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NASSAU COUNTY
Headquarters Gets Redo It’s spring! Not only are we emerging from a cold winter, we also seem to be emerging from the restrictions of COVID. Things are hopping at the Nassau County Dental Society! After a bit of a delay, construction is finally underway on our headquarters’ renovations. We are reconfiguring space to enlarge our Board Room, so we have a higher capacity for continuing education. We are also upgrading our audio/visual capabilities. Once the renovations are completed, we will be dedicating the room to Dr. Mark Feldman to recognize his outstanding contributions to organized dentistry. A bronze plaque will be on prominent display.
Business, Dinners and Honors Our first General Membership Meeting of 2022 on March 7 at the Jericho Terrace in Mineola was a great success. Over 125 members were in attendance for dinner, a business meeting and a lecture by Dr. Michael Feldman titled “Resorption—To Treat or Not to Treat.” Our Installation Dinner on April 9 was a grand event. Postponed from Jan. 22, it was held at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. We honored our 2022 President Dr. Joseph Brofsky, as well as the other incoming officers. At the same time, we also honored our outgoing 2021 president, Dr. Howard Baylarian, since COVID had forced his Installation to be held virtually. Dr. Bob Peskin received our highest honor, the Herbert L. Taub Distinguished Service Award, for his contributions to our
society. We also viewed a touching PowerPoint tribute to Dr. Mark Feldman. Our second General Membership Meeting of the year took place May 2 at the Jericho Terrace. Members had access to many sponsors at the event, as well as dinner and a lecture by Dr. Andrew Salama entitled “Oral Surgery: Pathologic Pitfalls, Near Misses and Cautionary Tales.”
GKAS Revamped On May 13, we will hold our 2022 Give Kids A Smile event. It will be a different one for us. We usually hold the event at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City the first Friday in February and see as many as 1,500 children. Still concerned about COVID, most school districts didn’t want to bring their students into such a populated environment. So, instead, we decided to go to them! We have been invited to the Bayview Avenue School in Freeport. We plan to set up in the school gymnasium and in tents outside to do exams, sealants and/or fluoride treatments and provide oral hygiene instruction and nutritional counselling.
Executive Director Eugene Porcelli presents NCDS Herbert Taub Distinguished Service Award to Robert Peskin.
NASSAU COUNTY
Michael Shreck administers oath to incoming officers, from left: Donald Hills, treasurer/editor; Elyse Patrella, secretary; Doug Schildhaus, vice president; Steve Aksiezer, president-elect. Joseph Brofsky was installed as president.
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NASSAU COUNTY Incoming President Joseph Brofsky receives president’s gavel from Dr. Shreck.
