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Ninth District Headquarters Office - Hawthorne, NY

2025 Ninth District President

Dr. Renuka Bijoor

ADA Update: a new login experience

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

RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY!

3 EASY WAYS TO PAY 1 ONLINE: nysdental.org/renew 2 MAIL: Return dues stub and payment 3 PHONE: 1-800-255-2100

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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OPWDD Highlights ADA Anniversary

Jul 26, 2024

Per the notice below, the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is highlighting the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Celebrating the 34th Anniversary of the ADA

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Today we celebrate the 34th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  This landmark civil rights law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities by ensuring access and equal opportunity.  The anniversary’s significance has prompted advocates worldwide to recognize July as Disability Pride Month, celebrating the advocacy movement of people with disabilities which triggered the passage of the ADA, and highlighting its impact on people’s lives.  I was honored to walk alongside self-advocates in the Disability Pride Parade in Kingston hosted by the Resource Center for Community Living this past weekend and am excited to be at the Disability Pride Festival in Buffalo today to celebrate the disability community and to honor their experiences and contributions.  It is disability advocates, like those who defiantly crawled up the Capitol steps in 1990 when the ADA was being voted on to demonstrate the discrimination people face in accessing public spaces, who continue to push us toward a truly inclusive and accessible community.

In honor of the anniversary of the ADA and Disability Pride, we are so proud to launch the new podcast, “Accessing Life,” where self-advocates will be talking about these issues and so much more.  Produced by Michael Orzel, who is an OPWDD staff member who has a developmental disability, this podcast series features the voices of lived experience in the public conversation about disability.  I am so excited to see New Yorkers with developmental disabilities use this platform to express themselves and discuss their daily challenges and successes while learning from each other and teaching the rest of us.

While we have made tremendous progress since the signing of the ADA in 1990, so much more remains to be done to achieve true equality and accessibility for people with disabilities.  Many people with developmental disabilities still experience stereotyping and discrimination and face barriers every day accessing housing, employment, a quality education, and health care.  My hope is that the disability pride movement and reflection on the ADA highlights the importance of continuing to push us toward a truly inclusive and accessible community and reminds each of us that disability is a beautiful part of human diversity.

As we celebrate the ADA, I invite you to join us in our celebration of Disability Pride by sharing your stories of how the ADA has impacted your life using the #ThanksToTheADA hashtag and following the ADA National Network’s campaign.

Happy ADA Anniversary to all!  Let’s keep on fighting.

Sincerely,

Willow Baer
Acting Commissioner

Accessing Life
Pictured are "Accessing Life" podcast hosts and OPWDD staff members, B.J. Stasio (left) and Chester Finn (right).

https://opwdd.ny.gov/news/CelebratingADA34

 


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