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NASSAU COUNTY Doing it Up Big in Fall
Eugene Porcelli, D.D.S., Executive Director Summer flew by. Come fall, and we hit the ground running with several big events. On Sept. 10, we had our first “Oral Cancer Awareness 5K Walk/ Run.” The weather cooperated, and everyone appeared to have a great time. There was a live DJ, participants received T-shirts, and we provided free oral cancer screenings. Most importantly, we raised over $26,000 for the Oral Cancer Foundation. With our next event, Mother Nature was not so kind. The remnants of a tropical storm drenched our volunteers at our Third annual Shredding Event. But the bad weather didn’t deter our members, as we recorded the largest attendance to date of members wanting to dispose of their old charts. Next was an indoor event, which was lucky, as the rain came down in buckets on that day too! We had an all-day practice management course
taught by the nationally renowned and entertaining Dr. Rich Madow. All in attendance had a great time, enjoyed breakfast and lunch, and left with pearls to use on Monday morning in the office.
Nassau County volunteers added another level of health care with free oral cancer screenings at 5K walk/run.
NASSAU COUNTY Eager participants set out on walk/run to benefit Oral Cancer Foundation.
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Well-schooled in October In October, we had our General Membership Meeting, at which members heard a wonderful lecture by Dr. Frank J. Tuminelli titled “The Evolution of Full Arch Implant Dentistry…is Less More? Our Journey to a Digital Future.” That was followed by a CPR class on Oct. 11, an Oral Cancer Screening at the Great Neck Rotary on the 18th, a “room-capacity” lecture on October 19, by Dr. Donald Tanenbaum titled “When Things Are Not What They Appear to Be: Medical Diseases That Initially Present Like TMJ Disorders” and a dental screening at The Viscardi Center in Albertson on the 20th. Wrapping up the
NASSAU COUNTY Rain was not deterrent as members arrived at shredding event to dispose of old charts.
NOVEMBER 2023 . The New York State Dental Journal
