Suffolk Dental

The Official Publication of the Suffolk County Dental Society

Volume 46 Number 3 FALL 2017

Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendars!!

September 10th - Grape Escape - Laurel Lake Vineyards (inside back cover)

September 27 - General Membership Meeting - Dr. Mana Saraghi - Radisson LI Hotel (back cover)

October4th - Seminar Series #3 - Dr. Steve Fallon - Media Center - 150 Motor Parkway (page 9)

October 6th - CPR/AED - Media Center - 150 Motor Parkway (page 6)

October 11th - Scrubs & Stilettos - Carlyle at the Palace - Plainview (pages 10&11)

October 13th - East End Course - Dr. Eugene Antenucci - Hilton Garden Inn - Riverhead (page 3)

October 25th - CPR/AED - Media Center - 150 Motor Parkway (page 6)

November 1st - Risk Management - Media Center - 150 Motor Parkway (page 17)

November 8th - NYSDA HIPAA Course - Media Center - 150 Motor Parkway (see website)

November 15th - General Membership Meeting - Dr. Nina Laracuente - Radisson LI Hotel (website)

December 6th - Seminar Series #4 - Dr. Ben Miraglia - Media Center - 150 Motor Parkway (pg 9)

REGISTER FOR THESE PROGRAMS ON PAGE 13

Congratulations Dr. Paul Leary

ADA Trustee Elect

Do you know about

the new Find-A Dentist website? See the

inside back cover for

more information.

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SCDS CALENDAR 2017

September Sunday 10 Grape Escape - Laurel Lake Vineyards Monday 11 Exec.Council/Board of Directors (7 pm) Wednesday 27 General Membership Meeting (6 pm - 9 pm) Mana Saraghi, DMD October Wednesday 4 Seminar Series #3 (9 am – 4 pm) Steven Fallon, DMD Friday 6 CPR/AED (9 am - 12 pm) Wednesday 11 Scrubs & Stilettos - Carlyle at the Palace Friday 13 East End Course (9:30 am - 12:30p) Gene Antenucci, DDS Monday 16 Exec.Council/Board of Directors (7 pm) Thur 19 –Mon 23 ADA Meeting – Atlanta, GA Wednesday 25 CPR/AED (9 am - 12 pm) November Wednesday 1 Risk Management (9am -1pm) Mike Kelly, Esq., Robert Peskin, DDS Wednesday 8 NYSDA HIPAA Course (9am - noon) Craig Ratner, DMD Monday 13 Exec.Council/Board of Directors (7 pm) Wednesday 15 General Membership Meeting (6 pm - 9 pm) Nina Laracuente, DMD December Wednesday 6 Seminar Series #4 (9 am – 4 pm) Ben Miraglia, DDS January 2018 Saturday 20 Installation Dinner (7:30pm - 12:30am) Watermill, Smithtown

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Suffolk County Dental Society

150 Motor Parkway, Suite 105, Hauppauge, NY 11788

Tel.: 631-232-1400 Fax: 631-232-1402

e-mail: suffolkdental@optonline.net

website: www.suffolkdental.org

Thomas J. Bonomo, DDS

Paul R. Leary, DMD Co-Editors

Jeffrey A. Sherman, DDS Photographer

Paul Markowitz, DMD Executive Director & Managing Editor

Debbie Wasserman Executive Assistant

Officers of the Society, 2017

Ivan Vazquez, DDS, President

Dimitrios Kilimitzoglou, DDS, President-Elect

Martin Dominger, DDS, Vice President

Claudia Mahon-Vazquez, DDS, Secretary

Jeffrey Seiver, DDS, Treasurer

The Suffolk Dental Bulletin is the official publication of the Suffolk County

Dental Society. It is published four times a year: Spring (March), Summer (June),

Fall (September), Winter (December) by the Suffolk County Dental Society, 150

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U.S. included in member dues and $75. per year for non-members.

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Eastbound

Sunday morning in the summer is one of my favorites. The sun is out, the

grass is green, the birds are enjoying my bird feeder and I am enjoying them flying around and fighting the squirrels for food. It is also my time to write about the events that shape our dental society and make us unique.

One of those events is the Give Kids A Smile program which we host at the Aquarium in Riverhead. At this event we, the dental society dentists, volunteer and partner with dental students from The Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, Residents from St. Charles Hospital, Farmingdale Dental Hygiene students, and BOCES Dental Assistant students, to provide exams, cleanings and instruction to over 300 children that would otherwise not have access to these services. Children that need a dental home are then provided with a list of dentists that are in the area who can provide them with care. This list includes the names of the dentists who volunteered for the event. By taking time out of their offices these dentists are rewarded with the satisfaction of giving back to the community and enjoying time with their peers, a perk of volunteering!

My mission this year has been to include all the members of the dental society into a big family. That is why we are heading East to include our East End members. The dental society’s Education Committee has partnered with the Membership Committee to bring one of our lecture series to our members out East. On October 13, 2017, Dr. Gene Antenucci, past president of the Suffolk County Dental Society, will be presenting a lecture on new technology at the Hilton Garden Inn in Riverhead. It is a combined effort by these committees to include our East End members by making an event more accessible and we are hoping that our colleagues will be able to join us! So, colleagues out East, get ready, we’re coming to your backyard and we would like you to join us! See you on October 13, 2017!

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Ivan A. Vazquez, DDS

IMAGE IS EVERYTHING Restorative Dentistry From an Entirely New Perspective

Eugene L. Antenucci, DDS, FAGD, DICOI

Friday, October 13, 2017 9:30am - 12:30pm (breakfast & registration 8:30am)

Hilton Garden Inn Riverhead 2038 Old Country Road, Riverhead

3 MCE credits - SCDS members - $75.00 - Non-members - $150.00

Please visit our website calendar page for more detailed information regarding this course.

Go to page 13 to register.

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American Dental Association Trustee Elect

It is with humble pride that I share with you my recent election as Trustee representing our Second Trustee District, New York, on the Board of the ADA. This is a position that requires a great deal of time and energy and I suppose I should be more careful with the saying, “Be careful what you wish for, you might get it!”

All kidding aside, I am very fortunate to be at a place in my personal and professional career that this position fits exceedingly well, and blessed by a support group here in Suffolk County that I believe rivals any component in the US. I have always aspired to be active, engaged, and productive in any service position I have filled during my career in our organization and culminating in this opportunity takes a great deal of timing, dedication, and optimism. I am indeed blessed to have been elected and graciously intend to continue my direction to find the best path for our profession. This position will commence with the close of the ADA House Meeting in October of 2018, so I have plenty of time to prepare myself for the rigors of the position over the next 15 months. There are currently 17 Trustee districts across our country. The larger states like New York, California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Florida are their own districts and the others are made up of multiple states that also include the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Armed Services, to name a few. Representation on this board is an honor that members of each district elect for four year terms to handle many of the issues that affect our profession, and how the ADA answers those issues. Our House of Delegates is the primary policy setting body of the

organization and the Board of Trustees, by meeting more frequently than the annual meeting, carries the responsibility to bring the needs of our volunteer membership to the expression of those policies set by our House. In this current political climate there is a great deal of mistrust, acrimony, and distaste for the entire realm. Fortunately the world of dental politics runs in a lateral universe where respect and congeniality support our mission. There are, however many personalities and many constituents that all want their voice heard and acted upon. I can assure you that I have a great amount of respect for those who have preceded me in this position. I also feel that representing New York State nationally is something that gives me great pride because of the strength of those members I now represent across our state. On a personal note, I would like to thank all those members of the Suffolk County Dental Society that provided support to me over the past 28 years of my career. Dr. Kevin Henner as my campaign Chair, our Executive Director Dr. Paul Markowitz for his constant support and as a fountain of advice, all of our Delegates / Alternates and members of our Board who have helped shape my career and each of you for your membership in our organization that has the ability and desire to shape the world's greatest profession.

Please keep your eyes open for our blast emails. We try to limit the number that we send, but we want to keep you informed about

issues on a timely basis. This is the best way we have found to get the information disseminated. If you have not been receiving these emails, please check your spam or junk folders and contact us with

the email address that you use most frequently. Send those addresses to scds@optonline.net. Thank you.

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CLASSIFIEDS

From the desk of

Paul Markowitz, DMD

I am very excited to share the following news regarding the recent NYSDA House Of Delegates

meeting. I have been involved in one capacity or another with organized dentistry for just under 30 years, since I joined the SCDS Board in 1988. This meeting was the pinnacle of that involvement for many reasons. First of all, let me thank our Trustee Dr. Paul Leary; Delegates Drs. Kevin Henner, Guenter Jonke, Kerry Lane, Maria Maranga, Chris Salierno, Jeffrey Seiver, Steven Snyder and Ivan Vazquez; and Alternate Delegates Drs. Martin Dominger, Scott Firestone, John Guariglia, Patricia Hanlon, Dimitrios Kilimitzoglou, Claudia Mahon-Vazquez, Anthony Maresca and Sharon Pollick for their unlimited energy and desire to help with the important work that needs to be done on behalf of the members of the SCDS. This group worked together tirelessly and were intimately involved in all aspects of the meeting. Their commitment was outstanding. There have been numerous meetings that I have attended at both the ADA and NYSDA where I have left very disappointed because the outcome of many votes were not what I thought they should be. In addition, I felt that many issues which needed to be resolved were either defeated or referred back for more discussion (which many times were never to be seen again). However, this meeting ended on such a positive note, because all the outcomes were what we, as a group, wanted. First, Dr. Firestone, as the Chair of the Council on Dental Practice had proposed a resolution, regarding the use of local anesthesia by dental hygienists, that his Council had recommended. Dr Firestone spoke on behalf of that resolution, which passed. Second, there was a resolution to continue the Medicaid subcommittee, which is chaired by Dr. Hanlon, for another two year term. Dr. Mahon-Vazquez spoke to the HOD regarding the value of this sub-committee and this resolution passed as well. Third, Dr. Seiver and the Peer Review Council have been working for numerous years to rewrite the Manual which

sets policy for this important member benefit. Dr. Seiver has been a strong believer that the old policy manual was unfair and has been actively working to update its flaws. I am happy to report that the new 60 page manual that he was intimately involved in rewriting has been approved. Fourth, the resolution that the SCDS presented last year to the NYSDA HOD regarding the reduction of the active life dues discount, to match the ADA and the SCDS, was reintroduced this year with the support of the NYSDA Council on Membership and the Board of Trustees. There was much discussion regarding this resolution and Dr. Seiver spoke on behalf of its merits. This resolution passed also. Finally, the high point of the entire meeting was the election of the next ADA Trustee to represent the 2nd Trustee District (New York State). Dr. Leary ran against past NYSDA President Dr. Deborah Weisfuse from NY County. Dr. Leary gave a very well received speech to the entire HOD and also visited individually with each of the thirteen components, accompanied by his wife, Debbie and Dr. Henner. I am extremely happy and proud to announce that Dr. Leary will be serving as our next ADA Trustee starting in the fall 2018. I could not be more excited for the future of the SCDS, NYSDA and the ADA. The members of the SCDS are extremely well represented by many talented and intelligent individuals who are able to work together to support and encourage each other to continually rise to a higher level. We are all extremely fortunate to have this right here in our own back yard. Thank you everyone for your dedication and desire to keep our profession moving forward in a positive direction for the young dentists who will be our future leaders.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

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The Dr. Stephen B. Gold Memorial Seminar Series 2017

Course #2017-03 Wednesday, October 4, 2017: 7 m.c.e. credits

Steven Fallon, D.M.D. FIXED IMPLANT REHABILITATION FOR THE TERMINAL DENTITION

(sponsored by Nobel Biocare) AND EDENTULOUS ARCH: From Initial Consult To Final Delivery

Course Synopsis: In today’s world, edentulous patients, and those with a terminal dentition, are seeking a fixed replacement solution for their

failing arches. Practitioners with a thorough understanding of the physiologic, functional and esthetic fundamentals involved

in full arch implant rehabilitation will be able to best serve this patient population. This course will provide the educational

foundation and clinical pearls required to rehabilitate these patients using a simplified, safe and scientifically proven

method.

Dr. Steven Fallon has extensive experience in the field of implant surgery, with an emphasis on full arch rehabilitation. The

course will focus on a team approach in the treatment planning and management of these cases. Practitioners will learn the

critical keys for success in the surgical, laboratory and restorative techniques that are essential in providing a predictable,

fixed and immediate solution for the edentulous patient including the All-on-4 and Branemark Zygoma Treatment concepts.

Course #SS2017-04, Wednesday, December 6, 2017: 7 m.c.e. credits

Ben Miraglia, D.D.S. ORTHODONTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GP: Everything From Early

Childhood Growth And Development To Adult Invisalign

TOPICS/DESCRIPTION

1. Interceptive Orthodontic Techniques for Airway and Facial Development

2. Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children: The Dentist’s Role

3. Invisalign: The Cornerstone of Comprehensive Care Dentistry

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Airway and Facial Development:

1. Understand the origins of the malocclusions we struggle with daily

2. Understand the relationship between malocclusion and many childhood illnesses

3. Understand the relationship between sleep disordered breathing and early childhood development

4. Understand the difference between nasal and mouth breathing and how severe the consequences are

5. Understand the relationship of sleep disordered breathing to ADHD

6. Understand how Myofunctional guidance appliances work to fully develop facial features and an appropriate airway

7. Understand the impact a fully developed airway can have on a child’s health and well being

Invisalign:

1. Understand how to set up and treat severe spacing cases

2. Understand how to set up and treat moderate to severe crowding cases with little to no IPR

3. Understand how to incorporate Invisalign into moderate to severe perio cases

4. Understand how to use Invisalign for complex restorative cases

5. Understand how to use Invisalign for extensive amounts of molar expansion and rotation

6. Understand how to use Invisalign as a comprehensive orthodontic technique to treat a variety of malocclusions

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All the courses described in these pages have both CERP and PACE approval for CE credit. Please go to page 13 to register for all the courses and programs listed in this Bulletin.

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TAX TIPS FOR DENTISTS by Stuart A. Sinclair, CPA

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Starting January 1, 2018 an additional

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Registration Information

Grape Escape (IBC) - Sept 10 - Laurel Lake Vineyards □ Yes, I will attend! #________

General Member Mtg (BC) - Sept 27 - Radisson LI Hotel □ Dinner & Program ($0/$100)

General Member Mtg (BC) - Sept 27 - Radisson LI Hotel □ Program only ($0 SCDS/$75 other)

Seminar Series # 3 (pg 9) - Oct 4 - 150 Motor Pkwy □ $275 ADA / $475 Non-ADA / $100

CPR/AED (pg 6) - Oct 6 - 150 Motor Parkway □ $100 ADA / $150 non-ADA

East End Course (pg 3) - Oct 13 - Hilton Garden Inn Rvrhd □ $75 SCDS / $150 Non-SCDS

CPR/AED (pg 6) - Oct 25 - 150 Motor Parkway □ $100 ADA / $150 non-ADA

Risk Management (pg 17) - Nov 1 - 150 Motor Parkway □ $150 ADA/ $300 Non-ADA

General Member Mtg (webst) - Nov 15 - Radisson LI Hotel □ Dinner & Program ($0/$100)

General Member Mtg (webst) - Nov 15 - Radisson LI Hotel □ Program only ($0 SCDS/$75 other)

Seminar Series # 4 (pg 9) - Dec 6 - 150 Motor Pkwy □ $275 ADA / $475 Non-ADA / $100

Dentist's Name: ...............................................................................ADA #:............................................................ (please print)

[ ] Charge my Visa/MC/AE #:.................................................CVV:..........Exp:................Zip Code:......................

Signature:.................................................................................. Amount: $.................................................

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Total $11,600 Members 65 % 6% (percentage of component members that contributed)

Thank you to all of those that contributed to this very worthwhile

cause on behalf of your profession! If your name is not listed, please

consider making a donation.

Go to http://empiredentalpac.com/

EDPAC CONTRIBUTORS

Liberty Level ($500) Daniel Birkmire

Dimitrios Kilimitzoglou Kerry Lane Paul Leary

Maria Maranga Gary Rosenfeld

David Scharf Ivan Vazquez

Honor Roll ($250) Vishveshwar Batheja

Adam Bear Clifford Brown Nancy Cosenza

Martin Dominger William Friedel John Guariglia Kevin Henner Guenter Jonke Gary Manowitz

Christopher Salierno Stephen Sokoloff

Capitol Club ($100) Jenny Abraham Charles Baker William Bast

Richard Bonati Thomas Bonomo Anthony Caruso Philip Centonze

Richard Domozych Anthony Fazio Scott Firestone David Forlano Jordan Freed Brian Gilman

Scott Goldstein Frank Granati

Joseph Graskemper Jonathan Greenberg

Patricia Hanlon Steven Hill

Timothy Ingrao Mark Knakal

Paul Labowitz Carl Lavorata

Capitol Club ($100) Claudia Mahon-Vazquez

Lawrence Mailloux Anthony Maresca Paul Markowitz John Mercurio

Virginia Mitchell Nicole Napolitano

Barry Ortenberg Sharon Pollick Peter Pruden Stacy Reisfeld

Antonino Russo Laurence Schwartz

Jeffrey Seiver Duane Shank Michael Sloan Steven Snyder Richard Stabile Robert Wagner William Walker Mark Weinberg

Bonnie Yellin

2017 has been a busy year so far for our Membership Committee. Most

recently we held our first “Paint and Sip Night” at Espana Restaurant and Tapas Bar. This fun event was among several others organized by the Society to bring camaraderie as well as education and services to our members.

May found the members of committee braving the elements while shredding our members documents, FREE OF CHARGE. We want to thank our sponsor MLMIC and their representative, Kathy Lagano, for helping us to provide this much-needed member benefit!!

The Membership Committee worked with our Education Committee, chaired by Dr. Jimmy Kilimitzoglou, to prepare a CE course for our East End Members. Please look for details in our bulletin and always CHECK YOUR E-MAIL and the WEBSITE for information about all upcoming events.

Currently Membership is working with the New Dentist Committee to host a fun and informative event in October for our Residents and New Dentists. “Name that Member Benefit” will be an evening of fun while obtaining information about what the Society does for its members. Dr. Brian McCormack, Chairperson of the New Dentist Committee, is working with his team, Dr. Jen Englebright, Dr. Nicole Napolitano, and Dr. Justin Ohnigian, to organize a great evening.

If you have any ideas for events or programs that might be interesting or helpful to our members, please let us know.

MEMBERSHIP CORNER Claudia Mahon-Vazquez , DDS

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Dues Installment Memo

Please watch for the notice this Fall from NYSDAS regarding the dues installment payment option for 2018. NYSDA implemented this policy a few years ago and it has been very well received by many of our members. The plan allows you to pay your tripartite dues over a seven month period from November to May. It is only available to members in good standing who are assessed the full active dues for 2018. If you are eligible you will see an icon on the members only section of the NYSDA website, www.nysdental.org. Enrollment is only available online and participation is available by credit card only. Don't miss out on this opportunity. It will only be available in the Fall. Once the program is under way, you will not be able to take advantage of it.

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The following members will be receiving NYSDA certificates recognizing continuing education hours completed from the date of membership through the end of 2016. Awards are given only at the benchmark levels of 100, 300,

500, 1000 and every 500 credit hours thereafter. For example, members who completed 450 total hours in 2016 will not receive an award until they complete 500 hours. The 100 and 300 hour certificates have been mailed out

and the remaining certificates will be presented at our September 27th General Membership Meeting.

2000 Hours Hoffer, Harry

1500 Hours

Lotardo, Salvatore Markowitz, Paul

1000 hours

Bedi, Bharati Friedel, William Gellerman, Inna

Kilimitzoglou, Jimmy Maresca, Anthony

Portnoy, Joseph

500 hours Amram, David Baker, Silvia

Berman, Alan Caruso, Anthony

Chase, Barry Cohen, Suzanne Colacicco, Louis

Dominger, Martin Ferguson, Fred

Gentile, Anthony Gould, Thomas Halpern, Karyn

Mahon-Vazquez, C. Miller, David Sabo, Patrick

Shakin, Madeline Steiger, Brian Yuliano, John

300 hours Breen, Patricia Caesar, John

Caronia, Lawrence Frost, G. Gregory

Grazina, Victor Kahn, Mark Leo, Charles

Navon, Jeffrey Park, David

Reale, Michael Rothenberg, J. Smith, Wayne Travis, Lynn

Udeshi, Sandhya Witt, Steven

Zadnik, Margaret

100 hours Barnett, John Curro, Kristin

DeGeronimo, C. Eldik, Elsayed

Huang, Wendy Neymark, Alisa

Rametra, Shaifali Schecter, Jonathan

Shemet, Arthur Smith, Craig

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

NYSDA Continuing Education Awards for 2016

DATE: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 TIME: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Continental breakfast will be served. LOCATION: Suffolk County Dental Society Media Center on Lower Level 150 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, NY 11788 (1 traffic light east of the Radison Long Island Hotel) COST: $150.00/ADA member $300.00/non-ADA

PRESENTERS: Robert M. Peskin, DDS, and Michael Kelly, Esq.

All who successfully complete the course will receive a certificate entitling them to a TEN PERCENT (10%) DISCOUNT on their next renewal from MLMIC and most other insurance companies, for three years. (Please check with your carrier. Some carriers do not recognize this course).

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life members

Congratulations to the following long-time members who have reached Life Member status for 2018.

William Berg

Clifford Brown Philip Centonze

Fran Eichler Kenneth Gerber

Steven Hill

Alan Kantro Steven Levy

Lawrence Mailloux Lawrence Mogen

Don Pantino Shelley Press-Sampson

John Rutter

Paul Seltzer Guy Spinner

Salvatore Tangredi Robert Timson Christine Vice Richard Vogel

Life Members are members in good standing who, having attained the age of 65 years, have been active and/or retired members for 30 consecutive years or a total

of 40 years. Life membership becomes effective January 1 of the following year.

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We welcome the following new members elected in May and September 2017: Justyna Balicka, DDS

NYU 2012; St Barnabas 2016 264 Union Ave Holbrook, NY 11741 Orthodontics Erin Diamantakis, DDS Creighton 2012; St Barnabas 2017 6 Medical Dr Pt Jeff Sta, NY 11776 Orthodontics Rita Flynn, DMD

Univ of Conn 2015; SUNY SB 2018 Orthodontics Robert Guerriero, DDS

Univ at Buffalo 2017; SUNY SB 2018 General Dentistry Bin Kang, DDS

Univ at Buffalo 2017; SUNY SB 2018 General Dentistry Katherine Keifer, DDS

SUNY SB 2016; VA Buffalo 2017 163 Half Hollow Rd #1 Deer Park, NY 11729 General Dentistry

Jennifer Kim, DDS

Univ. of Pacific 2017; St Charles 2018 General Dentistry Jennifer Kucko, DDS

Univ at Buffalo 2017; SUNY SB 2018 General Dentistry Daniel Lim, DMD

Tufts 2015; Yale New Haven 2017 General Dentistry Gautam Matta, DDS

NYU 2015; SUNY SB 2018 Orthodontics Amin Nasehi, DDS

Univ at Buffalo 2017; SUNY SB 2020 Prosthodontics Nicholas Pappas, DDS

Univ at Buffalo 2017; SUNY SB 2018 General Dentistry Vanesza Robles Salas, DMD

Univ of PR 2012; SUNY SB 2017 180 E Main St Smithtown, NY 11787 Periodontics

Jonathan Schneider, DMD Univ. of New England 2017; St Charles 2018 General Dentistry Sonam Sheth, DMD Univ of Conn 2015; SUNY SB 2018 Orthodontics David Sobarzo, DDS NYU 2011; Kings County 2017 790 New York Ave Ste #100 Huntington, NY 11743 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Jorge Swett Tapia, DDS Univ. at Buffalo 2017; St Charles 2018 General Dentistry Sarah Vignola, DDS NYU 2017; SUNY SB 2018 General Dentistry Meyer Zahler, DMD Arizona 2013; SUNY SB 2017 Pediatric Dentistry

new members

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What Would You Do?

Dr. Mascalese has been practicing Prosthodontics and TMD for the last 20 years

in the same location in a small suburban 75 miles from the big city. The only other specialist is 80 miles away.

He has been treating Ms. Frappato for the past 2 years for TMD. She is a petite 38 year old with hypertension which is controlled by a low dose beta blocker, occasional migraine headaches treated with Imitrex and a hypothyroid condition treated with the medication Synthroid. She smokes 1/2 pack of cigarettes per day . She has tried many times to quit but has not been successful. Her dental condition includes multiple missing teeth and associated malocclusion. In addition, a myofascial condition involving the temporalis and masseters flares up occasionally. Dr. Mascalese has helped her greatly with NSAIDS, a few narcotics when extremely painful, physical therapy and an orthotic appliance. He has started her posterior rehabilitation and has several teeth in temporaries. She has never missed an appointment, but last week she cancelled her appointment and this morning , your receptionist tells you that she is cancelling a 2 hour appointment scheduled for later today. Dr. Mascalese has been dating Ms. Frappato for 6 months or so, but he recently broke off their relationship. He had never dated a patient before. Dr. Mascalese's wife passed away 3 years ago from breast cancer. Ms. Frappato explained to the receptionist that "I can't bear to see him anymore." She knows that she can't wait too long for final treatment because of her temporary crowns. Ms. Frappato asked the receptionist for another dentist to continue her treatment.

Dr. Mascalese is visibly upset when he learns the reasons since her case requires a complex treatment . He knows that her job is quite stressful not to mention the commute from the city is almost 1 1/2 hours to his office each way. In addition, he has arranged an interest free financing monthly payment plan that most offices would never consider. Dr. Mascalese is facing an ethical dilemma. Check the course of action that you would recommend and return to the SCDS at suffolkdental@optonline.net. 1.__ Dr. Mascalese should attempt to re-establish a professional relationship with the patient. 2.__ Dr. Mascalese should cease treating the patient and take proper steps to avoid patient abandonment. 3.__ Dr. Mascalese should avoid dating patients in the future. 4.__ Dr. Mascalese should help finding another dentist to complete her care in the city. 5.__ Other alternatives. (please elaborate) ______________________________________ 6.__ Don't care. Planning my next family vacation. {Dr. Jonke is the Past Chair of the NYSDA Council on Ethics and will be serving on the ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs starting this Fall.}

MONDAY MORNING ETHICS Guenter J. Jonke, DMD

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Update Your Find-a-Dentist Profile

The ADA has launched a new advertising campaign to bring more patients to your practice.

In this 3-year campaign, they will be spending $6 million annually on search and digital advertising to direct

consumers to make an appointment with an ADA dentist.

As part of this campaign, they have enhanced the Find-a-Dentist tool to make it easier for patients to find you.

Update your profile by visiting ADA.org/MyADA, and login using your user ID (member number) and

password. If you're unsure of your user ID or password, call the ADA Member Service Center at 1-800-621-

8099 or contact us at (631) 232-1400.

Data shows that profiles with pictures receive more clicks than those that don't, so be sure to upload a photo!

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