ADDENDUM
ADA Delegates Select New York Endodontist for Vice President Post Maria Maranga installed at virtual House meeting.
and was elected to a three-year term on the NYSDA DELEGATES tuned into the ADA’s ADA Committee on Diversity and Inclufirst-ever virtual House meeting received sion. In addition, she has served as presithe good news on Oct. 19: Maria Maranga dent of the New York State Association of of Aquebogue, NY, had just been declared Endodontists and academic affairs director winner of the election for ADA Second of the American Association of Women Vice President. Dr. Maranga, whose 30Dentists. year involvement in organized dentistry At the state level, Dr. Maranga sits has made her a well-known figure among on the NYSDA Council on Dental Health her colleagues, was sworn into office that Planning and Hospital Dentistry, Empire same day. Dental Political Action Committee Board The Suffolk County endodontist had of Directors and New York State Dental mounted a spirited campaign that emAssociation Board of Trustees. phasized her previous leadership roles and Dr. Maranga is a graduate of New time spent mentoring new dentists, all of York University College of Dentistry. She which, she said, made her the right person completed a general practice residency at to assume the office of second vice presiMaria Maranga the VA Medical Center in Northport and dent and to work on creating a meaningful a postgraduate program in endodontics at membership experience for all. In her acNYU. She has been engaged in private practice of endodontics in ceptance speech to the House, she said, “I am here to listen and Aquebogue since 1998. Additionally, she is endodontic attendstrongly represent you. I am your voice. I’m ready to meet the ing to the GPR program at Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn; challenge and look forward to a great year.” on the postgraduate endodontics faculty, NYU-Lutheran HospiDr. Maranga has been active on the national, state and local tal and NYU College of Dentistry; and endodontic attending to levels of organized dentistry. She is past chair of the ADA Council the GPR program, Brookdale Hospital, Brooklyn, and Jamaica on Membership and past president of the Suffolk County DenHospital, Queens. tal Society. She is a graduate of the ADA Institute on Diversity,
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