Addendum
NYSDA and Foundation Salute CE Achievers And the results are in! Continuing education (CE) hours accumulated
46 years and always found CE courses to be a great way to interact
by NYSDA members have been counted and, based on credits submit-
with colleagues and exchange information.”
ted to the NYSDA CE Registry for 2020, the top achievers are Richard
Dr. Blauzvern said: “Over 3,500 continuing education hours lat-
Faber of Suffolk County (4,000 hours), followed by Peter Blauzvern of
er and I have gained a great wealth of knowledge, wonderful new and
Nassau County (3,500) and Frederick Marra of Third District (3,500).
old friends, all of which have given me the wherewithal to perform
Each year, NYSDA recognizes its members who earn 100, 300,
challenging dental cases and provided me with years of experience
500, 1,000 and every 500 hours of CE after that as recorded within
and growth. The time has flown quickly. Enjoy your journey!”
the CE Registry. This year, the breakdown by numbers of members
Rounding out our top three CE earners, Dr. Marra added: “My four
at each level is as follows: 100 (59); 300 (58); 500 (82); 1,000
years of dental school, followed by my year of general practice residency
(46); 1,500 (12); 2,000 (7); 2,500 (4); 3,500 (2); and 4,000 (1).
at the University of Pennsylvania, provided an arduous yet stimulating
All awardees receive certificates from NYSDA, which are presented
learning environment that forged my passion for my profession. Early
by the awardee’s component.
in my career it became apparent that lifetime learning was the means
NYSDA was the first professional organization within New
for recreating that environment in my solo general practice in the small
York State to mandate that its members amass a certain amount
town that I grew up in. Continuing education brought me knowledge,
of continuing education as a prerequisite for relicensure in accor-
confidence, understanding, improved communication skills and, most
dance with its belief that lifelong learning is related to practicing
of all, camaraderie among likeminded peers seeking the same values.”
dentistry in the best possible way.
CE credits are entered year-round for members. Dentists can
Dr. Faber, this year’s highest CE earner, put it this way: “CE is
submit credits that are up to a year old by mailing certificates of
one of the best ways to keep current with what is going on in den-
course completion to NYSDA: Continuing Education, 20 Corpo-
tistry. Attending CE courses gives you the most up-to-date infor-
rate Woods Blvd., Suite 602, Albany NY 12211; by faxing them to
mation when it’s relevant. Eventually, information gets published
(518) 465-3219; or by sending them electronically via the NYSDA
in journals, but it’s not really current, since it takes time to reach
website, www.nysdental.org.
publication. I have been in practice and dental education for over
Congratulations to this year’s top achievers, listed below:
4,000
1,500
Louis Rubins . . . . . . . New York County
Richard Faber . . . . . . . . Suffolk County.
Lauro Medrano-Saldana Second District
Sheldon Small . . . . . . New York County
Howard Baskin . . . . . . . . . Ninth District
Elaine Wong . . . . . . . . Second District
Robert Sorin . . . . . . . New York County
Luis Blanco . . . . . . . . . . . . Ninth District
3,500
John Whiteman . . . . . . . . Eighth District
Henry Wong . . . . . . New York County
Steven Feinstein . . . . . . . . Ninth District
Frederick Marra . . . . . . . . Third District
Ira Halper . . . . . . . . . . . . Ninth District
Alyson Buchalter . . . . . . Second District
M. Isabel Lyra-Leeds . . . . . Ninth District
Peter Blauzvern . . . . . . . Nassau County
Bart Silverman . . . . . . . . . Ninth District
Alfred Joseph . . . . . . . . Second District
Frederick Melone . . . . . . . Ninth District
Michael Smith . . . . . . . . . . Ninth District
Alan Pernikoff . . . . . . . . Second District
Warren Rosenzweig . . . . . Ninth District
2,500
Jeffrey Giller . . . . . . . . . Nassau County
Ewa Smyk-Fidel . . . . . . . Second District
Marshall Rubin . . . . . . . . . Ninth District
Nathan Hershkowitz . New York County
Francine Raxenberg . . . Nassau County
Vincent DiMento . . . . . . . . . Fifth District
Henry Russo . . . . . . . . . . . Ninth District
David Levine . . . . . . . . . . . Third District
Howard Weiner . . . . . . Nassau County
Bruce Dines . . . . . . . . . . . . Fifth District
Frank Vigliotti . . . . . . . . . . Ninth District
Suresh Goel . . . . . . . . . Seventh District
Frank Egan . . . . . . . . . . . Suffolk County
Gregory French . . . . . . . . . Fifth District
Nina Patel . . . . . . . . . . Nassau County
Henry Sachs . . . . . . . . . Nassau County
Meredith Jaffe . . . . . . . . . Suffolk County
Joan Laura . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fifth District
Rosanne Puoplo-Carter . Nassau County
John Rathbauer . . . . . . . . Suffolk County
Thomas Gadziala . . . . . . . Sixth District
Mark Rosenkranz . . . . . Nassau County
Daniel Barletta . . . . . . . Seventh District
Kamrooz Korori . . . . . . Queens County
2,000
Stanley Zak . . . . . . . . . . Eighth District
John Young . . . . . . . . New York County
1,000
Robert Buhite . . . . . . . . Seventh District
Frank Pappas . . . . . . . . Queens County
Mark Barone . . . . . . . . . Eighth District
Sara Babich . . . . . . . New York County
Thomas DeStefano . . . . Seventh District
Juan Pesantes . . . . . . . . Queens County
William Maloney . . . . . . . Ninth District
Debra Cohn . . . . . . . New York County
Gerard Gizzi . . . . . . . . Seventh District
Mitchell Stein . . . . . . . . Queens County
Roberto Rodriguez Gutierrez . . Ninth District
Steven Edelson . . . . . New York County
Vernon Loveless . . . . . . Seventh District
Jacqueline Fries . . . . . . . Suffolk County
Bradley Fischman . . . . . Nassau County
E. Mitchell Greenstone New York County
David Skeels . . . . . . . . .Seventh District
Jeffrey Seiver . . . . . . . . . Suffolk County
Brian Raskin . . . . . . . . . Nassau County
Steven Moss . . . . . . . New York County
Mary Zebracki . . . . . . . Seventh District
Patricia Regan . . . . . . . Nassau County
Theresa Mueller . . . . New York County
Pamela Pellerite . . . . . . . Eighth District
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