.
If you have any questions about Fellowship please contact the Secretary General. Also, details of the Fellowship will be found in the minutes of the General Assembly when they are published. Further details can be found in the Constitution and Bylaws which was updated and published in 1997 and in the minutes of the Board of Directors from the Congress in Louisville.
This past September I was fortunate to have the opportunity to visit Javeriana University in Bogota, Columbia as the guest of the University and hosted by the Castro Brothers, Gabriel and Alvaro. They teach and have several radiology offices in Bogota. I believe the presentations went well and I enjoyed the opportunity to visit this beautiful country. I also took advantage of this visit to practice my Spanish which needs a lot of work.
Finally a note of thanks for all of your kindness over the years. I now ask you to support and encourage our new Secretary General and Treasurer who I Know are working hard for all of us even at this moment.
Robert Langlais DDS, MS, FACD, FAADMFR
Past Secretary General, IADMFR
Dental Diagnostic Science
UTHSC Dental School
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78284-7919
USA
Glasgow 2001 - 13th International Congress of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology
The Organising Committee for the 13th Congress is already busy planning a conference, trade exhibition, and accompanying social events to encourage members to travel to Glasgow in August 2001. Members may be surprised at the choice of August for the meeting, and interested to know that there are two important reasons for the decision to hold the meeting at this time:
· The very first meeting, hosted by Professor Gregorio Faivovich in Chile in 1968 was held in August.
· The Edinburgh International Arts Festival takes place in the last two weeks of August, and first week of September, so that art and music lovers will have the opportunity to attend this immediately after the Congress.
We hope that this change of timing will be convenient to delegates, especially with the knowledge of the dates so far in advance, so please note them in your diary: the meeting will take place within the period 6 - 10 August 2001, the year of the 33rd anniversary of our organisation.
The initial bid to host one of our international meetings was taken to the 10th Congress in Seoul, Korea, in 1994, when we had a competition for a free registration. At our promotional booth at the 11th Congress in Louisville, USA, in 1997 we had a similar competition, but with different questions!
The successful winners of a free registration for themselves are:
1994 - Allan Farman, USA
1997 - John Brand, USA
We will be offering one more opportunity to win a free registration, in Osaka, Japan at the 12th Congress in 1999, so if you want to prevent all the free registrations going to the USA be there, and participate. You will all be welcome at our stand where we will be able to answer your questions, and provide you with information about Glasgow and Scotland.
The first announcement for Glasgow 2001 is included with this Newsletter. It contains information about web sites where you can get further information, and we are pleased to announce that our own web site will go live in the Autumn of 1998 - please visit it.
Laetitia Brocklebank
Department of Dental Radiology
Glasgow dental Hospital & School
378 Sauciehall Street
Glasgow G2 3JZ,
Scotland,UK
DMFR GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
From the Editor
Matthew Smith, our Publishing Editor at Stockton Press, and I were very pleased to report to the Board of Directors when it met in Oslo in June that DMFR continues to go from strength to strength.
The most important news is that the journal received an Impact Factor of 1.012 from the ISI last November. DMFR is 28th out of 71 in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging. The journal is not listed under Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Medicine (please write to ISI requesting that they remedy this dire oversight). If it were listed, it would be 14th out of 40, just behind Journal of Dentistry and above OOOOE, which is 16th at 0.915. This is a magnificent achievement and much to the credit of those who have consistently supported the journal over the years. It confirms my argument in defining the scope of the journal, that Oral Radiology is at the centre of the dental specialities. DMFR is clearly the first port of call for anyone who wants to publish basic imaging research.
This assessment is confirmed by the growth in the number of submissions, which has increased from 70 in 1996 to 90 in 1997 by the end of June 1998 is 55 had been received in 1998. As Editor, I need to balance the rate of submissions with the rate of rejection, which is now about 35%, at the same time ensuring that the average interval between acceptance and publication continues at no more than five months. The publishers, for their part, need to ensure that the price of the journal does not become prohibitive. For this reason, having agreed a relatively modest increase in pagination this year to 400 pages, there will be a similar increase next year, to 424. The publishers are encouraged by the increase in institutional sales last year and the growth in personal subscriptions is particularly pleasing.
They continue to market the journal extensively to potential authors and subscribers and are working hard to ensure that it is displayed at all our Regional Maxillofacial Radiology meetings.
The new Stockton Press web site was launched in December 1997 and allows on-line subscribers access to the full text of articles. The table of contents and abstracts of papers are available to visitors free of charge. The search facility is currently being developed and will eventually link to the Nature search facility.
I have received a number of e-mails and letters from members whose journal has not reached them. This problem was also discussed at the meeting of the Board of Directors. It is clear that the postal service in many countries is erratic. In one particular instance, a member went to his local post office and found his two missing issues awaiting him there.
What you can do
DMFR is the journal of the IADMFR and its continued success is dependent on the support from its members. Remember that the more institutional subscriptions we get, the bigger the royalty to the Association. This can only be to the benefit of the members. Therefore:
1. Make sure that your institution takes a copy of the journal in its library.
2. Help publicise the journal. We need lists of members of national DMFR societies and also of other specialist societies, for instance oral surgeons, implantologists and head and neck medical radiologists, in your country.
3. Please let us know of any relevant meetings in your country, so that we can send flyers and other information about the journal.
Finally, please keep the papers flowing in.
P N HIRSCHMANN
The Dental Hospital at Leeds
Clarendon Way
Leeds LS2 9LU
England
Peter Hirschmann's term of office as editor of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology ceases in 2001. The Board of Directors of IADMFR wish to appoint his successor at Osaka in June 1999. Expressions of interest, together with a brief CV, should be sent to:
Professor Allan G Farman
Health Sciences Center
University of Louisville
Kentucky 40292
USA
http:\\www.louisville.edu\~agfarm01
email:agfarm01@ulkyvm.louisville.edu
1998
11th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Head and Neck Radiology
1 - 3 October 1998, Vienna, Austria
Contact: Dr H Imhof, Scientific and Administrative secretariat ESHNR' 98, The Vienna Academy of Postgraduate Medical Education and research, Alser Strasse 4, A - 1090 Vienna, Austria
Tel: + 43/1 405 13 83 14
Fax: + 43/1 405 13 83 23
E-mail: medacad@via.at
homepage: http://www.via.at/medacad/eshnr98/
49th Annual Session of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology:
14-18 October 1998, Sante Fe, NM,USA
Contact: Dr M Kevin O Carroll, Executive Secretary, The American academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, P O Box 55722, Jackson, MS 39269, USA
Tel: +1 601 984 6060
Fax: + 1 601 984 6086
E-mail: ocarroll@fiona.umsed.edu
1999
Twelfth International Congress of the International Congress of DentoMaxillofacial Radiology
26 June - 1 July 1999, Osaka, Japan
Contact: Congress Secretariat, c/o Simul International Inc, Kansai Office, Kogin Building, Annex 8F, 4-2-7 Koraibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541, Japan
Tel: +81 6 231 2441
Fax: +81 6 231 2447
E-mail: KYM04075@niftyserve.or.jp
50th Annual Session of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology:
1-5 December 1999, Chicago, IL, USA
Contact: Dr M Kevin O Carroll, Executive Secretary, The American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, PO Box 55722, Jackson, MS 39296, USA
Tel: + 1 601 984 6060
Fax: + 1 601 984 6086
E-mail: ocarroll@fiona.umsmed.edu
2000
7th European Congress of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology
15-18 June 2000, Athens
Contact: Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, School of Dentistry, Athens University, 2 Thivon St. Goudi, 115-27, Athens, Greece
51st Annual Session of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology:
Date TBA, Hotel TBA
Contact: Dr M Kevin O Carroll, Executive Secretary, The American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, PO Box 55722, Jackson, MS 39296, USA
Tel: + 1 601 984 6060
Fax: + 1 601 984 6086
E-mail: ocarroll@fiona.umsmed.edu
2001
Thirteenth International Congress of the International Congress of DentoMaxillofacial Radiology
6-10 August 2001, Glasgow, Scotland
Contact: Congress Secretariat, Concorde Services Ltd/ICDMFR, 4B, 59 Speirs Wharf, Port Douglas, Glasgow G4 9TB, Scotland, UK
Tel: + 44 141 331 0123
Fax: +44 141 331 0234
E-mail: event@conscot.demon.co.uk
or contact Laetitia Brocklebank: glasgow2001@dental.gla.ac.uk
Attention:
As of January 1st 1999 all telephone numbers in Osaka will require the addition of an extra "6" before the prefix.
e.g (12th ICDMFR Numbers)
Phone: + 81-6-311-3533 (old number) +81-6-6311-3533 (new number)
Fax: + 81-6-311-3332 (old number) +81-6-6311-3332 (new number)
IADMFR Membership Questionnaire
Please take the time to fill in the following questionnaire, and return it by mail to the Secretary-General,
Dr Gerard Sanderink at ACTA, Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA Amsterdam, The Netherlands. When a choice is offered please follow the notes for each question.
The information you provide will be available to the Secretariat, and future IADMFR Congress organisers, to enable them to take account of your views when planning future events. The results of this survey will be published in a future copy of the Newsletter. Please mark with
a ü or a number where requested.
Name, last: ....................................................................
first: ...................................................................
IADMFR Membership number, if known: ........................
1. Job Nature - please indicate the description which reflects your main employment:
2. Job activities - please indicate in order 1,2,3 the three major areas of work (left hand boxes) included in your job
(1= most time), and tick the sub-categories where they apply
Hospital Specialist, if yes, are you in:
Radiology Other speciality: ........................
Teacher
Undergraduate education Postgraduate education
Research, if yes, are you doing:
Clinical research Pure Science research
General Dental Practice
Community Dentistry
Publications (writing, refereeing)
Attending courses
3. Please indicate, using 1,2,3, the three areas of dentistry which you think have the strongest links with radiology (1 = strongest)
Primary Care Oral Surgery
Periodontology Restorative Dentistry
Prosthodontics Crown and Bridge
Endodontics Paediatric Dentistry
Orthodontics Implants
Gerodontology CAL educational programs
Patient education
4. Attendance at IADMFR Congresses
Which IADMFR Congresses have you attended, and what was your involvement at them? Please mark all relevant boxes:
Congress Attended Presentation Session Accompanying Paper Poster chairman person with you?
5. Attendance at other DMFR (or related) Conferences
Please list other dentomaxillofacial radiology conferences you have attended in the last three years, giving year and location:
Year: ......... Location/Conference:...................................................
Year: ......... Location/Conference:...................................................
Year: ......... Location/Conference:...................................................
Year: ......... Location/Conference:...................................................
6. What financial package would you prefer to be offered for a Conference?
Please number in order of preference (1,2,3), using 1 as your best choice:
Registration, accommodation, daytime meals and social events for yourself, and one accompanying person
Registration, accommodation, daytime meals and social events included
Registration, daytime meals and social events included
Registration and daytime meals included
Registration only: all other expenses separate
7. What factors influence your decision to attend a conference?
Please number in order of preference (1,2,3), using 1 as your best choice:
type of accommodation offered (please specify what type you prefer)
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pure science research content keynote speakers
innovative ideas clinical presentations
workshops trade exhibition
social programme translation into your own language
location
8. Location of conference, and funding
Is your decision to attend a conference influenced by how far you will have to travel?
Yes
No
Which of the following options has the strongest influence on your decision to attend a conference?
same country
same continent
getting financial support
9. Content of conference: presentations and posters
Which of the following areas should be included in order to attract attendees?
Please indicate the three most important factors (1,2,3; 1 = most important)
case presentations radiographic techniques
diagnosis digital radiology
radiation biology education
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10. Interest to other professionals
Please indicate the three most important topics which could be included in a DMFR program, in order to attract professionals from other specialities.
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Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire and return it to:
Dr Gerard C H Sanderink
ACTA
Department of Oral Radiology
Louwesweg 1
1066 EA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
