NCQA Issues 2025 Health Plan Ratings
Per the notice below, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has issued its 2025 ratings for health plans.
|
Ninth District Headquarters Office - Hawthorne, NY
2026 Ninth District President
Dr. Bharat Joshi
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
NYSDAPAC
NYSDA’s fully owned and operated Political Action Committee. With your support, NYSDAPAC will strengthen our political influence and ensure your voice is heard statewide and beyond..tmb-rotator.png?Culture=en&sfvrsn=e3185440_1)
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.
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 1200 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 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!
New Dentist Reception
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Captain Lawrence Brewery
444 Saw Mill River Rd
Elmsford, NY 10523
914-741-2337
To register, email:
stephan@ninthdistrict.org
Co-Sponsors (names are links to their website) |
|---|
We Hope to See You There!!
Bharat Joshi, D.D.S.
President
Lana Hashim, D.D.S.
President - New Dentist Committee
And don't forget to register for Dr. Amrita Patel's CE Course:
Live Webinar: “Demystifying Dental Benefits” Tuesday, September 29, 2026 – 7-9 pm (Objective 12 Practice Management / 2 CE)
Instructor: Amrita Patel, D.D.S.
Synopsis: Dental insurance touches every single patient conversation and every line of your P&L, yet most dentists, regardless of how long they've been in practice, were never actually taught how the system works. This course pulls back the curtain on dental benefits: how plans are structured, how codes get created and valued, where fee schedules come from, and where the gaps between "covered" and "paid" quietly erode practice revenue and patient trust.
Drawing on years of first-hand experience navigating dental benefits from both the clinical and business sides, this session goes beyond the front-desk basics. New dentists will walk away finally understanding a system that clinical training never covered. Seasoned owners and multi-practice leaders will leave with sharper language for fee negotiations, a clearer read on where their practice is leaving money on the table, and concrete strategies for protecting fee integrity as insurance pressures intensify. Whether you're building your first associate contract or running a multi-site group, this is the insurance education dental school skipped: built for every stage of the career, not just the start of it.
Latest News Around the Ninth
Around the Ninth District
"Multidisciplinary Treatment Planning"
The Ninth District Dental Association is an ADA CERP-recognized provider approved by the New York State Dental Association. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by Boards of Dentistry. The Ninth District Dental Association designates this activity for 1 Mandatory CE Credits. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the commission for continuing education provider recognition at CCEPR.ADA.org. Dr. Rosen has no financial relationships relevant to this presentation to disclose.
Add to:
Web & In-Person “CPR w/Defibrillator 2609"
New York State requires all dentists to maintain CPR certification. This course offers a 2-Year Certification.
The Ninth District Dental Association is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider approved by the New York State Dental Association. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. The Ninth District Dental Association designates this activity for 4.5 NYS Mandated Training Requirements continuing education credits. The AHA Instructors have no financial relationships relevant to this presentation to disclose.
Add to:
.png?sfvrsn=4447de7f_1)
