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Ninth District Headquarters Office - Hawthorne, NY

2025 Ninth District President

Dr. Renuka Bijoor

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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 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

OPWDD Holding Community Engagement Forum

Aug 27, 2025

Per the notice below, the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is holding a free community engagement forum.

Hear what Service Providers Envision for Systems Change
at OPWDD/Georgetown Statewide Community Engagement Forum

Join Us September 3, 2025 from 2-3 PM

Please join OPWDD and the Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) for a Statewide Community Engagement Forum on September 3, 2025, from 2:00-3:00 PM. This forum is open to all provider staff, people with developmental disabilities, families, and interested parties. In 2024, OPWDD partnered with the NCCC to host 12 regional provider forums. The results of these virtual forums are posted on the OPWDD website. The NCCC will share what 324 providers reported about their capacity for and commitment to cultural and linguistic competence as essential practices that benefit all New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, their families, and the communities in which they live. OPWDD will discuss plans to use this information and other insights from people with lived experience of developmental disabilities to advance a vision for cultural competence, linguistic competence, and equity. In addition, OPWDD and the NCCC will provide information on:

An opportunity for providers to partner with NCCC to complete project listening sessions. These sessions are designed to elicit the experiences of persons with developmental disabilities and their families in accessing supports and services that are responsive to their interests and needs across all population groups in New York State (NYS).
Three provider Webinars that will be offered in October and November on salient topics, including one focused on how to advance cultural and linguistic competence in the current socio-cultural and political environment.
Other resources, including the Cultural and Linguistic Competence Assessment for Disability Organizations, and resources that are currently available on the Project website.

Please join and continue to partner with us to advance cultural and linguistic competence throughout the NYS system of supports and services for people with developmental disabilities and their families. This forum will be:

offered in English, American Sign Language (ASL), and the 12 languages required by the NYS Language Access Law
held on the Zoom Platform. You can test your connection with Zoom before joining (https://zoom.us/test).
archived and available on the OPWDD-NCCC Partnership for Systems Change Project website (https://nccc.georgetown.edu/opwdd/index.php).

For additional questions, contact: OPWDD-NCCCpartnership@georgetown.edu.

Read the Provider Forum Reports

REGISTER FOR THE FORUM

Hear What Service Providers Envision for Systems Change at OPWDD/Georgetown Statewide Community Engagement Forum on September 3 | Office for People With Developmental Disabilities