Addendum

NYSDA and Foundation Salute CE Achievers

And the results are in! Continuing education (CE) hours accumulated by NYSDA members have been counted and, based on credits submitted to the NYSDA CE Registry for 2020, the top achievers are Richard Faber of Suffolk County (4,000 hours), followed by Peter Blauzvern of Nassau County (3,500) and Frederick Marra of Third District (3,500).

Each year, NYSDA recognizes its members who earn 100, 300, 500, 1,000 and every 500 hours of CE after that as recorded within the CE Registry. This year, the breakdown by numbers of members at each level is as follows: 100 (59); 300 (58); 500 (82); 1,000 (46); 1,500 (12); 2,000 (7); 2,500 (4); 3,500 (2); and 4,000 (1). All awardees receive certificates from NYSDA, which are presented by the awardee’s component.

NYSDA was the first professional organization within New York State to mandate that its members amass a certain amount of continuing education as a prerequisite for relicensure in accordance with its belief that lifelong learning is related to practicing dentistry in the best possible way.

Dr. Faber, this year’s highest CE earner, put it this way: “CE is one of the best ways to keep current with what is going on in dentistry. Attending CE courses gives you the most up-to-date information when it’s relevant. Eventually, information gets published in journals, but it’s not really current, since it takes time to reach publication. I have been in practice and dental education for over 46 years and always found CE courses to be a great way to interact with colleagues and exchange information.”

Dr. Blauzvern said: “Over 3,500 continuing education hours later and I have gained a great wealth of knowledge, wonderful new and old friends, all of which have given me the wherewithal to perform challenging dental cases and provided me with years of experience and growth. The time has flown quickly. Enjoy your journey!”

Rounding out our top three CE earners, Dr. Marra added: “My four years of dental school, followed by my year of general practice residency at the University of Pennsylvania, provided an arduous yet stimulating learning environment that forged my passion for my profession. Early in my career it became apparent that lifetime learning was the means for recreating that environment in my solo general practice in the small town that I grew up in. Continuing education brought me knowledge, confidence, understanding, improved communication skills and, most of all, camaraderie among likeminded peers seeking the same values.”

CE credits are entered year-round for members. Dentists can submit credits that are up to a year old by mailing certificates of course completion to NYSDA: Continuing Education, 20 Corporate Woods Blvd., Suite 602, Albany NY 12211; by faxing them to (518) 465-3219; or by sending them electronically via the NYSDA website, www.nysdental.org.

Congratulations to this year’s top achievers, listed below:

4,000

Richard Faber / Suffolk County.

3,500

Frederick Marra / Third District

Peter Blauzvern / Nassau County

2,500

Nathan Hershkowitz / New York County

David Levine / Third District

Suresh Goel / Seventh District

Henry Sachs / Nassau County

2,000

John Young / New York County

Mark Barone / Eighth District

William Maloney / Ninth District

Roberto Rodriguez Gutierrez / Ninth District

Bradley Fischman / Nassau County

Brian Raskin / Nassau County

Patricia Regan / Nassau County

1,500

Lauro Medrano-Saldana / Second District

Elaine Wong / Second District

John Whiteman / Eighth District

Ira Halper / Ninth District

Bart Silverman / Ninth District

Michael Smith / Ninth District

Jeffrey Giller / Nassau County

Francine Raxenberg / Nassau County

Howard Weiner / Nassau County

Frank Egan / Suffolk County

Meredith Jaffe / Suffolk County

John Rathbauer / Suffolk County

1,000

Sara Babich / New York County

Debra Cohn / New York County

Steven Edelson / New York County

E. Mitchell Greenstone / New York County

Steven Moss / New York County

Theresa Mueller / New York County

Louis Rubins / New York County

Sheldon Small / New York County

Robert Sorin / New York County

Henry Wong / New York County

Alyson Buchalter / Second District

Alfred Joseph / Second District

Alan Pernikoff / Second District

Ewa Smyk-Fidel / Second District

Vincent DiMento / Fifth District

Bruce Dines / Fifth District

Gregory French / Fifth District

Joan Laura / Fifth District

Thomas Gadziala / Sixth District

Daniel Barletta / Seventh District

Robert Buhite / Seventh District

Thomas DeStefano / Seventh District

Gerard Gizzi / Seventh District

Vernon Loveless / Seventh District

David Skeels / Seventh District

Mary Zebracki / Seventh District

Pamela Pellerite / Eighth District

Stanley Zak / Eighth District

Howard Baskin / Ninth District

Luis Blanco / Ninth District

Steven Feinstein / Ninth District

M. Isabel Lyra-Leeds / Ninth District

Frederick Melone / Ninth District

Warren Rosenzweig / Ninth District

Marshall Rubin / Ninth District

Henry Russo / Ninth District

Frank Vigliotti / Ninth District

Nina Patel / Nassau County

Rosanne Puoplo-Carter / Nassau County

Mark Rosenkranz / Nassau County

Kamrooz Korori / Queens County

Frank Pappas / Queens County