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Ninth District Headquarters Office - Hawthorne, NY

2026 Ninth District President

Dr. Bharat Joshi

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2026-2027 Member Benefits Guide Now Available

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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 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

Or call 914-747-1199

Co-Sponsors (names are links to their website)

DDSMatch
MLMIC Insurance Company
Singular Anesthesia Services
Southridge Technology


ONC Issues Newsletter

Sep 21, 2026
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

ONC Health IT Certification Program Developer Roundtable

Join the ONC Health IT Certification Program for the upcoming ONC Health IT Certification Program Developer Roundtable on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.  These public meetings are open to all health IT developers, regardless of their participation in the ONC Health IT Certification Program.  During these meetings, ONC leads discussions tailored for the health IT developer community on topics such as Certification Program updates, upcoming certification deadlines, and developer requirements.  For more information, including registration, visit ONC Events.

Now Live: 2026 CMS EHR Certification IDs

As of September 1, 2026, the Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL) is generating CMS EHR Certification IDs that reflect the 2026 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) program reporting year using the "2026C" prefix.  The CHPL CMS ID Creator now also supports an annual overlap period.  Through December 31, 2026, users can select either the 2025 or 2026 reporting year when generating an ID.  This overlap approach will continue annually to support users who may still need the previous reporting year’s ID to meet program requirements.  When generating a CMS EHR Certification ID, the selected certified health IT product or combination of products must collectively meet 100% of the Base EHR Definition for the selected reporting year.  For more information, including instructions, please see the CMS EHR Certification ID Quick Reference and CHPL Public User Guide.

ONC Finalizes the Adoption of Certain Health IT Standards in the FY2027 CMS IPPS Final Rule

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) partnered with CMS to finalize a series of health information technology (health IT) standards and specifications on behalf of HHS in the CMS FY 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule (CMS-1849-F).  These provisions were originally included as proposals in the 2026 CMS Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs (CMS-0062-P).  The standards ONC is adopting in the IPPS final rule support the interoperability of FHIR® APIs for: electronic prior authorization transactions; exchange of administrative and clinical data between payers and providers; sharing payer drug formularies; and sharing information about payer provider directories.  For more information on the adopted standards, please visit the ONC Finalizes the Adoption of Certain Health IT Standards in the FY2027 CMS IPPS Final Rule Fact Sheet.

US Quality Core Test Kit Now Available on Inferno

The companion Inferno Test Kit for the 2026 US Quality Core FHIR Implementation Guide (IG) v0.5.0 is now live on Inferno on HealthIT.gov.  Released by ONC, the US Quality Core IG builds on US Core and aligns with existing HL7 quality standards to implement USCDI+ Quality v1 data elements in support of standardized quality data exchange.  The companion test kit validates both server and client implementations against the IG, so implementers can test conformance for either the producing or consuming side of quality data exchange.

ONC Health IT Certification Program Resources

Around the Ninth District

Northern Westchester Dental Study Club

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 _2.5_ Mandatory Continuing Education 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. Shin has no financial relationships relevant to this presentation to disclose.
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Dutchess County Dental Society

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 _2.5_ Mandatory Continuing Education 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. Bonavoglia has no financial relationships relevant to this presentation to disclose.
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General Meeting - September 23, 2026

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 7 Mandatory Continuing Education 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. Malek has no financial relationships relevant to this presentation to disclose.
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Westchester & Greenwich Interdisciplinary Study Group

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 _2.5_ Mandatory Continuing Education 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. Mr. Rusinowski has no financial relationships relevant to this presentation to disclose.
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Live Webinar: "Demystifying Dental Benefits"

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 2 Continuing Education 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. Patel has no financial relationships relevant to this presentation to disclose.
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