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2025 Ninth District President

Dr. Renuka Bijoor

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We’re updating how you log in to your NYSDA and ADA account.

RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY!

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Member Assistance Program (MAP)

Life comes with challenges, but your new Member Assistance Program (MAP) is here to help. This free, confidential benefit is available to you and your household, offering resources and services to support mental health, reduce stress, and make life easier.

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 1500 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.



Don't Forget to Register!! OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS!

9th District Social Event
Celebrating Frills & Drills

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

6:30-9:00 pm

ST. ANDREWS GOLF CLUB
10 Old Jackson Avenue
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706

There will be a buffet, passed hors d'oeuvres, beer & wine, a cash bar, vendors, and lots of fun FOR ALL MEMBERS!

And a Keynote Lecture:  Leadership, High Performance & Mindset Mastery for the Female Clinician.
In this transformative session, Allison Lacoursiere explores the integration of feminine and masculine energies in leadership, revealing how balancing these forces unlocks extraordinary performance and sustainable success.  Through an engaging examination of neuroscience-based communication techniques and actionable insights into personal leadership, participants will learn to harness their unique strengths, elevate their professional presence, and master the mindset needed to thrive both clinically and personally.

Ms. Allison Lacoursiere is a certified, professional coach, high-performance expert, and transformational speaker dedicated to empowering clinicians and leaders.  With a dynamic blend of neuroscience-backed strategies, feminine and masculine energy principles, and powerful communication frameworks, Allison guides dental professionals toward unprecedented personal and professional growth.

Co-Sponsors

Bank of America, Practice Solutions

Danziger & Markhoff LLP*

DDSMatch


MLMIC Insurance Company*

We hope to see you there!

Renuka Bijoor, D.D.S., M.P.H.
President & Chair, Frills & Drills Subcommittee


 


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AHRQ Issues NAC Meeting Agenda

May 31, 2024

Per the notice below, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has issued the meeting agenda for its National Advisory Council (NAC).

National Advisory Council (NAC) Meeting Agenda

The hybrid meeting will be held over two days:

June 28, 2024; 1:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EST

June 29, 2024; 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EST

Agenda

Friday, June 28

TimeEvent
1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.Welcome, Call to Order, Approval of March 16, 2024, Meeting Summary, and Vote on Final Report of the Subcommittee on the National Action Alliance to Advance Patient and Workforce Safety

Komal Bajaj, M.D., M.S., H.P.Ed.
Acting Chair, AHRQ National Advisory Council
2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.AHRQ Director’s Highlights

Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.Vision for Health Services Research

Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S.
President and Chief Executive Officer
AcademyHealth
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.Update on Age-Friendly Healthcare Systems Strategic Plan

Arlene Bierman, M.D., M.S.
Chief Strategy Officer
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Public Comment
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.Opportunities for Modernizing the Measurement of Consumer Experience

Komal Bajaj, M.D., M.S., H.P.Ed. (moderator)
Chief Quality Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/NCB
Medical Director of Sustainability, NYC Health + Hospitals
Professor of OB/GYN, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Clif Gaus, Sc.D., M.H.A.
President, and CEO
National Association of ACOs

Cynthia Bland
Director, Statistics
RTI International

Dana Gelb Safran, Sc.D.
President and CEO
National Quality Forum

Danny van Leeuwen, M.P.H., RN, CPHQ
Founder
Health Hats

Saturday, June 29

TimeEvent
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.Welcome, Call to Order, and Agenda for the Day

Komal Bajaj, M.D., M.S., H.P.Ed.
Acting Chair, AHRQ National Advisory Council
9:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.Discussion of Priority Populations and Maternal Health

Kamila Mistry, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director
Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Emily M. Chew, M.P.H.
Senior Advisor for Women's Health and Gender Research
Division of Priority Populations
Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Carmela Roybal, Ph.D., MBGPH
Senior Advisor
Office of the Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.Update on AHRQ's Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF) Extension Program

Therese (Tess) Miller, Dr.PH.
Director
Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.Public Comment
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Chair’s Wrap-up
11:30 a.m.Adjourn

Meeting Agenda

Select to view the meeting agenda (PDF, 202 KB)

Zoom Webinar Instructions

Please select for Zoom Webinar instructions.

Note: Zoom will open 15 minutes in advance of the meeting.  You are encouraged to sign in, in advance of the meeting.

This meeting will be recorded, and the recording will be posted on AHRQ’s Web site a few weeks after the meeting.  Closed captioning will be provided during this event.

Public Comments

If you are interested in sharing your comments with the AHRQ National Advisory Council, there will be two opportunities for public comment.  The times are as follows:

  • Friday, June 28; 4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern.
  • Saturday, June 29; 11:00 am – 11:15 am Eastern.

If you would like to make a public comment during the AHRQ NAC Meeting, please e-mail AHRQ National Advisory e-mail address (NationalAdvisoryCouncil@ahrq.hhs.govno later than 3:15 pm Eastern on June 28 (for all comment requests for June 28 NAC Meeting) and no later than 10:00 am on June 29 Eastern (for all comment requests for June 29 NAC Meeting).

In-Person Attendance 

The meeting will be held in-person at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, 401 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21201.  Seating is limited at this location; however, this meeting will also be broadcast virtually.  If you are interested in attending in person, please register at: https://cma.ahrq.gov/na.  A confirmation e-mail will be sent based on availability.


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