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I read with interest Dr Assael's editorial 1 Assael L.A. Diversity in OMFS. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010; 68: 1709 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (2) Google Scholar and the article by Aziz 2 Aziz S. Racial diversity in American oral and maxillofacial surgery. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010; 68: 1723 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (7) Google Scholar encouraging our colleagues to embrace diversity in our specialty. As a member of a minority (women) in oral and maxillofacial surgery, I am happy to see that recruitment and retention of individuals from diverse backgrounds is an issue that our leadership has decided to address. The Diversity Imperative: Essential to a Specialty's SuccessJournal of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryVol. 68Issue 8PreviewFirst, dispel any thoughts that this editorial about diversity in oral and maxillofacial surgery is to justify affirmative action, moral virtue, social justice, religion, or humanism. So much discussion about diversity is. Those ideals are ethical and political questions best addressed by individuals and society's institutions. Full-Text PDF Racial Diversity in American Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryJournal of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryVol. 68Issue 8PreviewHealth care disparity in the United States is a significant problem. Part of the solution is to improve the diversity of health care providers. The purpose of this study is to review the racial demographic of American oral and maxillofacial surgery as it compares with the racial demographic of the United States. Additionally, the racial demographic of the American dental and medical professions are reviewed. Full-Text PDF
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