Association Activities CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The NYSDA Council on Nominations will meet on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. to make its selections for President-Elect, Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Association in 2024. Nominees for President-Elect must be members of the New York County Dental Society. Nominees for Vice President must be members of the Bronx County Dental Association. Nominees for Secretary-Treasurer may be members of any NYSDA component. Members wishing to submit nominations for any of these positions must do so no later than March 2, 2024. Nominations should be sent to Dr. James E. Galati, Chair, Council on Nominations, NYSDA, 20 Corporate Woods Blvd., Suite 602, Albany, NY 12211.
Priority Item An indication of how seriously organized dentistry views the mental health and wellness of dental professionals is summit called by ADA Council on Dental Practice, which took place in September at ADA headquarters in Chicago. Invitees included state and local societies, physician health programs and dental specialty groups. Among those in attendance were, from left: Dr. Robert Herzog, peer assistance coordinator, NYSDA Committee on Substance Abuse and Well-Being; Jacqueline Donnelly, NYSDA staff; Dr. Bhagwati Mistry, Substance Abuse Committee and ADA Dental Team Wellness Advisory Committee member; Dr. Parul Makkar, ADA Wellness Ambassador representing New York State.
Hail Fellow NYSDA Executive Director Greg Hill is all smiles following his induction as an Honorary Fellow into the American College of Dentists. Induction ceremonies took place in October at ACD Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with ADASmileCon in Orlando, FL. Last year, Mr. Hill was welcomed as an Honorary Fellow into the International College of Dentists USA Section.
Dental Editor Recognized Stuart Segelnick, D.D.S., M.S., editor, Second District Bulletin, accepts journalism award presented by International College of Dentists USA Section during annual meeting of American Association of Dental Editors and Journalists in October in Orlando, FL. Dr. Segelnick received honorable mention for article about check banking fraud that appeared in SDDS Bulletin. Presenter is Dr. Leighton Wier, chairman, ICD Journalism Awards Committee.
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