Association Activities

Joel Friedman, NYSDA Past President, Dies

JOEL M. FRIEDMAN, D.D.S., NYSDA President 20132014, died Feb.20. He was 82 years old.

An oral and maxillofacial surgeon who had practiced in Bronx, Dr. Friedman was elected president of the Bronx County Dental Society twice. He was past president as well of the New York State Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the New York State Society of Anesthesiology.

Dr. Friedman was born into dentistry. His father, Abraham, was a dentist in Bronx, and his mother, Theda, worked in her husband’s office. Young Joel helped out as well. In 1968, he received his D.D.S. degree from Columbia University College of Dental and Oral Surgery. He went on to complete an oral surgery internship and residency at Bronx Municipal Hospital Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Dr. Friedman held several academic positions, including associate clinical professor, oral surgery, at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine; associate professor of clinical surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College; attending dentist, oral surgery, Montefiore Medical Center; and assistant attending surgeon, New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Dr. Friedman is survived by his wife, Marian; daughter Allison Davis; grandson, Jesse, and granddaughter, Arielle.

R.J. Herzog Reappointed to State Position

At its meeting in February, the State Education Department Board of Regents approved the reappointment of Robert Herzog, D.D.S., to a five-year term on the Committee for Professional Assistance. 

Dr. Herzog of Williamsville is NYSDA Peer Assistance Coordinator and former chair of the Association’s Committee on Substance Abuse and Well-Being. Now retired, he is a graduate of the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine.