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2026 Ninth District President

Dr. Bharat Joshi

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2026 Member Benefits Guide

Explore Your Member Benefits — The 2026 Member Benefits Guide is now available! See everything NYSDA offers and get a quick overview with our At-A-Glance one-pager.

Member Assistance Program (MAP)

Life comes with challenges—but your FREE, confidential Member Assistance Program (MAP) is here to help. Available to you, your household, and your staff, MAP offers one-on-one short-term counseling plus resources for mental health, stress management, financial wellness, and life coaching. Download the app today to get started.

Welcome to the Ninth District Dental Association

The Ninth District Dental Society was formed in 1909 and renamed to the Ninth District Dental Association in 2002. We have a membership of over 1200 dentists in 5 counties: Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange and Putnam.

In its quest to serve both the public and the profession, the Ninth District embodies the highest ideals.

The mission of the 9th District Dental Association is to serve and support its members and the public by improving the oral health of our community through Advocacy, Continuing Education and Camaraderie.


The 9th Board approved creating a High School Career Day video to promote the dental field as a whole! Here's the link: 

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kk10wFBk5MXT4CeitvzzCSXKPrVFzz73/view?usp=drive_link

 

Please share it with any Principal or Guidance Counselor you may have a relationship with!


Come join your colleagues!

 

New Dentist Reception

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
6:30 - 9:00 pm

Captain Lawrence Brewery
444 Saw Mill River Rd
Elmsford, NY  10523
914-741-2337

To register, email:
stephan@ninthdistrict.org

We Hope to See You There!!

Bharat Joshi, D.D.S.
President

Lana Hashim, D.D.S.
President - New Dentist Committee

And don't forget to register for Dr. Amrita Patel's CE Course:

Live Webinar:  “Demystifying Dental Benefits” Tuesday, September 29, 2026 – 7-9 pm (Objective 12 Practice Management / 2 CE)

Register

 Instructor:           Amrita Patel, D.D.S.

 Synopsis:  Dental insurance touches every single patient conversation and every line of your P&L, yet most dentists, regardless of how long they've been in practice, were never actually taught how the system works. This course pulls back the curtain on dental benefits: how plans are structured, how codes get created and valued, where fee schedules come from, and where the gaps between "covered" and "paid" quietly erode practice revenue and patient trust.

 Drawing on years of first-hand experience navigating dental benefits from both the clinical and business sides, this session goes beyond the front-desk basics. New dentists will walk away finally understanding a system that clinical training never covered. Seasoned owners and multi-practice leaders will leave with sharper language for fee negotiations, a clearer read on where their practice is leaving money on the table, and concrete strategies for protecting fee integrity as insurance pressures intensify. Whether you're building your first associate contract or running a multi-site group, this is the insurance education dental school skipped: built for every stage of the career, not just the start of it.

 

FDA Holding Virtual Town Hall on Medical Device Sterilization

Apr 15, 2024

Per the notice below, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding a virtual town hall meeting on medical device sterilization.

Medical Device Sterilization Town Hall: Topics and Formats for the Continuing Sterilization Series

Join the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 29, 2024, for the Medical Device Sterilization Town Hall: Topics and Formats for the Continuing Sterilization Series.  During this town hall, we will discuss:

  • Suggestions the FDA received on potential topics for the sterilization town hall series
  • How the FDA will pivot the format of the series to support more engaging discussions on topics of interest

Date/time: Monday, April 29, 2024, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EDT

Location: Virtual

Registration is not required to attend.  We encourage attendees to submit questions at least one week in advance to: MedicalDeviceSterilization@fda.hhs.gov.

Questions?

For a complete list of previous and future sterilization town halls, go to: Medical Device Sterilization Town Hall Series.

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