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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.



Meet Member Dentists, Residents, and Students!

FREE & OPEN TO ALL!

"Health is Wealth"

Summer Wellness Event

 Wednesday, July 30, 2025

6:30-8:30pm 

Hudson River Park
240 W. Main Street
Tarrytown, NY 10591

All 9th Members, New Dentists, Residents, and Touro Dental Students are invited
with their Spouse/Partner and Children!

Latusion Food Truck, Standing Yoga, and Music at

Beautiful Scenic Hudson River Park!
Free parking after 6pm, DO NOT Park in Lot E.

 

Afterwards enjoy a nice sunset walk along the river or drinks at one of the

close-by river view restaurants.


To Register please click here 
or call HQ 914-747-1199.

 

We Hope to See You There!!

 B. J. Mistry, D.D.S.
Chair, Substance Abuse & Wellness Committee

Lana Hashim, D.D.S.
Chair, New Dentist Committee

Renuka Bijoor, D.D.S., M.P.H.President

Co-Sponsors

Feldman Kieffer 

M&T Bank

(name is link to website)


Latest News Around the Tripartite

AHRQ Issues NAC Meeting Agenda

Nov 1, 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 Meeting Agenda

 

November 20, 2024
11:00 am – 3:30 pm Eastern Time

Meeting Agenda

Select to view the meeting agenda (PDF, 166 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 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 1:00 pm on November 20.

Agenda

TimeEvent
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.Welcome, Call to Order, and Approval of June 28-29, 2024, Meeting Summary

Edmondo Robinson, M.D., M.B.A., M.S.
Chair
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.AHRQ Director’s Highlights

Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.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
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.Update on the Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council (SNAC) on National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety

Craig A. Umscheid, M.D., M.S.
Director
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Jade Perdue-Puli, M.P.A.
Senior Advisor to the Director
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS): Opportunities for Modernizing the Measurement of Consumer Experience

Craig A. Umscheid, M.D., M.S.
Director
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Laura L. Sessums, J.D., M.D.
Chief Medical Officer Office of the Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Karen Chaves, M.H.S. 
Director, Division of Quality Measurement and Improvement
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS) 
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.Public Comment
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Chair’s Wrap-up
3:30 p.m.Adjournment


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