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Ninth District Headquarters Office - Hawthorne, NY

2026 Ninth District President

Dr. Bharat Joshi

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2026 Member Benefits Guide

Explore Your Member Benefits — The 2026 Member Benefits Guide is now available! See everything NYSDA offers and get a quick overview with our At-A-Glance one-pager.

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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 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 9th Board approved creating a High School Career Day video to promote the dental field as a whole! Here's the link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kk10wFBk5MXT4CeitvzzCSXKPrVFzz73/view?usp=drive_link

Please share it with any Principal or Guidance Counselor you may have a relationship with!

Come join your colleagues!

Don't forget to Register!! OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS!

9th District Social

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

ST. ANDREW'S GOLF CLUB
10 Old Jackson Avenue
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706

There will be a buffet, passed hors d'oeuvres, an open bar, vendors and lots of fun FOR ALL MEMBERS!

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CO-SPONSORS (COMPANY NAMES ARE LINKS)

Altfest Personal Wealth Management
Bank of America, Practice Solutions
Singular Anesthesia Services

We Hope to See You There!!

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

Bharat Joshi, D.D.S.
President

GAO Issues Report on Public Health Workforce

Jan 29, 2025

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report on gaps in the public health workforce. GAO found that gaps exist between the existing public health workforce and the workforce needed, and have existed across multiple occupations and jurisdictions and were exacerbated during public health emergencies. GAO also found that these gaps limit the ability of jurisdictions to conduct key public health functions, such as disease investigation and control, identification of hazards, and readiness to respond to emergencies. To read the GAO report on gaps in the public health workforce, use the first link below. To read GAO highlights of the report on gaps in the public health workforce, use the second link below.

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-25-107002.pdf (GAO report on gaps in the public health workforce)

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-25-107002-highlights.pdf (GAO highlights on gaps in the public health workforce)