Suffolk Dental The Official Publication of the Suffolk County Dental Society Volume 50 Number 3 Fall 2021 Our calendar of events is on the back cover but is subject to change. The website (www.suffolkdental.org), our emails and our social sites are great sources of up to date schedules. Suffolk County Dental Society’s Dr. Kevin Henner addresses the New York State House of Delegates as President of the New York State Dental Associaon on August 13, 2021.
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Suffolk Dental The Official Publication of the Suffolk County Dental Society
Volume 50 Number 3 Fall 2021
Our calendar of events is on the back cover but is subject to change. The website (www.suffolkdental.org), our emails and our social sites
are great sources of up to date schedules.
Suffolk County Dental Society’s Dr. Kevin Henner addresses the New York State House of Delegates as President of the New
SCDS at the NYSDA House of Delegates August 2021—Pictured left to right, Dr. Paul Markowitz, Dr. Guenter Jonke, Dr. Dimitrios Kilimitzoglou, Dr. Nick Vittoria, Dr. Radha Munk, Dr. Steven Snyder, Dr. Kevin Henner, Dr. Patricia Hanlon, Dr. Craig Smith, Dr. Kerry Lane, Dr. Lauren Heisinger, Dr. Paul Leary, Dr. Ivan Vazquez, Dr. Claudia Mahon-Vazquez, Dr. John Guariglia, Dr. Scott Firestone, Dr. Martin Dominger, Mr. Bill Panzarino (Not Pictured Dr. Sharon Pollick, Dr. Chris Salerno, Diana Kim ASDA Rep)
Dentists around the nation took advantage of the Economic Aid available to help our
businesses weather the storm known as Covid-19. At this time, it is important to pay
close attention to the deadlines and requirements that are attached to these loans and grants. The ADA and NYSDA update their websites frequently with information regarding these loans and grants. Please make sure to pay close attention to the information provided by these sources and contact your Accountant for guidance.
Small Business Administration Loan (Economic Injury Disaster Loan-EIDL)
Last year the Small Business Administration offered low interest loans to American Businesses that were closed and/or suffered losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The EIDL loan required that the borrower sign a UCC-1 financing statement which will generate a Lien against the business. The SBA may also be named as a Loss Payee on hazard insurance policies.
Once the borrower completes payment of the loan, they will receive a letter either by mail or e-mail from the Small Business Administration stating that the loan has been Paid in Full. This letter can be given to the insurance company and also must be retained to remove the lien from the business.
PLEASE BE SURE TO SAVE THE LETTER FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND FILE A UCC-3 FINANCING STATEMENT AMENDMENT WITH YOUR SECRETARY OF STATE TO TERMINATE THE SBA LIEN. Instructions on how to do so will be in the letter, and questions can be directed to the SBA at [email protected]
*Information taken from the SBA website & New York State Department of State
PPP forgiveness application and deadlines
Paycheck Protection Program borrowers who received loans shortly after the program was established in April 2020, and had to spend the funds within an eight-week covered period, are urged to start forgiveness applications as soon as possible according to experts. Some of these earliest borrowers needed to apply for
forgiveness by mid-July, after which the funding automatically becomes a standard loan with 1% interest according to The Business Journals.
Please consult your Accountant to verify the appropriate time to file for forgiveness for your individual loan.
*Information from the ADA website
HHS Provider Relief Fund (PRF)
There are Terms and Conditions attached to the Provider Relief Fund. The payments received from this fund could not be used to reimburse for expenses that were already reimbursed using the PPP loan. Information relating to the terms and conditions of the Provider Relief Fund can be found on the ADA website or at HRSA.gov: provider-post-payment-notice-of-reporting-requirements-june-2021.pdf (hrsa.gov).
It is important to remember that there is a Deadline in which the funds had to be used and there are reporting requirements that recipients must submit:
PRF recipients that received one or more payments during a “Payment Received Period”, outlined in the table, are required to report in the “Reporting Time Period” associated with the date in which they their received payments that exceed $10,000 in aggregate.
Looking for Dentist in Port Jefferson Seeking dentist for busy Port Jefferson dental prac-tice. PT/FT. Great opportunity for motivated practi-tioner proficient in all phases of general dentis-try. [email protected] or call (631) 241-4957 Office for Rent in East Setauket East Setauket dental office available for rental. Open for Tues, Weds, Alternating Fri/Sat. 3 fully equipped operatories, brand new dental lab. $575/day or $4600/month. Utilities included. Con-tact: [email protected] or 516-639-6975 Looking for Associate in Patchogue General dentist office in Patchogue looking for associ-ate, leading to partnership for right person. Warm, caring, motivated person, please. Digital dentistry, willing to train. Send CV to [email protected] For Rent or Sale with Records Included 1600 sq ft condo in professional building with 3 fully equipped operatories and a 4th plumbed. Dexis Xray with 2 sensors, Dentrix software. Private office with bath, lab, sterilization area, large handicap access re-stroom. All fixtures, furnishings, supplies and instru-ments included. Approx 1500 active patients also in-cluded with sale or long term lease. One very reason-able price takes all. Dentist retiring and relo-cating. Contact: Text or call (631) 258-0697 Email [email protected] Dental Office for Sale – Huntington 120 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY. Total sq’ 1336; usable sq’ 1270. Beautiful medical building in Halesite area of Huntington with close proximity to Huntington Village. Three equipped operatories, new HVAC, fully furnished waiting room, staff room, pri-vate office. Two bathrooms, lab, sterilization room, storage. Must see unique architectural fea-tures. Plenty of parking. $575,000 sale price (includes equipment, furniture) available immediate-ly. Email owner [email protected] Looking for General Dentist in Commack Modern, well-established, busy, caring, patient-centered practice located in Commack is searching for an outgoing, warm, motivated, friendly associate den-tist. Candidates must have 3 years of experience in all aspects of general dentistry including endo, crown & bridge, extractions, implant restorations. Must have clean, current NY dental license, malpractice insur-ance, and current DEA license This associate position starts out as a P/T position potentially leading to F/T. Send resume to [email protected] or fax to (631) 410-1314.
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Ortho Equipment and Supplies for Sale 3 complete dental units. Over 100 orthodontic pli-ers, Dentronix and Orthopli. 4 quadrants of ortho-dontic bands, over 2500 bands, American Ortho. 2 sterilizers, Tuttnauer and Dentro-nix. [email protected] Dental Practice for Sale Fee for service general dental practice with focus on comprehensive care and cosmetics for sale in Smithtown. Digital X-rays, Dentrix, Laser, VELscope and much more. Dentist will stay to transition practice. Call (631) 662-2139. General Dentist Wanted Multi-specialty dental group seeking General Den-tists interested in working in a team-oriented envi-ronment in Mattituck, Jamesport, Riverhead and Middle Island. Qualifications and Skills: DDS/DMD from an ac-credited University and active State Dental Board license, A personable chair side manner, Benefits, up to $50K SIGN-ON BONUS, Competitive compen-sation, Training to advance your career, Full-time employees also enjoy healthcare benefits, a com-pany-sponsored 401k, and malpractice reimburse-ment. If you meet the above qualifications, please contact [email protected] Dental Practice For Sale One dentist/two operatory practice for sale in con-veniently located Syosset professional building. Quaint space, reasonable rent, low overhead. Turnkey operation with terrific office manager! Let’s discuss options! (516) 921-1960 Dental Office for Rent The Stony Brook Medical Park, 2500 Nesconset Hwy, Bld 11-C, Stony Brook, NY 11790. Walk-in quality - perfect for one dentist or two dentists who will not practice at the same time. Three op-eratories: two doctors, one hygiene, 966 sq/ft with an equal size basement. Must be seen to be appre-ciated. If interested contact John Diana at [email protected] or 516-455-0695.
We face ethical issues every day. Some are easier than others. Supreme Court Justice
Potter summed it up pretty well. He said ethics was “knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is the right thing to do.” Personally, I like to add when “no one is looking” at the end of Justice Potter’s statement. As stated in the
first sentence of our Principle of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct, our profession holds a special position of trust within the society. In return, our pro-fession makes a commitment to society that its mem-bers will adhere to high ethical standards of conduct.
The five fundamental principles: Autonomy, Benefi-cence, Non–maleficence, Justice and Veracity are the desirous goals of our profession. They provide guidance and offer justification for the Code of Profes-sional Conduct and the Advisory Opinions.
Autonomy: “Self Governance.” This principle express-es the concept that professionals have a duty to treat the patient according to the patient’s desires, within the bounds of accepted treatment. A dentist’s primary obligation includes involving patients in treatment de-cisions in a meaningful way. Allowing the patient to decide to have a three unit bridge instead of an im-plant restoration or even to not to have a tooth re-placement is fundamental to this principle.
Our second principle, Non-maleficence: Meaning “Do no harm.” Keeping our skills and knowledge, knowing our limitations and when to refer to a specialist or oth-er professional are our main obligations. A difficult molar endo or severely impacted wisdom tooth extrac-tion are common scenarios with this principle.
The principle of Beneficence: Essential meaning “Do Good.” We have a duty to act for the benefit of others. Our obligations here include service to the patient and public-at-large. This includes the competent and time-ly delivery of dental care within the bounds of clinical circumstances presented by the patient, with due con-sideration being given to the needs, desires and val-ues of the patient. We encourage leadership and community service. Maintaining and elevating the es-teem of our profession is an obligation that all of us must participate in.
Principle four is Justice: “Fairness.” We must treat patients, colleagues and society fairly. Our obliga-tions include dealing with patients justly and delivering care without prejudice. Dentists have reasonable dis-cretion in selecting their patients, but shall not refuse treatment on the basis of a patient’s race, creed, col-
or, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, na-tional origin or disability of any kind. Making rea-sonable arrangements for after office hours emer-gency care is also an obligation we must abide by with this principle.
Finally, our fifth principle, Veracity: “Truthfulness.” Dentists have a duty to be honest and trustworthy in their dealings with people. Our obligations in-clude respecting the position of trust inherent in the patient-dentist relationship, communicating truthful-ly and without deception, and maintaining intellectu-al integrity. Representing care and dental fees in a clear concise manner, truthfulness with insurance billing, and avoidance of any unnecessary proce-dures and services are just a few examples with respect to this principle.
Advisory Opinions are the interpretations that apply the Code to specific fact situations. They also pro-vide guidance to the membership on how the Coun-cil on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs, CEBJA, might interpret the Code in a disciplinary hearing. Remember that the Code is an evolving document and cannot be a complete doctrine to all ethical ob-ligations. Our Code functions as a dialogue be-tween the profession and society as a whole, and as such, will be subject to continued review.
Ethics and the law are closely related, but they are not the same. Ethical obligations may – and often do – exceed legal duties. In finding a solution to any ethical dilemma not specifically covered by the Code, dentists should consider the ethical princi-ples, the patient’s needs and interests, and any ap-plicable laws. The qualities of honesty, compas-sion, kindness, integrity, fairness and charity are part of the ethical education of all of us and helps us define a true professional.
The ethical dentist strives to do that which is right and good. The ADA Code is an instrument to help
us in this quest. {Dr. Jonke is the Past Chair of the NYSDA Council on Ethics and is currently serving on the ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs.}
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2020 NYSDA CONTINUING EDUCATION AWARDS
The following members received NYSDA certificates rec-ognizing continuing education hours completed from the date of membership through the end of 2020. Awards are given only at the benchmark levels of 100, 300, 500, 1000, and every 500 credit hours thereafter. For exam-ple, members who completed 450 total hours in 2020 will not receive an award until they complete 500 hours. Since the General Membership Meeting on October 6, 2021 will be virtual, no certificates can be presented in person and instead will be mailed to the recipients. Con-gratulations to all!
65 Years Dr. Allen Pintoff Dr. Steven Spector Dr. Julie DeSimone-Larsen
Dr. Edward O'Shea Dr. Stephen Roseman Dr. Christine Vice Dr. Sirisha Donthireddy
Dr. Michael Rubenstein Dr. Mark Weinberg Dr. Larissa Figari-Goller
60 Years Dr. Gary Sandler Dr. Rajanesh Gaur
Dr. Lawrence Bergmann Dr. Mark Slovin 30 Years Dr. Joshua Gish
Dr. John Bogan Dr. Daniel Vasti Dr. Robert Bottner Dr. Jianying He
Dr. Thomas Bonomo Dr. Edward Filangeri
Dr. Neil Browne 45 Years Dr. Charles Fiorenti Dr. Christos Ioannou
Dr. Salvatore De Noto Dr. Roger Curtiss Dr. Patricia Kennedy-Hingerton Dr. Matthew Nissenbaum
Dr. Frederick Ferber Dr. Stephen Fluger Dr. Paul Knel Dr. Greg Ortenberg
Dr. John Loreto Dr. William Greene Dr. Patrick Sabo Dr. Anthony Quitoni
Dr. Stuart Novins Dr. Russell Henley Dr. Judith Savino Dr. Joshua Rothenberg
Dr. Donald Nowak Dr. Lawrence Mailloux Dr. Jonathan Schecter
Dr. Israel Perlman Dr. Robert Wagner 25 Years Dr. Michael Wakily
Dr. Irving Schultz Dr. Janet Wu Dr. Alan Berman Dr. Tania Winberry
Dr. Barry Sheptin Dr. Steven Chase
Dr. Stephen Stein 40 Years Dr. Richard Gambino 10 Years
Dr. Marvin Stern Dr. Robert Garelick Dr. Ernest Larios Dr. Albert Attalla
Dr. Nils Wallen Dr. Dennis Goetz Dr. Debra Oreste Dr. Gregory Bohle
Dr. Gabriel Zuckerman Dr. Alan Kantro Dr. Anthony Perrotta Dr. Yoonil Cha
Dr. Raymond Mascolo Dr. Walter Rostkowski Dr. Robert Comanducci
55 Years Dr. Richard Prieto Dr. William Schneider Dr. Jose Diaz
Dr. Stuart Berman Dr. Ellen Raffel Dr. Kevin Sheren Dr. Nausheen Ekram
Dr. Paul Brandoff Dr. John Romano Dr. Perry Silver Dr. Sean Kim
Dr. Robert Dictrow Dr. Marc Sperber Dr. Thomas Mascolo
Dr. Warren Endes Dr. Lois Weiss 20 Years Dr. Brian McCormack
Dr. Arthur Goren Dr. Nina Zaprudnik Dr. John Barnett Dr. Michael Salkin
Dr. Patrick Iovino Dr. John Breuer Dr. Rebecca Sieger
Dr. Richard Kardovich 35 Years Dr. Sasha Cekada Dr. David Sims
Dr. Howard Leemon Dr. Steven Benardo Dr. Ross Chavkin Dr. Mohammad Usmani
Dr. Gerald Lorin Dr. Martin Boorin Dr. Daniel Duggan
Dr. Stephen Mitzner Dr. Michael Chimenti Dr. Alexis Gersten 5 Years
Dr. John O'Connor Dr. David Diamond Dr. Scott Goldstein Dr. Lindsay Alimena
Dr. Gerald Schwartz Dr. Gordon Diehl Dr. Charles Leo Dr. Sarah Chicosky
Dr. Steven Schwartz Dr. Jerrold Hollander Dr. Charles Melton Dr. Erin Diamantakis
Dr. Arnold Secor Dr. Francis Kestler Dr. Timothy Murphy Dr. Lynnette Acevedo
Dr. Richard Tesser Dr. Gary Kitzis Dr. Nicholas Nicastro Dr. Jessica Fayans
Dr. Joseph Vitale Dr. Carl Lavorata Dr. Paul Perciballi Dr. Matthew Kahn
Dr. Samuel Mann Dr. David Plosky Dr. Natasha Kapoor
50 Years Dr. Virginia Mitchell Dr. Steven Schwartz Dr. Daniel Lim
Dr. Edward Bram Dr. Thomas O'Malley Dr. Sawsan Shukri Dr. Daniel Macari
Dr. Richard Chanin Dr. Anthony Polimeni Dr. Joseph Simonetti Dr. Jacqueline Maddox
Dr. Bruce Howard Dr. Salvatore Ruggiero Dr. Erica Steinhaus-Kaplan Dr. Thomas Patrie
Dr. Martin Lazar Dr. Thomas Sapienza Dr. Alissa Sukoff Dr. Ralph Ragucci
Dr. Michael Liotta Dr. Leonardo Saulle Dr. Joseph Renda
Dr. Bruce Merriam Dr. David Scharf 15 Years Dr. Vanesza Robles Salas
Dr. Arthur Naval Dr. Howard Schneider Dr. David Amram Dr. Wayne Smith
Dr. David Parker Dr. Joel Schwitzer Dr. Anthony Caruso Dr. David Sobarzo
Dr. Frank Pasculli Dr. Gregory Skrapits Dr. Yen-Chiu Chen Dr. Tommy Ye
Celebrating Our Members
SCDS would like to recognize our members who are celebrating 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARIES of CONSECUTIVE membership with the ADA. (If you do
not see your name, you are in between these 5-year increments.) Congratulations, and thank you for your continued participation!
OBITUARIES
William Joseph Tinkler, DDS – Dr. Tinkler (Capt. USAF, ret.) of Holtsville, NY passed away on July 7, 2021 at age 93 in Stony Brook, NY. He graduated from the NYU dental school and practiced general dentistry in Med-ford until 1998. Dr. Tinkler was a Clinical Associate Professor teaching dentistry and dental assisting at Stony Brook University, retiring in 2008. He also served with the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s office on the flight 800 disaster in 1996. Dr. Tinkler was an ADA member for 65 years, 41 of which were with the SCDS.
All face to face events will be under constant review and are subject to change in terms of Venue,
Medium, Date and Time. Please check the website and watch for our Email Updates.
Seminar Series 2021 Full Details for these courses on the website
September 29, 2021 - Endodontics Revisited, Anne L. Koch, DMD - 7 m.c.e. credits
At the conclusion of this lecture program, attendees will: 1. Understand why there is no such thing as a one-file endodontic proto-col 2. Comprehend the synchronous relationship between endodontics & restorative dentistry 3. Learn how to successfully hybrid-ize techniques 4. No longer be intimidated by endodontic emergencies 5. Realize that endodontics can be both satisfying to the clinician and beneficial to the patient .
November 3, 2021 - I Have It… You Need It! Howard S. Glazer, DDS - 7 m.c.e credits
This is a program about real dentistry for real people by a real dentist! Dr. Glazer will present a potpourri of the materials and techniques that he uses to make the day more productive, easier and fun! The entire dental team will benefit from learning to-gether about the latest products and how they will benefit your patients. Dr. Glazer writes a column every other month for Dental Economics, and reviews new products and materials on a regular basis for his column.
December 1, 2021—Preparation(s), Photos & Provisionals; Critical Steps to Esthetic Ex-cellence , Adamo E. Notarantonio, DDS - 7 m.c.e credits
How do we achieve optimal results in our day-to-day practice? The answer is quite simple. It requires dedication, passion and most of all – precision. This course will zero in on the specific steps of your protocol where precision is crucial. From treatment planning to insertion, learn how simple changes to these steps can mean extraordinary changes to the esthetic and. functional outcome of your cases.
These courses run 9am to 4pm, include breakfast, lunch and snacks at our Hauppauge NY Facility. The cost is $275 for members, $475 for non-members, $60 for ADA Residents, and $100 for Auxiliary Staff.
Simply call our office to register at 631-232-1400.
You can see all details for these courses on our website at
