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March 2025 General Membership Meeting

(NEW DATE) Join us on March 20 for our General Membership Meeting!

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Upcoming CE on Thursday, March 27

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Introducing NYSDAPAC – Our New Political Action Committee

NYSDA is excited to announce the launch of 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.

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Welcome to the Second District Dental Society

The Second District Dental Society is the local component of the New York State Dental Association and the American Dental Association representing 1,400 member dentists in Brooklyn and Staten Island. It is our hope that this website provides our members with information that will aid them in making the most out of their membership. Additionally, we hope to provide the public with a source of information about our society and members to demonstrate our commitment to excellence and the preservation of oral health.


Upcoming Events

(DATE CHANGED) SDDS March 2025 General Membership Meeting: Orthodontics to Improve Esthetics (BROOKLYN)

*This meeting, which was previously scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 6, 2025, has been moved to Thursday, March 20, 2025. All other event details remain unchanged.

 

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Venue:
Dyker Beach Golf Course
1030 86th Street*
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 836-9722
*Main entrance driveway is at 88th Street and 7th Avenue; venue parking lot is at 86th Street and 11th Avenue

Featured Clinician:
Gail E. Schupak, D.M.D.
Clinical Professor, New York University College of Dentistry


Synopsis:
This lecture will review the following: 

  1. Goals of orthodontic treatment
  2. Improving dental esthetics
  3. Improving facial esthetics
  4. Improving function
  5. Diagnostic evaluation
  6. Fixed or removable appliances
  7. Clear aligner therapy
  8. Fixed appliances
  9. Treatment of Class I, II and III malocclusions

Upon successful completion of this lecture, attendees will be able to discuss the goals of orthodontic treatment and ways to improve dental esthetics. Participants will also have a better understanding of diagnostic evaluation, malocclusion types and the use of clear aligners and fixed orthodontic appliances. 

    MCEU - 1 Hour

    Free for all SDDS members

    Register

    *Due to an ADA systems upgrade, online registration for all meetings is unavailable until further notice. To register for this meeting, click the "Register" link above or here to be redirected to an RSVP form we have created specifically for this event. 


    GAIL E. SCHUPAK, D.M.D. is an orthodontist in midtown Manhattan who obtained her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and her certificate in orthodontics from Columbia University School of Dental Medicine (CUSD). She has been in the faculty in the orthodontics department at New York University College of Dentistry for over 31 years. She is on the Dean’s Council at the University of Pennsylvania and has been active in the ethics program at CUSD. Dr. Schupak served on the Organization Committee of the Greater New York Dental Meeting and organized most of the orthodontic programs there.  


    Second District Dental Society is a recognized sponsor by the N.Y.S. Education Department, ADA CERP and the AGD.


    Unless otherwise stated, all featured speakers have disclosed that they do not have any relevant financial arrangements or affiliations with any corporate organizations that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning the continuing education activities stated herein.


    Society News

    Nov 15, 2024

    On November 14, 2024, the following members were elected at the November Membership Meeting at the Dyker Beach Golf Course for elective positions beginning January 1, 2025. The 2024 President Elect, Dr. Paul Teplitsky, will become the President of the Second District Dental Society effective January 1, 2025 succeeding the 2024 President, Dr. Tricia Quartey-Sagaille.

    Nov 01, 2024

    Aligning with the Association’s commitment to be sustainable and provide members with more flexible access to clinical content, ADA member subscriptions to The Journal of the American Dental Association will switch from print to digital in 2025.