2012 - Health Care Professionals - Dartmouth-Hitchcock

MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERYRocco R. Addante, DMD, MDSection ChiefProfessor of Surgeryand AnesthesiologyBarbara RiesebergSenior Practice ManagerIntroductionOral and Maxillofacial Surgery providesa diverse spectrum of care rangingfrom primary to tertiary levels. We areseeing an increase in the number ofcomplex cases involving pathologicaland structural deformities of themaxillofacial region being referredto Dartmouth-Hitchcock from thetri-state area.Patient CareDr. Addante participates in a numberof D-H interdisciplinary care clinics.He is a key member of the CraniofacialAnomalies Clinic and interacts on theHead and Neck Cancer team andtumor board. He also provides carefor patients from the HematologyOncology Section who typically exhibitcoagulation disorders and immunesuppression along with their needfor oral surgery intervention. Casesinvolving the care of patients whohave undergone radiation therapyas a component of their head andneck cancer care or who developosteonecrosis as a consequence ofbisphosphonate use are also includedin the mix of patients with significantco-morbidities.EducationRocco Addante, DMD, MD remainsactive academically as a journal reviewerfor articles submitted for publication tothe Journal of Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery. In addition, he continuesto mentor students from Dartmouthwith an interest in careers combiningmedicine and dentistry and morerecently, fourth-year students fromHarvard Dental School who rotatethrough the Red Logan Dental Clinic.Dr. Addante hosts monthly meetingsfor D-H dental staff, and he regularlypresents lectures to members of thedental community on topics of mutualinterest. He serves on the AnesthesiaReview Committee for the State ofNew Hampshire which credentials oralsurgery offices and care providers forthe administration of sedation andanesthesia. He also lectures to theOperating Room Technicians Programgroup at D-H.Nationally, he has completed a longtenure on the Commission ofProfessional Conduct of the AmericanAssociation of Oral and MaxillofacialSurgeons and as a member of theExamination Committee for theAmerica Board of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery. Although thereis no residency program in Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery at D-H, Dr.Addante maintains close affiliationswith the Sections of Plastic Surgeryand Otolaryngology and is an activecontributor to the training programsin each of these specialties.Maxillofacial Surgery Gross Professional Revenue$2M$1.5M$1M$.5MMaxillofacial Surgery Cases25020015010050FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY1228