Pediatric Maxillofacial Trauma

lt;p>George M. Kushner, DMD, MD, is Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, USA. He has been Director of the Advanced Educational Program in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the university since 1994. Dr. Kushner is a Diplomate, Fellow, and member of AAOMS, fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), the Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (SSOMS), and the American College of Surgeons and has held leadership positions in most of these organizations. Dr. Kushner lectures worldwide and has published widely on a range of topics in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is a Trustee of the AO Foundation, an international organization committed to excellence in musculoskeletal surgery. In 2013 he was inducted into American College of Dentists and he has also been a recipient of an American Medical Association Physician Recognitio

Lewis Jones, DMD, MD, is Assistant Professor at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry in Louisville, KY, USA. Dr. Jones gained his DMD from University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine in 2007 and his MD from University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Medical School in 2010. He completed his residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at UAB in 2013 followed by a cleft/craniofacial fellowship at the Charleston Area Medical Center. Dr. Jones is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS), a member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA), the American Dental Association, and the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). Dr. Jones practices oral and maxillofacial surgery with a special interest in pediatric anomalies,

Growth and Development of the Maxillofacial Skeleton.- The Use of Resorbable Implants in Pediatric Facial Fractures.- Soft Tissue Trauma in the Growing Patient.- Soft Tissue Revision Surgery in the Growing Patient.- Management of Dog Bites.- Dentoalveolar Trauma.- Mandible Fractures in Primary, Mixed and Permanent Dentition Phases.- Midface (Maxillary and Zygomatic) Fractures.- Orbital and Nasal Fractures.- Considerations in Pediatric Populations (Including Patterns of Abuse).