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Volume 34 • Issue 4
Someone to Talk To Office of Mental Health offers online support groups for people struggling with COVID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
NEWS AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION
Michael Herrmann Named NYSDA Interim Executive Director THE NEW YORK STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION Board of Trustees has selected Michael Herrmann to serve as NYSDA Interim Executive Director following the death of Executive Director Dr. Mark J. Feldman. Mr. Herrmann joined the Association in 1990 as assistant executive director of finance & administration and has extensive association management and financial management experience. In 1995, he was named executive director of the New York State Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is also president of NYSDA Support Services,
Does Size Play Role in Oral Health? UB researchers study possible relationship between obesity and development of periodontal disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Have Van will Travel Columbia University puts Mobile Dental Center back on road to bring treatment to patients without access to care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Dear Capitol Club Colleagues ON BEHALF of the EDPAC Board of Directors, I want to recognize our Capitol Club contributors and thank them for their generous contributions to the 2021 EDPAC Capitol Club. It is because of their support that dentists have a strong voice in Albany, heard by both the governor and the Legislature. It is gratifying to know that we can count on them to ensure that our presence remains solid and the profession is able to withstand the many challenges it faces today and in the future. The list of 2021 Capitol Club members (as of December 9) appears beginning on page 4 of this issue of the NYSDA News. Again, thank you for all your support. Sincerely,
Inc., the business services subsidiary of the Association. Mr. Herrmann has a BBA in Accounting from Siena College and an MBA in Finance & Information Systems from Pace University. A search for a permanent executive director is underway.
Michael R. Breault, DDS EDPAC Chairman
