Professional & Public Relations Committee
The Professional and Public Relations Committee consists of three fellows. All members are appointed to terms of three years in staggered terms. The member with the longest service on the committee is chairman. The Immediate past president serves on the committee as an ex-officio member.This committee establishes and maintains contacts and relations with professional organizations that have an interest in or are concerned with the field of oral pathology. It investigates, recommends, and carries out programs to assure dissemination of information with regard to oral pathology to the general public and to health professions, including schools, societies, hospitals, and other professional organizations. The committee makes its services available regarding policies and opinions of the Academy as to oral pathologist-dentist, oral pathologist-hospital, and oral pathologist-school relations. It also serves as an arbitration committee in case of disputes or misunderstandings of concern to oral pathologists.
Current members of this committee are:
Lan Su, Chair (2010)
Sara Gordon (2011)
Nadarajah Vigneswaran (2012)
Valerie A. Murrah, ex-officio