title: The economy for clinical science in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
authors.affiliation: Professor of Developmental and Surgical Sciences, Dean, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, MN 55455, USA. Past Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ( http://www.joms.org ). E-mail: assael@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Leon A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Assael