Awards

Distinguished Educators Award

The Distinguished Educators Award was established in 2005. The recipient of this award must be a current or former member of SSOMS and a distinguished educator in the southeastern region for over fifteen years.

2005 Brian Alpert, DDS and John N.Kent, DDS
2006 William B. Irby, DDS and S. Elmer Bear, DDS
2007 Bill C. Terry, DDS
2008 Thomas W. Jones, DDS
2010 Randolph B. Malloy, DDS, PhD
2011 Raymond P. White, Jr., DDS, PhD
2012 J. W. Hudson, DDS
2013 Timothy Turvey, DDS
2014 M. Franklin Dolwick, DMD, PhD
2015 Daniel M. Laskin, BS, DDS, MD, DSc
2016 Ghali Ghali, DDS, MD, FACC

Frank DiPlacido Humanitarian Award

This award was established in 2008 and is presented to members of the Society who distinguish themselves through demonstrating exemplary humanitarian efforts. The award will be made to deserving members, when appropriate, and a $500 donation will be made to a charity chosen by the recipient or their family or to the OMS Foundation.

2009 Frank DiPlacido, Jr., DMD
2013 J. David Allen, DDS
2014 Vishtasb Broumand, DMD, MD
2015 Charles L. Cuttino, III, DMD, PhD
2016 David Frost, DDS, MS

Lifetime Achievement Award

2011 James Ingrassia, DDS
2012 Charles A. McCallum, DMD, MD
2013 Myron Tucker, DDS
2014 Raymond White DDS
2015 Ronald Tankersley, DDS
2016 John N. Kent, DDS, FACD, FICD

2026 AAOMS Educational Weekend

Dear Members: Please make sure you and your staff take advantage of Educational Weekend, taking place in Orlando, FL, April 11-12. The courses focus on safeguarding your practice against the unexpected (Practice Priorities), optimizing insurance reimbursements while avoiding coding pitfalls (OMS Coding Essentials), and managing medical emergencies in the office (APME). All of you should […]

SSOMS Past President J. W. Barts Passes Away

Dr. J. W. Barts, Charlotte, NC, who served as SSOMS President in 1989, passed away on March 9 following an extended illness.   A memorial service will be held Monday, March 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Myers Park Presbyterian Church. The service will be livestreamed for those unable to attend. Following is a link to the obituary: […]

Cyber: Safeguarding Your Practice

Dear Fellow Society Members, In recent years, we have seen unexpected natural disasters and costly cyberattacks affect our friends and colleagues, if not ourselves. Nobody expects a disaster or thinks it will happen to them….but it will happen to someone and it may well be you. We cannot prevent these things from happening but we […]

OMS Loses a Giant

Dear SSOMS Member, We regret to inform you that our friend and an icon in the specialty, Dr. Jeff Schultz, died suddenly and unexpectedly of a heart attack on February 22, 2026. We are still trying to process this loss to all of us and particularly to the specialty. Jeff never refused to serve when asked. A […]