Dear Colleagues, On behalf "Team Mangalore" of the organizing team of the “45th Annual Conference of AOMSI”, we extend a warm welcome to all of you to "the city of sun, sand, spice and surgery – Mangalore ! " Mangalore has always been the hub of academic innovations and it is a privilege to host this landmark conference to set a benchmark for future conferences, marking a new innings in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. We have transformed the traditional outlook of the conference into a more practical and applicable one with inclusion of pressing agendas and newer outlooks. The 4 day-long conference will be a blend of the best of pre-conference courses, scientific lectures, tips and tricks in surgery and practice-oriented guidance. Enlivening the soul of the event there awaitens the perfect blend of coastal culinary delights to awaken your taste buds and entertaining social programmes to keep up the exuberance.

After 17 long years, “Team Mangalore” has got the opportunity to host you all once again and we express our heartfelt gratitude to all of you for showing faith in us and giving us another opportunity. We will strive hard to keep make this conference bigger and better than ever before ! We hope to share our excitement with you as we extend a warm invitation to you all, to be a part of this momentous event and make it a grand success ! Namma Mangaluru is waiting to host you for the 45th Annual Conference of the AOMSI! Come and be a part of the revolution and evolution ! “Our theme – Unravelling the Face” Regards, Organising Committee