The Bulletin is the official publication of the Second District Dental Society. It is published bimonthly, by the Journal of the Second District Dental Society, Inc. The opinions expressed are those of the writers and are not necessarily those of the Second District Dental Society. Subscription rates; members, $4.50 per year; others, $5.50 per year. Material for publication must be typewritten and double-spaced and must be received six weeks prior to the month of issue. Business communications and requests for advertising rates should be directed to the Second District Dental Society, 111 Fort Greene Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217 The Bulletin reserves the right to alter or reject any copy. ADVERTISING POLICY The SDDS Bulletin and website welcome advertising as an important means of keeping the dentist informed about new and better products and services for the practice of dentistry. Such advertising must be factual, dignified, tasteful, and intended to provide useful product and service information. The publication of an advertisement is not to be construed as an endorsement or approval by the SDDS Bulletin and website and/or its publisher, the Second District Dental Society, of the product or service being offered in the advertisement unless the advertisement specifically includes an authorized statement that such approval or endorsement has been granted. As a matter of policy, the SDDS Bulletin and website will sell advertising space when the inclusion of advertising material does not interfere with the purpose of their publication. The SDDS Bulletin and website reserve the right to accept or reject advertising, at its sole discretion, for any product or service submitted for publication. A Publication of the SECOND DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY 111 Fort Greene Place Brooklyn, New York 11217 Tel (718) 522-3939 Fax (718) 797-4335 STUART L. SEGELNICK, EDITOR Jeffrey M. Galler, Business Manager ASSOCIATE EDITORS Paul S. Albicocco Gabriel D. Ariola Babak Bina Alyson K. Buchalter Jacques Doueck Sarah Khan Howard I.A. Lieb Lauro F. Medrano-Saldaña Deborah A. Pasquale Craig S. Ratner Reneida E. Reyes James J. Sconzo Paul W. Teplitsky OFFICERS President – Babak Bina President-Elect – Michael J. Donato, Jr. Vice President – Raymond A. Flagiello Secretary – Tricia S. Quartey-Sagaille Treasurer – Paul W. Teplitsky Librarian Curator – Valerie Venterina BOARD OF TRUSTEES Paul S. Albicocco William W. Bongiorno Philip Buccigrossi, Jr. Alyson K. Buchalter Saad A. Butt Man Sing Cheung Joann M. De Leonibus John P. Demas Lorna Flamer-Caldera Marc Meiselman Phyllis G. Merlino Mitchell D. Mindlin Charles J. Mistretta Gisele F. Richard Sari R. Rosenwein Stephanie B. Sager Sandra S. Scibetta Stuart L. Segelnick Ronald Turchak Kirstin A. Wolfe OFFICE STAFF Bernard Hackett, Executive Director Stephanie Carter Shayo Farinre Christine Terrio SDDS BULLETIN Continued from Page 1 » current COVID-19 pandemic and how the leaders of our profession have encouraged policymakers as it relates to our profession. As we enter the post-COVID world, organized dentistry will be there to continue to help us navigate through any new challenges that come before us. Being a member of organized dentistry has never been more important. Having a large, diverse and engaged membership will give the countless volunteers on the local, state and national levels the resources to allow the profession to emerge even stronger. For 2022 I hope to continue the legacy of the many presidents before me by serving our board of trustees to the best of my ability, while carrying out the wishes of our membership. Issues like higher costs, staffing shortages, increased positivity rates for both staff and patients will create even more challenges for our already COVID-19 fatigued constituents. Your board of trustees and dental society staff remain at the ready to help you in any way they can. I would like to take a moment to thank all those who do all the heavy lifting for our members, starting with our very own Hulk, Mr. Bernard Hackett, who recently celebrated 30 years with our Society. Thank you, Bernard, for the many years of service, professionalism and guidance. Many thanks to the amazing SDDS staff. With the unfortunate departure of longtime staff members Veronica and Shayo (somehow Mr. Hackett managed to keep them on retainer with us), we now have Christine and Stephanie handling daily operations and they have not let the office miss a beat. I would like to send kudos to the incredible SDDS officers, board of trustees and committee persons on both the local and state level who volunteer their time and do yeoman’s work. Speaking of work, countless thanks go out to the volunteers of the Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) Organization Committee, as well as to GNYDM executive director Dr. Robert Edwab and his staff who together run the most successful dental meeting in the country. I look forward to working with all these dedicated individuals as well as our friends across the river at New York County Dental Society this year. Regards, Michael J. Donato, Jr., D.M.D. SDDS President Dr. Michael Donato, Jr. and his wife, Elaine, with their children Nicolle, Michael III (standing, right) and Matthew (standing, left) 2 SDDS BULLETIN January/February 2022 —VOLUME 39 ◊ NUMBER 1
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