Second District Dental Society Of New York111 Fort Greene PlaceBrooklyn, NY 11217-1490Phone: 718-522-3939 Fax: 718-797-4335Email: bulletin@sddsny.org

VOLUME 30 NUMBER 2February 2013

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIESFEBRUARY

Friday 1 CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE #13-02 9:00 AM to Fort Hamilton Community Club, Brooklyn, NY 4:00 PM “Provisionalization of the Dental Implant Patient” Michael Klein, D.D.S.

Monday 4 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING 7:00 PM

Friday 8 CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE #13-03 9:00 AM to Hilton Garden Inn, Staten Island, NY 12:00 NOON “Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Planning” Peter A. Costalos, D.M.D.

Friday 22 CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE #13-04 9:00 AM to Hilton Garden Inn, Staten Island, NY 3:00 PM “CPRandMedicalEmergenciesintheDentalOffice” MichaelKaliroff,CertifiedInstructor

MARCH

Friday 1 CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE #13-05 9:00 AM to Fort Hamilton Community Club, Brooklyn, NY 12:00 NOON “Oral Surgery 1.0” Steven R. Schwartz, D.D.S.

Monday 4 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING 7:00 PM

Friday 8 CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE #13-06 9:30 AM to SDDS Headquarters, Brooklyn, NY 3:30 PM “CPRandMedicalEmergenciesintheDentalOffice” MichaelKaliroff,CertifiedInstructor

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“Simplifying Decision Making in Implant Dentistry”

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9 AM - 4 PM

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The Dr. Irving E. Gruber Memorial Lecture

Pre-registration is required for this event. Contact SDDS Headquarters at (718) 522-3939 to reserve a seat.

Newly installed SDDS President Dr. Amrish Parikh

SDDS 2013 Installation and Awards LuncheonThe 2013 Second District Dental Society Instal-lation of Officers and Awards Luncheon was held at The University Club in New York City on January 6, 2010. The annual event serves to celebrate our new slate of officers and thank those who have served our so-ciety with distinction.

Many dignitaries from

The incoming SDDS Officers (l to r): Drs. Lauro Medrano-Saldaña, Philip Buccigrossi, Jr., Michell Mindlin, Gabriel Ariola, Sari Rosenwein

(l to r): Drs. Steven Gounardes, P. Deborah Weisfuse, Santo Martin Farina, Bharati Parikh, Amrish Parikh, William Calnon,

Constantine Pavlakos

Drs. Lauro Medrano-Saldaña (L) and

Anthony Chillura(R) receive awards

in recognition of their service to the

GNYDM.

Some of the SDDS Life Members receive their Award Certificates from SDDS President Amrish Parikh (background)Pictured here (l to r): Drs. Eric Greenspan, George Szalavetz, Frank Serini, Nicholas Santoriello, Donald Ratcliffe, Howard Lieb, Mark

Coffiner, Marie Lourdes Charles, Jeffrey Burns

throughout the state were in attendance that day. Presidents and Trustees from the surrounding components as well as the NYSDA officers en-joyed the festivities. ADA Trustee and SDDS mem-ber, Steven Gounardes, served as installing offi-cer as the SDDS Officers and 2013 SDDS President Dr. Amrish Parikh were sworn into duty.

Outgoing SDDS President Dr. Constantine

(Gus) Pavlakos, his wife Dr. Jeannine

Ferriola and their two wonderful children

photos by James Sconzo

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OfficersPresident – Amrish K. Parikh

President-Elect – Lauro F. Medrano-SaldañaVice-President – Philip Buccigrossi, Jr.

Secretary – Mitchell D. MindlinTreasurer – Gabriel D. Ariola

Librarian Curator – Sari Rosenwein

Board of TrusteesPaul S. AlbicoccoScott B. Brustein

Alyson K. BuchalterRaymond A. Flagiello

John R. HalikiasHoward I.A. LiebMarc Meiselman

Phyliss G. MerlinoRichard L. Oshrain

Deborah A. PasqualeConstantine G. Pavlakos

Craig RatnerReneida E. ReyesJames J. SconzoStuart Segelnick

Robert A. SeminaraPaul D. Weseley

Office StaffBernard Hackett, Executive Director.

Shayo FarinreVeronica Molina

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The Bulletin is the official publication of the Second District Dental Society. It is published monthly, except during June, July, August and September, when it is published bimonthly, by the Journal of the Second District Dental Society, Inc. The opinions expressed are those of the writers and are not necessarily those of the Second District Dental Society. Subscription rates; mem-bers, $4.50 per year; others, $5.50 per year.

Material for publication must be typewritten and double-spaced and must be received six weeks prior to the month of issue. Business communications and requests for advertis-ing rates should be directed to the Second District Dental Society, 111 Fort Greene

Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217.The Bulletin reserves the right to alter or

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Associate EditorsPaul S. AlbicoccoGabriel D. Ariola

Alyson K. BuchalterHoward I.A. Lieb

Lauro F. Medrano- SaldañaRichard Oshrain

Deborah A. PasqualeReneida E. ReyesJames J. Sconzo

Stuart L. Segelnick

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and intended to provide useful product and service information.

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publisher, the Second District Dental Society, of the product or service being offered in the ad-

vertisement unless the advertisement specifical-ly includes an authorized statement that such approval or endorsement has been granted.

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Dr. Gabriel Ariola Wins the Bernard P. Tillis Award for Exceptional WritingFor the third time in five years, a Second District member has been honored as the winner of the Bernard P. Tillis Award for excellence in dental writing. Dr. Gabriel Ariola was selected to receive the award, presented by the NYSDA Council on Membership and Communications, for his essay “Purple Heart,” which appeared in the October 2011 Bulletin of the Second District Dental Society.

His winning essay is a positive comment on the long lost art of communicating with our patients – an art that reconnected one of his patients with a long lost army medal.

Dr. Ariola received his inscribed plaque at the January 2013 SDDS Board of Trustees meeting. The Tillis Award was established in 1996 to honor the memory of the longtime New York State Dental Journal and SDDS Editor. It recognizes members of the New York State Dental Association who, through their writing in The New York State Dental Journal or in a component publication, pro-mote a positive image of organized dentistry. Dr. Stuart Segelnick won the award in 2010 and Dr. Craig Ratner in 2008.

SDDS President Dr. Amrish Parikh presents Dr. Ariola with the 2012 Bernard P. Tillis Award.

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Each year at this time the President-Elect begins the process of formulating appointments to the SDDS standing committees for the following year. If you have any interest in serving on any of these committees in 2014, now is the time to notify SDDS headquarters. If you require further information or wish to be considered for appointment, please complete the form below and forward to SDDS headquarters to the attention of Dr. Lauro Medrano-Saldaña, President-Elect.

NAME: _____________________________________________ OFFICE ADDRESS: _______________________________________________

CITY, STATE, ZIP: _____________________________________ OFFICE PHONE: _________________________________________________

E-MAIL: _____________________________________________

____ YES, I am interested in serving the Second District and the dental profession. Please contact me with information about the following committees:

[ ] Board of Trustees [ ] Richmond County Dental Society [ ] Chemical Dependency [ ] Dental Benefits [ ] Dental Health Planning/Hospital [ ] Dental Practice [ ] Education and Licensure [ ] Ethics [ ] Governmental Affairs [ ] Membership and Communication [ ] New Dentist [ ] Peer Review and Quality Assurance [ ] Relief [ ] Constitution and Bylaws [ ] Publications [ ] District Claims [ ] Oral Health [ ] Finance [ ] Greater New York Dental Meeting [ ] Other (please list): ____________________________________

A complete list of all SDDS standing committees can be found on our website, www.sddsny.org, or in your 2013 CE Program and Activity Guide. Send completed forms to SDDS no later than May 3, 2013. Mail to Second District Dental Society: 111 Fort Greene Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217-1490; fax to (718) 797-4335 or e-mail bulletin@sddsny.org.

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New ADA-AAOS Guideline:Evidence Does Not Support Antibiotics for Dental Patients with Joint Replacements

Following a collaborative systematic re-view of scientific evidence, the ADA and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recently released a co-developed guideline that does not support the routine prescription of antibiotic prophylaxis for joint replacement patients undergoing dental procedures.

The joint AAOS-ADA work group conducted a systematic review of existing clinical research published in peer-reviewed jour-nals to develop the published guidelines in “Prevention of Or-thopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures.” They found no clinically relevant correlation between dental procedures and prosthetic joint infection (PJI). “This guideline was based primarily on clinical research which examined a large group of patients, all hav-ing a prosthetic hip or knee and half with an infected prosthetic joint. The research showed that invasive dental procedures, with or without antibiotics, did not increase the odds of developing a prosthetic joint infection,” said Dr. Elliot Abt, a member of the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs who served on the AAOS-ADA work group.

“It has been long debated that patients with orthopaedic implants, primarily hip and knee replacements, are prone to implant infections from routine dental procedures,” added Dr. Jevsevar, an orthopaedic surgeon. “What we found in this analysis is that there is no conclusive evidence that demonstrates a need to routinely administer antibiotics to patients with an orthopaedic implant who

undergo dental proce-dures.”

According to the publi-cation, the recommen-dation is founded in evidence that dental pro-cedures are unrelated to PJI and that subsequent

antibiotic prophylaxis does not reduce the risk for PJI. High strength evidence sug-gests that antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the incidence of post-dental procedure related bacteremia but there is no evidence that bacteremia increases the risk of PJI. Prophy-laxis can be useful in reducing subsequent bacteremia, but bacteremia is a surrogate measure since no direct evidence exists linking bacteremia to PJI. As always, phy-sicians, dentists and patients should work collaboratively to customize a treatment plan that is based on the evidence, clinical judgment and patient preferences.

“The research showed that invasive dental procedures, with or without antibiotics, did not increase the odds of developing a prosthetic joint infection,”

A new 2.3 percent federal excise tax which applies to the medical devices dentists and physicians use went into effect Jan. 1, 2013. According to the ADA Division of Legal Affairs, the term “device” can apply to devices, instruments, products, materials and substances.

Dentists are not responsible for assessing or collecting the tax and they are not respon-sible for reporting it to the government. That is the responsibility of the manufacturers, suppliers or vendors who sell covered items to dentists. However, dentists can expect a modest increase in the cost of covered items because of the tax.

The Internal Revenue Service estimates that there are around 180,000 medical devices and 130 of those are specific to dentistry. These 130 devices appear on the Food and Drug Administration’s list of dental devices, which the ADA has made available at www. ada.org/8054.aspx. The ADA also posted more detailed information on the new excise tax at www.ada.org/8053.aspx.

Even if a device appears on the FDA list, it is not subject to the excise tax if it is available at retail. Examples include power or manual toothbrushes, dental floss and teething rings. This retail exemption is the major exception to application of the device tax and applies to all medical devices. Dentists have asked the ADA whether they will be responsible

for assessing the tax on bridges or custom-ized crowns they make in their dental of-fices. Since neither bridges nor customized crowns appear on the FDA list, the answer is no, according to the Association’s legal division. If any components that the dentist uses to fabricate the customized devices are on the FDA list, however, the manufacturer or supplier will add the tax and the dentist will pay it at the time of purchase. As an-other example, a restoration is not subject to the tax but the material used for the restora-tion—gold or amalgam, for example—will be subject to the tax and collected by the manufacturer or supplier from the dentist, since both materials appear on the FDA list.

This also means that if a dentist purchases, for example, a finished bridge from a do-mestic dental lab, the excise tax should not be applied to the item. Instead, any price increase in the product should only reflect the amount of excise tax the manufacturer paid when it purchased the materials it used to make the bridge or finished crown.

The examples given here are not meant to represent the whole scope of the law, but to bring to dentists’ attention some of the pos-sible real-life applications of the tax.

The ADA continues to urge Congress to re-peal this tax. The Association will continue to track developments and relay information to members as it receives it.

Medical Device Excise Tax Update

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CDHM Activities Set for 2013Volunteers Needed!

Plans for this year’s Children’s Dental Health Month Activities are underway. Second District’s activities in Brooklyn and Staten Island are perhaps the largest component sponsored program of CDHM activities in the state! Hundreds of children are seen in schools and centers across the two boroughs during the month of February where they are given presentations on the importance of maintaining a lifetime of proper oral health, and in some cases, screenings and referrals to area dentists. Of course, none of this can be done without you, the SDDS volunteers, to make yourselves available. So this is an all-important call to all of our Second District colleagues to make that call to SDDS

Headquarters to let us know if you can assist with programs in Brooklyn and/or Staten Island. Give Veronica Molina of the SDDS staff a call, TODAY, at 718-522-3939, or e-mail her at vmolina@sddsny.org.

Among the many programs planned so far are the 2013 Give Kids a Smile Day programs. On Friday, February 21, 2013 volunteers from the Oral Health Committee and any of you who are interested in assisting are needed for the following:

• At P.S. 11 on Waverly Avenue in Fort Greene, a screening and education program which will include Colgate’s Bright Smiles/ Bright Futures van. Children from Pre-K to 2nd grade will have a presentation and dental screenings. It is expected to reach over 400 children.

• At the Dental Hygiene Department of NYC College of Technology on Jay Street in downtown Brooklyn, where hundreds of school-aged children will receive oral health education and screenings by SDDS volunteers and the dental hygiene students of the school.

• New York Methodist Hospital simultaneously will be conducting screenings and preventive services including oral prophylaxis, fluoride varnish, and oral health presentation for area children.

We are also finalizing plans to have a screening program with the Colgate Bright Smiles / Bright Futures Van outside the new Barclay Center on Sunday, February 24 from 11am to 1:45pm. More details will follow.

As usual, the annual poster contest will be held where all area schools are invited to submit posters to SDDS. The contest is perhaps the best received in the state. Members of the Oral Health Committee will judge the posters for originality and creativity. The Contest Rules appear below.

So please, get involved with your Society as it embarks on what we anticipate to be another successful Children’s Dental Health Month. Please volunteer now by calling 718-522-3939.

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2013SDDSOfficersandBoardofTrustees

OFFICERS

PRESIDENTAmrish K. Parikh

PRESIDENT-ELECTLauro F. Medrano-Saldaña

VICE-PRESIDENTPhilip Buccigrossi, Jr.

SECRETARYMitchell D. Mindlin

TREASURERGabriel D. Ariola

LIBRARIAN CURATORSari R. Rosenwein

TRUSTEES

Paul S. Albicocco William W. Bongiorno Scott B. Brustein Alyson K. Buchalter Raymond A. Flagiello

Deborah A. Pasquale Constantine G. Pavlakos Craig S. Ratner Reneida E. Reyes James J. Sconzo

Stuart L. Segelnick Robert A. Seminara Paul D. Weseley

John R. Halikias Howard I.A. Lieb Marc Meiselman Phyllis G. Merlino Richard L. Oshrain

2013RCDSOfficersandBoardofTrustees

OFFICERS

PRESIDENTAnthony LoPresti

PRESIDENT-ELECTMarc Meiselman

VICE-PRESIDENTEdward Jastremski

TREASURERRalph T. Costagliola

SECRETARYRalph G. Attanasi

TRUSTEES

Paul S. Albiccocco Jeremiah D’Anna Meryl J. Efron Joseph M. Zona Michael L. Costa

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Raymond A. Flagiello

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6 Are you planning to attend a course at the Fort Hamilton Community Club?

The Fort Hamilton Community Club is located on a military base. You may be randomly stopped by the Military Police on duty upon entering the base or while on the grounds. Please have your photo I.D./driver’s license, current registration and insurance card available for inspection. !

SECOND DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY IS A RECOGNIZED

SPONSOR BY THE N.Y.S. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ADA CERP AND THE AGD.

Second District Dental Society is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

AGD Approved PACE Program ProviderFAGD/MAGD CreditApproval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement.7/1/09 to 6/30/13Provider ID 212346

2013 SDDS CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE LISTING

Friday, February 1, 20139 AM - 4 PM MCEU - 6 HOURS

Title: “Provisionalization of the Dental Implant Patient”

Clinician: Michael Klein, D.D.S. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Biomaterials, UMDNJ

Synopsis:Provisional restorations are used prior to implant surgery to manage patient esthetics and function while eliminating pathology. The provisional may be used to try out the diagnostic wax-up. During implant surgery, the provisional restoration aids in determining appropriate three-dimensional implant placement and is designed to protect implant/bone healing. It may also be used at this stage to guide soft tissue healing. After implant healing, the provi-sional restoration is used to test out tooth position, shape, phonetics, esthetics and function, as well as overall comfort. The provisional may be used to guide soft tissue or determine if prosthetic soft tissue will add or detract from the esthetic appearance of the patient. Other uses of a provisional restoration can be to extend treatment time for financial consideration or use as an interim long-term solution for the patient.

Aspects of the provisional restoration that will be discussed include diagnostic uses, treat-ment planning, provisional modalities (indications and design), transitional removeable partial denture, essix appliance, fixed provisional, screw retained versus cementable and Maryland Bridge. This presentation will also cover immediate load, long-term provisional, technical implementation, management of esthetics, function and soft tissue, testing out function, assessing vertical dimension, immediate provisionalization and developing tooth soft tissue esthetics. Upon successful completion of this course, attendees will learn that the provisional restoration may be the key to treatment success in implant dentistry.

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE #13-02Fort Hamilton Community Club, Brooklyn, NY Friday, March 1, 2013

9 AM - 12 NOON MCEU - 3 HOURS

Title: “Oral Surgery 1.0”

Clinician: Steven R. Schwartz, D.D.S. Faculty, Department of Dentistry, The Brooklyn Hospital Center

Synopsis:Basic dentoalveolar oral surgical procedures continue to be part of most general prac-tices and whether dentists enjoy these procedures or do them grudgingly depends on their level of preparedness. Topics to be covered during this presentation include:

• The biology of wound healing• Case selection (when to treat and when to refer)• Pre-operative patient evaluation (medical history, medications)• Radiographic utilization, evaluation and interpretation• Selection of local anesthesia and efficacious techniques• Useful surgical armamentarium• Techniques for “routine” surgical extractions and root recovery• Osseous procedures; alveoloplasty, tuberosity reduction, excision of tori• Soft tissue procedures; frenectomy, biopsy• Evaluation and management of odontogenic infections• Antibiotics (including prophylaxis) and analgesics for the oral surgical patient• Diagnosis and management of common post surgical complications

Upon successful completion of this course, attendees should be able to confidently evaluate their patients preoperatively, provide proficient basic oral surgical treatment, make rational selections of medications and effectively manage common post-operative complications.

Hilton Garden Inn (9 AM - 3 PM)#2013-04 Friday, February 22, 2013

All CPR courses are 5 MCEUs.

Title: “CPR & Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office”

Instructor: Michael Kaliroff Certified Instructor, American Heart Association

Synopsis:This course provides dentists and their staffs with the knowledge and skills needed to prop-erly respond to cardiopulmonary and other medical emergencies which can occur in dental offices. The specific advantages and disadvantages of performing CPR within the dental op-eratory will be discussed. This program utilizes hands-on practice sessions for all partici-pants. Topics to be covered will include heart attacks and strokes (signs and symptoms), sud-den cardiac arrest/defibrillation, airway obstruction (choking), respiratory emergencies, anaphylactic reactions, emergency drug kits, and more.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will gain the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to administer CPR safely and effectively. Participants will receive a 2-year certification card from the American Heart Association as well as continuing educa-tion credits. Completion of this course will also satisfy the New York State Education De-partment’s requirement for licensed dentists.

SPECIAL INTEREST COURSE

Friday, February 8, 20139 AM - 12 NOON MCEU - 3 HOURS

Title: “Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Planning”

Clinician: Peter A. Costalos, D.M.D. Former Clinical Instructor, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

Synopsis:This course will serve as an introduction to orthodontic diagnosis and treatment plan-ning to the dentist in general practice. Developing a diagnosis is the result of a sci-entific inquiry and its goal is truth. Orthodontic diagnosis begins with the collection of relevant patient information including the patient questionnaire, the patient’s chief complaint, medical and dental history, physical growth evaluation, social and behavioral evaluation and the clinical evaluation. The clinical evaluation includes evaluation of oral health, occlusion, facial proportions and the analysis of diagnostic records.

From this database of patient information, a prioritized comprehensive problem list, the diagnosis, is then established. The problem list helps establish treatment objectives and eventually a treatment plan, the strategy by which the existing problems are trans-formed into the desired result and maximal benefit for the patient. Issues faced in de-veloping the treatment plan include the timing of treatment, complexity of the required treatment, predictability of treatment success, and patients’ goals. This process culmi-nates with the determination of a specific therapeutic approach and the appliance sys-tem to be used. Upon successful completion of this course, attendees will be acquainted with the use of a problem-oriented approach in establishing an orthodontic diagnosis and ultimately developing an orthodontic treatment plan.

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE #2013-03Hilton Garden Inn, Staten Island, NY

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE #2013-05Fort Hamilton Community Club, Brooklyn, NY

PENINSULA DENTAL SOCIETY - 2013(ABC4DE.org)

February 1, 2013 “State of the Art Adhesive Dentistry, 2013: Dr. John Kanca, III Where We Are and Where We Are Going”

March 1, 2013 “The Functionally Esthetic Smile: Veneers, Dr. Jay Lerner Complex Rehabilitations and Occlusion”

All seminars will be held on Fridays at The Sands of Atlantic Beach from 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM.For further information, please call (516) 569-1111, or contact Laurel, at (718) 634-1326.

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2013 SDDS CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE LISTING2013-02 “Provisionalization of the Dental ImplantPatient”SDDS Member $100.00SDDS Member’s Staff $85.00ADA Member/Staff $110.00Non-ADA Member/Staff $190.00ADA Graduate Student $60.00Michael Klein, D.D.S.Friday, February 1, 2013Fort Hamilton Community Club9:00 AM - 4:00 PMMCEU - 6 hoursContinental breakfast and luncheon included

2013-03 “Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Planning”SDDS Member/Staff $50.00ADA Member/Staff $60.00Non-ADA Member/Staff $95.00ADA Graduate Student $35.00Peter A. Costalos, D.M.D.Friday, February 8, 2013Staten Island Hilton Garden Inn9:00 AM - 12:00 NOONMCEU - 3 hoursContinental breakfast included

2013-05 “Oral Surgery 1.0”SDDS Member/Staff $50.00ADA Member/Staff $60.00Non-ADA Member/Staff $95.00ADA Graduate Student $35.00Steven R. Schwartz, D.D.S.Friday, March 1, 2013Fort Hamilton Community Club9:00 AM - 12:00 NOONMCEU - 3 hoursContinental breakfast included

2013-07 The Dr. Irving E. Gruber Memorial Lec-ture: “Simplifying Decision Making in Implant Dentistry”SDDS Member $140.00SDDS Member’s Staff $ 90.00ADA Member $150.00ADA Member’s Staff $100.00Non-ADA Member $265.00Non-ADA Member’s Staff $165.00ADA Graduate Student $ 90.00Frank M.A. Vidjak, D.D.S., M.S.Ed.Friday, March 15, 2013Fort Hamilton Community Club9:00 AM - 4:00 PMMCEU - 6 hoursContinental breakfast and luncheon included

2013-08 “Stress Reduction in Dental Practice”SDDS Member $100.00SDDS Member’s Staff $85.00ADA Member/Staff $110.00Non-ADA Member/Staff $190.00ADA Graduate Student $60.00Michael J. Feldman, D.M.D.Friday, March 22, 2013Staten Island Hilton Garden Inn9:00 AM - 4:00 PMMCEU - 6 hoursContinental breakfast and luncheon included

2013-10 “Understanding the Code and How It Is Used”SDDS Member/Staff $50.00ADA Member/Staff $60.00Non-ADA Member/Staff $95.00ADA Graduate Student $35.00Andrew G. Vorrasi, D.D.S.Friday, April 12, 2013Fort Hamilton Community Club9:00 AM - 12:00 NOONMCEU - 3 hoursContinental breakfast included

2013-11 “Update on Diagnosis, Case Selection and Irrigation”SDDS Member/Staff $50.00ADA Member/Staff $60.00Non-ADA Member/Staff $95.00ADA Graduate Student $35.00Robert S. Goldberger, D.D.S.Friday, April 19, 2013Fort Hamilton Community Club9:00 AM - 12:00 NOONMCEU - 3 hoursContinental breakfast included

2013-12 “A Team Approach to Successful Treat-ment Plan Acceptance”SDDS Member $100.00SDDS Member’s Staff $85.00ADA Member/Staff $110.00Non-ADA Member/Staff $190.00ADA Graduate Student $60.00Steve M. Katz, D.M.D. andKelly Fox-Galvagni, C.D.A.Friday, April 26, 2013Staten Island Hilton Garden Inn9:00 AM - 4:00 PMMCEU - 6 hoursContinental breakfast and luncheon included

“CPR and Dental Emergencies in the Dental Of-fice”SDDS Member $160.00SDDS Member’s Staff $145.00ADA Member/Staff $170.00Non-ADA Member/Staff $280.00ADA Graduate Student $135.00MCEU - 5 hoursContinental breakfast and luncheon included

SDDS HEADQUARTERS, Brooklyn, NY (9:30 AM - 3:30PM)2013-06 Friday,March 8, 2013

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sdds board of trustees minutesPresident, Dr. Pavlakos, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.

PRESENT WERE: Drs. Pavlakos, Parikh, Medra-no-Saldaña, Buccigrossi, Mindlin, Ariola, Segelnick, Ratner, LoPresti, Albicoc-co, Bongiorno, Buchalter, Flagiello, Halikias, Lerner, Lieb, McIntyre, Oshrain, Pasquale, Reyes, Rosen-wein, Sconzo, Seminara and Weseley

EXCUSED WERE: Dr. Brustein and Mr. Hackett

GUESTS WERE: Dr. Pav-lakos welcomed Drs. Sher-man and Edwab.

Motion Passed: To accept the minutes of the October 15, 2012 meeting.

DECEASED MEMBERS: Dr. Orestis Finale – Seton Hall University, 1960Dr. Robert Halikias – Uni-versity of Pennsylvania, 1955Dr. William Golterman – Columbia University, 1955

PROPOSAL AND ELEC-TION OF NEW MEM-BERS: NEW ACTIVE MEM-BERS:Dr. Maha Aldoori – Uni-versity of Pittsburgh, 2003Dr. Shirley Hu – SUNY -

Buffalo, 2011Dr. Chandini Hudson – Uni-versity of Tennessee, 2007Dr. Veronica Powers – Or-egon Health and Sciences University, 2009Dr. Pooria Shahin – Colum-bia University, 2009

REINSTATEMENTS:Dr. Joseph Akkara – Colum-bia University, 2009

ANNOUNCEMENTS:See “Calendar.”

CORRESPONDENCE:. (none)

REPORT OF OFFICERS AND STAFF:Dr. Pavlakos President• Thanked everyone for a great year.• Attended the ADA meeting as an alternate delegate• Motion Withdrawn: That SDDS send the President-Elect as an additional alter-nate delegate to the ADA meeting. Motion was with-drawn after it was decided that it would be better to make it known to the nomi-nating committee to select the President-Elect as one of the alternate delegates.• Congratulated Dr. Ario-la for receiving the Tillis award from NYSDA.

Dr. Parikh President-Elect• Progress.Dr. Medrano Vice President

• Progress.Dr. Buccigrossi Secretary• Progress.Dr. Mindlin Treasurer• Gave a report of the bal-ances in all our accounts.• SDDS gave $50,000 to the NYSDA Sandy Relief Fund.Dr. Ariola Librarian Curator• ProgressMr. Be rna rd Hacke t t Executive Director (previ-ously mailed)*Excused

COMMITTEE REPORTS:GNYDM Dr. Edwab• reported that in the midst of the destruction caused by Sandy, some exhibitors had cancelled. Attendance was up and number of countries were up.• GNYDM provided pro-grammatic information to help those affected by the storm.• Suggested that the Chair-man of the GNYDM be on the Board of Trustees of the dental society.

NYSDA REPORTS:Council on Peer Review Dr. Rosenwein (e-mailed) Council on Dental Health Planning and Hospital Dentistry Dr. Agoglia (e-mailed)

ADA REPORTS:A D A H o u s e o f D e l -ega tes Drs . L ieb and Ratner (e -mai led and

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS:Since the November general meeting was cancelled, a special membership meet-ing was held on December 3 for the specific purpose of holding annual elections. As there were no further nominations for elected positions as published in the October SDDS Bulletin and presented at the October Membership meeting, the Secretary cast one ballot to elect the slate of officers and other elective positions for 2013 as previously pre-sented to the membership.

NEW BUSINESS:Motion passed (Medrano): To allocate $600 toward the videotaping of SDDS Instal-lation of Officers in memory of Dr. Robert Halikias. Motion passed (McIntyre as amended by Medrano):

That SDDS contribute up to $200,000 to the SDDS Benevolent Fund for the specific purpose of relief from Hurricane Sandy.

GOOD AND WELFARE:• Dr. Oshrain requested to see a copy of the attorney bill regarding GNYDM. • Dr. Medrano noted that NYSDA lost members from the previous year. Why? And is anything being done to stop the trend?• Dr. Medrano questioned why Dr. Lerner wasn’t appointed to NYS Den-tal Foundation after being told he was. Answer was resolved by Dr. Ratner. Dr. Ratner said he had misspo-ken the information. Dr. Lerner name was submitted for consideration, not that he had gotten the position.• Dr. Medrano questioned why the SDDS office hours were posted as 9am – 2pm and not 5pm. (Answer

BENEFIT PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY SDDSThe following programs have been reviewed and approved by the SDDS Board of Trustees as sponsored programs for the benefit of the members of the Second District Dental Society. We strongly suggest that when in the market for your office or professional needs, you consider these sponsored programs first. And don’t forget to always identify yourself as a current member of Second District Dental Society and the New York State Dental Association to receive preferred program information.

Health Insurance Programs♦ HealthPass♦ Long Island Health Alliance♦ John Hancock Long Term Care A variety of programs are available to meet your needs, whether its point-of-service, PPO or HMO. For eligibility information, applications, or to discuss the differences in the various programs, contact Second District’s health insurance brokers, The Garvin Group at (212) 701-7935, (212) 701-7936 or email at garvingroup@att.net.

Dental Malpractice Insurance♦ MLMIC (Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company)The preferred malpractice program of Second District and the New York State Dental Association is a members-only benefit. For information and applica-tion, contact MLMIC at (800) 683-7769 or visit their website at www.mlmic.com.

Credit Card Processing for your office♦ Elavon Professional Services AccountThe preferred program for processing credit card payments for your patients at very competitive rates is available to all Second District members. For information, contact Elavon at (800) 725-1243, ext. 8512.

Financial Services♦ Bank of America

1. For deposit products, call (888) 827-32192. For personal credit card application, call (866) 438-6262 3. For Business Card Application, call (800) 481-82774. For Banc America Practice Financing information, call (800) 497-

6076

Office Metals Recycling Program• GREYMART Environmental ServicesRegulatory mandates to recover silver halide from your office x-ray solution, x-ray film, and scrap amalgam or elemental mercury can be easily and afford-ably met using a variety of programs tailored for your office available through GREYMART Environmental Services. For information call Greymart at (718) 384-2144, or (800) 238-1813.

Automated External Defibrillators• AED ProfessionalsNew York State regulations require dental offices to have an AED device on-site beginning January 1, 2012. Second District has had in place for a num-ber of years a preferred pricing program with AED Professionals. Recently endorsed by NYSDA, you can call them at (888) 541-2337 to explore an affordable AED option for your office. Reviewed 7/7/2011

WRITER NEEDED - Second District Dental Society is seeking a component re-porter to write brief articles about noteworthy Second District and Richmond County Dental Society events for publication in the New York State Dental Journal, which is printed six times a year. Applicants must have excellent writing and editing skills, a strong command of English and be actively involved in Second District Dental Society activities. Interested persons should forward their resumé and a short writ-ing sample to info@sddsny.org.

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received via e-mail the following day from Mr. Hackett. The posted hours are for parcel delivery pur-poses only.)• Dr. Pavlakos thanked Dr. Edwab and the volunteers for a great job with the GNYDM. • Dr. Medrano thanked Dr. Pavlakos for a great year. • ADA waiting for 60 days to expire before starting grants.• NYSDA is moving $250,000 from their funds to their foundation along with money from the dis-tricts. They have started giving out checks.• Happy 50th Birthday to Dr. Medrano.

ADJOURMENT:The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.

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Associateships AvailableGENERAL DENTIST FULL/PART-TIME-InBrooklyndentaloffice.

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TheSDDSJobBoardisaFREEmember-benefitprogramforSecondDistrictmembers who are seeking employment and for SDDS members who have positions

availableattheirofficeaddressinBrooklynorStatenIsland.AvailableonlytoSecond District members in good standing.

Please contact Veronica Molina at (718) 522-3939 or vmolina@sddsny.org for details on placing an associateship listing.