MAKE SURE YOUR DENTIST IS AN ADA MEMBER!: ADA Members Adhere to Strict Code of Ethics and Conduct. You should make sure you are SEEING AN ADA MEMBER DENTIST! Visit ADA Find-A-Dentist to Find One Near YOU

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.

Learn more

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

RENEW TODAY!

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. Download the app today and get started.

LEARN MORE

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 9^th 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 Ninth District Dental Association

New Dentist Reception

Come Join Your New Dentist Colleagues!

Thursday, November 20, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Vida Restaurant
14 Marble Avenue
Thornwood, NY 10594

There will be passed hors d'oeuvres, beer & wine, vendors, and lots of fun FOR ALL NEW DENTISTS, Residents,
and D4 Dental Students!

Meet local new dentists whoa are also starting their career in dentistry! Learn how other new dentists and established dentists navigated their first steps after dental school and residency!

There will be dentists in all Specialties, as well as General Practitioners. Ninth District Dental Association Leaders will be present.

Register for the November 20th New Dentist Reception!

We will have established co-sponsors to assist all New Dentists with anything practice related!

Co-Sponsors (names are links to website)

Altfest Personal Wealth Management

DDSMatch

Danziger & Markhoff LLP

MLMIC Insurance Co.

We Hope to See You There!!

Lana Hashim, DDS
Chair, New Dentist Committee

Renuka Bijoor, DDS, MPH
President

Latest News Around the Tripartite

NCQA Issues Quality Matters Newsletter

Oct 17, 2024

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has issued its Quality Matters newsletter, which can be read below.

Women in Quality
Female leaders share insights into growing and thriving in quality improvement’s top jobs.

Listen Now!

NCQA Launches Bulk FHIR^®Quality Coalition
The coalition will perform end-to-end testing of regulated FHIR data for digital HEDIS^® measurement.

Learn More

Breast Cancer Screening Changes for HEDIS MY 2025
We’ve updated the age range to align with U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines.

Learn More

Defining Success in Value-Based Care
Learn what it takes to build successful value-based payment models at NCQA’s Health Innovation Summit.

Learn More

NCQA’s Amol Vyas to Speak at HCPLAN Summit
Gain deeper insight into the foundation and infrastructure for standardized data exchange and why it matters.

Learn More

NCQA's Digital Quality Digest

Check out the latest resources on NCQA’s Digital Quality Hub:
·    Introduction to Clinical Quality Language. An overview of clinical quality language and its role in quality measurement.
·    How Digital Measures Execute with Clinical Quality Language. A deeper dive into CQL engines, how they work, and why they are important for digital quality.
·    Preparing Data for Digital Measurement. A high-level introduction to digital measures data preparation and readiness.