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Association Activities
Association Activities
David Miller Receives Kamen Award
NYSDA PAST PRESIDENT DAVID J. MILLER, D.D.S., whose work with special needs patients has attracted positive attention over the years, collected further recognition in April when he received the Saul Kamen Distinguished Service Award. Presented by the Special Care Dentistry Association at its Annual Meeting and Expo in Dallas, TX, the award commends Miller “For exemplary behavior and commitment to treating patients with special needs.”
Dr. Miller, who has been treating special needs patients for nearly 40 years, is past president of the Special Care Dentistry Association, a trustee of the New York State Dental Foundation and assistant clinical professor of dentistry at Columbia University School of Dental Medicine. He is on the Board of Advisors, Project Accessible Oral Health, and Board of Directors, Nassau County Dental Society. He was NYSDA President in 2015-2016.
Chu Reappointed to Dental Board
PAUL CHU, D.D.S., a pediatric dentist from Rye, Westchester County, has been reappointed to the State Board for Dentistry. Dr. Chu will be serving his second and final five-year term on the Board.
Dr. Chu received his dental degree from the University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental toxicology from the University of California, Davis.
A Beautiful Night for a Run
NYSDA assembled its largest team ever to tackle the 3.5-mile run/walk through downtown Albany. The CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge May 18 is the largest running event in the Capital Region. It’s a major fundraiser for Hudson-Mohawk Road Runners Club. Representing the Dental Association are, from left, Peter Lacijan, John Murray, Christa Murray, Dr. Lauren Heisinger, Patty Marcucia, Maureen O’Brien, Heather Relation, Betsy Bray, Executive Director Greg Hill, Isabella Ayala.
In Memoriam
NEW YORK COUNTY
Jerome Schweitzer
Indiana University ‘51
PO Box 908
Westhampton Beach, NY 11978
March 14 2023
SEVENTH DISTRICT
Ronald Peterson
University at Buffalo ‘60
3207 St. Paul Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14617
April 2, 2023
NINTH DISTRICT
Francis Panno
Marquette University ‘56
PO Box 479
Waccabuc NY 10597
April 1, 2023
NASSAU COUNTY
Thomas Riordan
Fairleigh Dickinson University ‘68
2305 Coventry Road
Baldwin, NY 11510
January 19, 2023
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Raymond Dennison
New York University ‘62
1061 Stratford Place
Melbourne, FL 32940
March 21, 2023
