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Ninth District Headquarters Office - Hawthorne, NY

2026 Ninth District President

Dr. Bharat Joshi

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3 EASY WAYS TO PAY 1 ONLINE: nysdental.org/renew 2 MAIL: Return dues stub and payment 3 PHONE: 1-800-255-2100

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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.

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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)

Life comes with challenges—but your FREE, confidential Member Assistance Program (MAP) is here to help. Available to you, your household, and your staff, MAP offers one-on-one short-term counseling plus resources for mental health, stress management, financial wellness, and life coaching. Download the app today to get started.

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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!

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) *DDSMatch* *MLMIC Insurance Company* *Singular Anesthesia Services* *Southridge Technology*

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)

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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.

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Issues Newsletter

Jul 28, 2026

ONC Weekly Newsletter

SPOTLIGHT

NOW AVAILABLE: USCDI v7 & Standards Bulletin 26-2

USCDI v7 introduces 31 new data elements and two new data classes. This version strengthens support for patient safety, nutrition care, and administrative burden reduction in alignment with national health and wellness priorities to Make America Healthy Again. The accompanying Standards Bulletin 26-2 describes ONC’s continued expansion of USCDI and reflects ONC’s consideration of submissions for new data elements and comments on previously submitted data elements.
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Highlights

EHIgnite Challenge Phase 1 Winners Announced

Nine teams have advanced to Phase 2 of the EHIgnite Challenge. These teams developed solutions that use advanced AI to turn dense EHI exports into clearer, actionable information for patients, caregivers, and clinicians. Join us on August 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET for a virtual showcase to learn about the winning teams and their solutions.

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New Dataset Updates on Hospital and Clinician Certified Health IT Adoption

Data is more useful when it connects. Two new datasets link clinicians’ and hospitals’ reporting for Promoting Interoperability in 2024 with the certified health IT they use, making it easier for researchers and developers to examine certified health IT use across specialties, states, and other characteristics. How do these data compare to real-world use by hospitals participating in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program? Download the updated dataset.

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View the 2024 linked hospital data →

Patient-Reported Experiences with Viewing and Understanding Test Results in Patient Portals: Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis

How do patients experience receiving test results through patient portals? A new Journal of Medical Internet Research article published findings from the 2024 Health Information National Trends Survey. We analyzed this nationally representative survey data to examine whether patients viewed test results in a patient portal before hearing from their provider, whether they were given the option to decide how test results were communicated, and whether they understood the results and their implications. The findings suggest that patients are highly engaged with test results released immediately via the patient portal, while highlighting opportunities to better align result notifications with individual patient preferences.

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Latest News Around the Ninth

Jul 8, 2026

Announcing the Endorsement of Gallagher Insurance!

We Now Endorse Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. as our Health Insurance Brokerage! Gallagher offers health insurance benefit consultation for members and their employees on both the commercial and individual health insurance marketplaces at no cost to the member.

Jul 8, 2026

B’Above - Peekskill Head Start

We have been invited back to provide our educational program and screenings on Monday, September 28, 2026, from 9:30 am – 11:30 am Volunteer dentists and Touro Dental College students will provide an educational presentation and a short video with the screenings to follow for about forty (40) preschool-aged children and some toddlers. To volunteer, please contact HQ at ninth@ninthdistrict.org or, by phone at: 914-747-1199