title: Improving communication through publications: contributions of American oral and maxillofacial surgery.
abstract: The Journal of Oral Surgery was the first specialty publication in the United States and since 1943 it, its successor, the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and other publications of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons have been committed to communication within the specialty, among dental specialties, and with dentists in general practice. A review of back issues of the journal is a history of the development of the specialty. AAOMS publications are intended to share emerging scientific and clinical knowledge, inform and educate all dentists, and establish standards for quality patient care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, USA. dmlaskin@vcu.edu
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Laskin
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007598:Journalism, Dental; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012953:Societies, Dental; D013515:Surgery, Oral