SDDSNY Bulletin July/August 2023

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS! TRANSFERS DR. MICHAEL JACQUES ERDOS (General Practice; Columbia University, 2018) 345 Kings Hwy, Brooklyn, NY, 11223 Transferred from New York County Dental Society DR. SHARON TORRES GARMA (General Practice; University of Southern California, 2019) 4864 Arthur Kill Rd #400, Brooklyn, NY, 10309 Transferred from Los Angeles Dental Society DR. JEANNA M. HELBIG (General Practice; Temple University, 2016) 215 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11217 Transferred from Queens County Dental Society DR. LUCY VILLA (Periodontics; University of Medicine and Dentistry—New Jersey, 1997) 355 Ovington Ave Ste 100, Brooklyn, NY, 11209 Transferred from New York County Dental Society GRADUATE STUDENTS/RESIDENTS DR. NANA YAW BOAMAH-MENSAH (General Practice; Howard University, 2022) Brookdale Hospital Medical Center DR. AHMAD HATAHET (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Nova Southeastern University, 2013) NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull DR. BAILEY M. HOLLIHAN (General Practice; West Virginia University, 2021) NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn DR. ARISTIDES KOUTSOUBIS (General Practice; Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, 2022) Veteran Affairs New York Harbor Health Care/ Brooklyn VA Medical Center A view of the volunteers providing dental care to patients at the TMOM event in Abilene, Texas SDDS Member Volunteers at 2023 Texas Mission of Mercy Event Dr. Edward Jastremski, a lifetime member of Second District Dental Society (SDDS) and past president of its branch society, Richmond County Dental Society, once again volunteered his time at the Texas Dental Association’s Texas Mission of Mercy (TMOM) event in Abilene, Texas on July 14 and July 15. TMOM is a mobile dental clinic that travels around Texas providing charitable basic dental care to its residents with limited access to care. The primary focus of the care provided is relieving pain and preventing infection by providing extractions and cleanings, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of oral pathology. At this year’s TMOM event, volunteers treated 605 patients and performed $840,000 worth of services for the community of Abilene, Texas. Since 2001, TMOM volunteers have treated over 42,821 patients, providing $26,348,666 worth of donated care. Dr. Jastremski has been a volunteer for TMOM for over 10 years. Dr. Edward Jastremski and Ms. Stacy Hill (director, Texas Dental Association Smiles Foundation and Texas Mission of Mercy) WWW.SDDSNY.ORG 3

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