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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)

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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.



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

HHS Issues Latest Health Care Press Releases

Dec 16, 2024

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued its latest press releases on health care topics, which you can read and access below.

Scientific Report of 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Now Available Online
December 10, 2024
The Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is now available on DietaryGuidelines.gov and here: 2025 Dietary Guidelines Scientific Report.

Read the full press release →

 

HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles with Health Care Clearinghouse, Inmediata Health Group, Over HIPAA Impermissible Disclosure
December 10, 2024
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Inmediata Health Group, LLC (Inmediata), a health care clearinghouse, concerning potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule, following OCR’s receipt of a complaint that HIPAA protected health information was accessible to search engines like Google, on the internet.

Read the full press release →

 

HHS Office for Civil Rights and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington Secure Agreement with MultiCare Health Systems to Advance Health Civil Rights for Persons with Disabilities
December 9, 2024
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington (USAO), entered into an agreement with MultiCare Health Systems of Washington (MultiCare) to resolve complaints which alleged that MultiCare’s failure to provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services, such as sign language interpreters or tactile sign language interpreters, for patients who are deaf or hard of hearing, blind or low vision, or both, violated federal civil rights laws – Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557), and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) – which protect against discrimination.

Read the full press release →

 

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Is It "FDA Approved"?
Maybe you’ve seen these words on a company’s website or in a commercial promoting a product or treatment.  Here are some facts about products that are, and aren’t, FDA approved.

Read 10 facts about what the FDA does and does not approve →


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