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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


 


Latest News Around the Tripartite

CAHPS Issues Materials on Patient-Reported Experience and Outcome Measures in Research and Clinical Practice

Dec 11, 2024

Per the notice below, the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) has issued materials on patient-reported experience and outcome measures in research and clinical practice.

Now Available: Presentations Summaries from CAHPS Virtual Research Meeting on “Patient-Reported Experience and Outcome Measures in Research and Clinical Practice”

On September 17, the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) program hosted a free virtual research meeting to explore the differences between patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), how they are connected, and how they can be used to measure and improve the quality and value of healthcare.  The CAHPS Research Meeting shared current research on the following questions:

  • What are the differences between PREMs and PROMs?
  • How are PREMs and PROMs interconnected?
  • How can PREMs and PROMs best be used to improve quality and promote value-based healthcare?
  • What are future directions for PREMs and PROMs research and use in clinical practice?

Eugene Nelson, D.Sc., Professor of the Dartmouth Institute and of Community and Family Medicine Emeritus, presented the keynote address on “How Patient Experience and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Are Interconnected.”  Select to access the summary of presentations.  For questions, please contact the CAHPS User Network at cahps1@westat.com or 1-800-492-9261.


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