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Fauchard Academy Honors Two for Service
Fauchard Academy Honors Two for Service
Inducts Nine New Members
Maria C. Maranga, D.D.S., a prominent figure in organized dentistry, noted for her advocacy of women dentists and as an active participant in dental education, is the 2023 recipient of the Pierre Fauchard Distinguished Service Award, presented by the New York Section of the academy.
The presentation to Dr. Maranga was made June 2 at a meeting of the New York Section, which took place during the annual session of the NYSDA House of Delegates in Saratoga Springs. At its June gathering, the academy also honored Dr. Lois Jackson. Dr. Jackson received the PFA Honor Award. And it inducted nine new fellows into the academy.
Legacy of Caring
Dr. Maranga was cited for her “sustained, high-level caring service to both the dental and academic communities.” An endodontist from Northport, Suffolk County, Dr. Maranga is an attending to four GPR residency programs, a postgraduate endodontic program, and is on the dental faculty of NYU, Stony Brook and the medical staff of NYU Langone Health. She is a past president of the Suffolk County Dental Society, the New York State Endodontic Association, and immediate past ADA First Vice President. She has served on the Board of the American Association of Endodontists and
as chair of the ADA Council on Membership. She currently chairs the New York State Dental Foundation, is a member of the Board of the Empire Dental Political Action Committee and of the NYSDA Council on Dental Health Planning and Hospital Dentistry.
A graduate of the ADA Diversity Institute and former consultant to the institute, Dr. Maranga has been previously recognized as a top businesswoman and dentist. She was academic affairs director/membership director of the American Association of Women Dentists and cofounder of SCDS’s annual women’s conference, “Scrubs and Stilettos.”
It’s an Honor
The PFA New York Section selected Lois A. Jackson, D.D.S., to receive its Honor Award, in recognition of her contributions to the dental profession and community. A pediatric dentist, with offices in Soho and Brooklyn, Dr. Jackson is also an assistant clinical professor of pediatric dentistry at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (CDM). She was previously honored by CDM, which named her an Alumni Medalist for her volunteerism and a Distinguished Alumni.
A past president of the New York County Dental Society, Dr. Jackson was installed this year as a NYSDA Trustee. She previously served on the Board of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and chaired the New York State Board for Dentistry from 2014-2015. She is very in-
volved with the Greater New York Dental Meeting, serving as chair of the Pediatric Dental Summit, cochair of the Outreach Committee and as a member of the Organization Committee. In 2019, she cochaired the first Women Dentist Leadership Conference. She is cofounder of the Woman-to-Woman Network.
Outside of dentistry, Dr. Jackson serves on the Board of the Flatbush Development Corp, as well as the boards of Camp Bronx and Camp Brooklyn, raising funds for children to attend sleepaway camp each year.
New Members Inducted
The Pierre Fauchard Academy seeks to educate dental professionals about the latest techniques in dentistry and to foster a sharing of ideas to improve the profession. Amarilis Jacobo of Bronx County and Jay Skolnick of Seventh District are co-section chairs. This year’s inductees include the following:
Christina Cocozzo, Fourth District; Steven R. Feigelson, Suffolk County; Joseph P. Graskemper, Suffolk County; Lauren Heisinger, Third District; William L. Hurtt, Seventh
District; Marcus Johnson, New York County; Lawrence Kotlow, Third District; Douglas Schildhaus, Nassau County; and Donald A. Tucker, Eighth District.
