Fauchard Academy Honors Four for Service Inducts Eight New Members

Fauchard Academy Honors Four for Service Inducts Eight New Members

DAVID J. MILLER, D.D.S., NYSDA past president and tireless advocate for providing oral healthcare to special needs communities, is 2022 recipient of the Pierre Fauchard Academy Distinguished Service Award, presented by the New York Section of the academy.

Dr. David Miller

The presentation to Dr. Miller was made June 11 at a meeting of the New York Section, which took place during the annual session of the NYSDA House of Delegates in Saratoga Springs. At its June gathering, the academy also honored Dr. Judith Shub, Dr. Lynne Halik and husband, Jeff Halik, all of whom received PFA Honor awards. And it inducted eight new fellows into the academy.

Dr. Miller was cited for his “sustained, high-level caring service to both the dental and special needs communities.” His “long history” of treating patients with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities, as well as medically compromised patients, has earned him many honors, citations and considerable recognition. His service has included time spent as a Board member and president of the Special Care Dentistry Association.

Dr. Miller, who resides in East Meadow, Nassau County, is chairman of the Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery at One Brooklyn Health. Additionally, he holds academic and clinical appointments at New York Medical College and Columbia University School of Dental Medicine. He was NYSDA President in 2015-2016 and served in the ADA House of Delegates for 22 years. In presenting its award, the academy noted as well Dr. Miller’s 37-year career training dental residents.

IT’S AN HONOR

The PFA New York Section selected three individuals to receive its Honor Award, in recognition of their contributions to the dental profession and to the academy.

Judith L. Shub, Ph.D., devoted a large portion of her career in service to members of the dental profession. From 1990 to 2020, she was assistant director for health affairs for the New York State Dental Association and worked closely with many of the Association’s councils and committees, among them, Dental Benefit Programs, Dental Health Planning and Hospital Dentistry, Chemical Dependency and Dental Medicaid.

Early in her career, Dr. Shub was an academic and taught courses in psychosocial aspects of patient care, pain management and introduction to dentistry at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. She also presented courses at New York University and held an adjunct teaching position at the dental school at Fairleigh Dickenson. Dr. Shub is a certified advanced emergency medical technician.

Lynne Halik, D.D.S., and husband, Jeff, have been fixtures at the PFA New York Section annual meeting since 2005, when Lynne began her tenure as the section chair. She organized the meetings and coordinated the selection of award recipients, while Jeff assisted with program design and event registration and welcomed attendees at the reception table. Dr. Halik also served as a PFA Trustee, PFA Foundation Board member, and she is recipient of the PFA Presidential Award of Excellence.

Dr. Halik is an associate at Rochester Pediatric Dentistry. She is a past president of the Monroe County Dental Society, Seventh District Dental Society and Empire Dental Administrators. A graduate of the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, she earned a certificate in pediatric dentistry at Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, then served for eight years as an Air Force dental officer.

Jeff Halik is a consultant specializing in executive communications and public relations.

NEW MEMBERS INDUCTED

The Pierre Fauchard Academy seeks to educate dental professionals about the latest techniques in dentistry and to foster a sharing of ideas to improve the profession. Amarilis Jacobo of Bronx County and Jay Skolnick of Seventh District are co-section chairs. This year’s inductees include the following:

Lisa DeLucia Bruno, Seventh District; John C. Buscalia, Eighth District; Michael K. Keating, Seventh District; Luis T. Mauleon Jr., Sixth District; Sean W. McLaren, Seventh District; Binod Verma, Nassau County; Howard Weiner, Ninth District; and Cynthia L. Wong, Seventh District.