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The largest community health center-based postdoctoral dental residency program in the world! From the Senior Vice President, Our Mission: To develop and grow national oral health programs that set global standards for technologically NYU Langone Hospitals, advanced, culturally competent, patient-centered dental education; to deliver exceptional oral health care to the world’s neediest citizens and its most underserved communities; and to accomplish these goals while Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program grounded in service and collaboration.

LEADERSHIP “The purpose of life is to contribute Neal A. Demby, DMD, MPH, D-ABSCD in some way to making things better.” Senior Vice President Contents — Robert F. Kennedy Margaret Mason, DMD 4-7 Improving Access Vice President, Senior Administrator to Oral Health Care Martin Lieberman, DDS Vice President, Graduate Dental Education in America Anna D’Emilio, DDS, MA As I write this, I am thinking about how our postdoctoral Vice President & Program Director, 8-9 Health Center SPOTLIGHT: Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency programs make things better for hundreds of 4 Roseman University of Health Sciences (AEGD) thousands of people — people who are facing adversity College of Dental Medicine Charles D. Azzaretti, DDS Program Director, Dental Anesthesiology that has rendered regular oral health care out of their reach, FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: 10-11  Babak Bina, DMD children and adults who return to our clinics because we are Dr. Michael McCracken Program Director, General Practice transforming their lives and giving them a reason to smile. Residency (GPR) 12-13 FACULTY Development While you will see a new name throughout this publication Robert Goldberger, DDS 14-16 IMPACT REPORT Program Director, Endodontics and in new marketing materials, our mission remains the Daniel Kane, DMD, MA same. Thanks to our extraordinary education model, in 17 Dental School Health Program Director, Pediatric Dentistry which dental residents receive exceptional training while 18-19 Graduation Laura Merker-Eisen, DMD 8 Program Director, Periodontics providing equitable and affordable oral healthcare to the 20 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Jay Balzer, DMD, MPH world’s neediest populations, 691,700 individual patients 21-24 AWARDS & HONORS Program Director, Dental Public Health received oral health care during the 2016-2017 residency Laurance Jerrold, DDS, JD, ABO 25-26 PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS Program Director, Orthodontics year with procedures valued at nearly $292 million. 27 RESEARCH Nathalie Mohadjeri, DMD This summer we embarked on a video project where we Senior Director, Quality and Patient Care 10 28 GRANTS interviewed over 50 faculty, residents, patients, and alumni David Okuji, DDS, MBA, MS-Health Care in four locations across the United States. We heard stories 29 GIVING Management, D-ABPD  Senior Associate Director, of extraordinary experiences and lifelong connections made 29 UPCOMING EVENTS Extramural and Special Projects  because people are a part of the NYU Langone Hospitals Stephen Marshall, DDS, MPH 32-38 MEETINGS & EVENTS Senior Associate Director Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program family. I encourage David Stillwell, DDS you to watch the video online at www.lmcdental.org and AEGD Senior Associate Director 12 Southeastern Zone share it with your friends, colleagues, alumni, and students. Anthony Caputo, DDS I hope that you share my pride in being part of the most AEGD Senior Associate Director Learn more! West-Central Zone innovative and largest postdoctoral dental residency Linda Kotmel, DDS program in the world. For more information about the doctors AEGD Senior Associate Director and programs featured in this issue Northeastern Zone please visit www.lmcdental.org or call +1 646.801.0039 ••• Neal A. Demby, DMD, MPH, D-ABSCD Calix Ramos-Rodriguez, DMD NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program’s AEGD Senior Associate Director Senior Vice President, NYU Langone Hospitals, magazine, The Bridge, is published by the Marketing Office for Western Zone Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program 18 alumni, professionals and friends of the Department.

2 NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program Issue 8 Journal 1 November 2017 3 SPECIAL EDITORIAL SPECIAL EDITORIAL

Improving Access to Oral Health Care in America “Healthy teeth and gums aren’t a luxury. They’re essential.”

“All Americans deserve good dental health."

— American Dental Association (ADA) Action for Dental Health

hile approximately two- It is also true that fewer people have America is in a thirds of Americans seek dental insurance than have medical dental health crisis Wcare from a dentist regularly, insurance, and this coverage is often many of the remaining individuals and lost when individuals retire. Some may 181 Million families face challenges accessing need special financial arrangements The number of Americans dental care. These Americans, or case management services to Thankfully, there are organizations who didn't visit the dentist in including racial and ethnic minorities, overcome these obstacles, especially and individuals who are studying 2010, according to the ADA's people with chronic diseases, the frail those individuals with physical the problems in oral health access in Health Policy Resources Center and elderly, and those whose families disabilities and/or mental health America and taking action, each and analysis of 2010 MEOS and are economically disadvantaged, also challenges. every day. Chief among them is the U.S. Census Data. bear a disproportionate share of Furthermore, many Americans, American Dental Association (ADA) Nearly ½ Over Age 30 Action for Dental Health: Dentists dental disease. due to cultural, language barriers Population of adults suffering Making a Difference. This nationwide, Access challenges, according to the or problems with literacy, lack an from some form of gum disease, community-based movement aims U.S. Department of Health and Human understanding and awareness of according to the Centers for to end the dental health crisis facing Services, include: the importance of oral health and its Disease Control and Prevention America today. The goals of the • difficulty getting to a dental office essential relationship to their overall (CDC). health. program are to provide care now to • prioritizing dental care among other people who suffer from untreated Nearly 1 in 4 types of health care and basic needs dental disease, to strengthen and Children under the age of five of living expand the public/private safety net, who already have cavities, • overcoming financial barriers and to bring disease prevention and according to the CDC. • navigating government assistance education into communities through programs the following eight initiatives…

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Collaborations with other Health 1 Professionals and Organizations Community Dental Health Coordinators Medicaid Reform Nursing Home Programs Better collaboration among dental and medical 3 Community Dental Health Coordinators 5 Most state Medicaid dental programs fall short 7 America’s vulnerable elderly face the greatest professionals can help more families understand (CDHCs) address barriers to oral health by of providing the amount and extent of care—both barriers to accessing dental care of any population their dental health is a crucial part of their overall providing patient navigation for people who preventive and restorative—needed by their low- group. But delivering dental care to the nearly health. With minimal training, physicians, nurses, typically do not receive care for a variety of income beneficiaries. This is especially true for 1.3 million seniors in nursing homes has been and others can dramatically increase the number reasons—among them poverty, geography, low-income adults, many of whom have virtually problematic. Now, dentists across the country are of patients and caregivers who receive basic language, culture, and a lack of understanding no access to dental care through Medicaid. adopting nursing homes in their communities, with dental health education. These professionals also of oral hygiene and the importance of regular The American Dental Association advocates the cost of care offset by a little-known provision can be trained to recognize conditions needing dental visits. CDHCs typically work in inner for increased dental health protections under in Medicaid. It’s an immediate and affordable diagnosis and possible treatment by a dentist. cities, remote rural areas and Native American Medicaid, especially in states that have yet to solution for nursing home residents. lands. CDHCs are currently working in numerous agree to Medicaid expansion, and helps more Goal: Reduce the proportion of adults with Goal: Through ADA continuing education, states, including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, dentists work with community health centers untreated dental decay 15% by 2020, train at least 1,000 dentists to provide Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and clinics. exceeding the 10% Healthy People (HP) Arizona, California and Montana. Educational care in nursing homes by 2020, and 2020 goal by 50% programs to become CDHCs are available in Goal: Increase the number of states that have increase the number of dentists serving streamlined their credentialing process on advisory boards or as dental directors Goal: Reduce the number of children under 18 all 50 states and more than 100 students are to less than one month by 10% of long- term care facilities with untreated dental decay 15% by 2020, currently in training. exceeding the 10% HP 2020 goal by 50% Goal: Increase the number of states with active Goal: Increase the number of states that have a dental Medicaid advisory committee Goal: Increase the proportion of low income Community Dental Health Coordinators by 25% Missions of Mercy/Give Kids-A-Smile children who received any preventive 8 dental services during the past year by Missions of Mercy events are temporary dental field hospitals that provide free dental care to 15% by 2020, exceeding the 10% HP Fluoridation 2020 goal by 50% Federally Qualified Health Centers the underserved. Since 2003, Missions of Mercy 4 Studies prove water fluoridation continues events have served more than 143,000 people 6 When private-practice dentists contract with to be effective in reducing dental decay by at in 28 states across the country, providing nearly Federally Qualified Health Centers, they are least 25 percent in children and adults, even $50 million in free services. Give Kids-A-Smile Emergency Room Referral able to help these safety net facilities expand in an era during which there is widespread programs allow dentists across the country to their capacity to provide care to underserved 2 Many people without dental coverage don’t availability of fluoride from other sources, such join with others in their communities to provide populations – primarily children on Medicaid seek treatment until their dental pain becomes as fluoride toothpaste. care to underserved children. An overarching – without increasing the clinics’ “bricks and so severe that it requires a hospital emergency goal is to provide each child with a dental home. Goal: Provide fluoridated water to 80% of mortar” expenses and staffing overhead. room (ER) visit. But most hospitals can’t provide At the events, dentists and other team members Americans on public water systems Patients benefit because quality care can be comprehensive care, so the problem often isn’t volunteer their time and services to provide by 2020 quickly and efficiently delivered, alleviating solved. Dentists around the country are working screenings, treatments and education to children. much of the backlog experienced by many health with hospitals to get these patients out of the ER center dental programs. Goal: The Vision Statement of Give Kids-A- and into the dental chair, the right place for the Smile calls for the elimination of cavities right treatment. Goal: Increase patients receiving oral health in U.S. five year olds by 2020 services 150% by 2020 – target 50% of Goal: Reduce ER dependency for patients with all FQHC patients to receive oral health Goal: ADA supports the Healthy People 2020 dental caries (cavities) and the pain services, such as risk assessments, objectives that call for a 10% increase associated with dental emergencies preventive measures, dental referrals in children 3-15 who receive sealants. 50% by 2020 and direct treatment Sealants have been proven effective in Goal: Reduce the total proportion of ER visits reducing dental decay on the chewing for dental-related issues by 35% by 2020 surfaces of children’s teeth •••

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Dentists in the AEGD program at “In the two years we have partnered the Roseman clinical training site hone with NYU Langone Dental we have their skills while treating a primarily achieved this and so much more. Our underserved patient population residents see patients in top-of-the-line Roseman comprised of approximately 8,400 operatories with access to the latest comprehensive care patients, including dental technologies and a wide range University of patients with physical and intellectual of specialists to assist with treatment disabilities, geriatric patients, and planning and care of our patients. Health Sciences medically compromised patients with Residents also serve as mentors to our complex dental needs. On average, DMD candidates.” College of each month the school sees 314 new The Dental Clinic at Roseman patients and treats about 150 urgent University features 105 operatories Dental Medicine care patients. The average annual outfitted with cone beam computed number of patient visits is 16,500. tomography, E4D CAD/CAM, digital “The goal of our affiliation with NYU impression making, electric handpieces, Langone Dental is to develop patient- implantology, monitored sedation, digital centered clinicians with the ability to radiology, access to electronic health provide comprehensive oral health care records, and more. for a wide patient population,” explained ••• Dr. Erin Greene, Dental Director.

AEGD resident Dr. Pablo Bautista enjoys living in Utah. “It is very family friendly and has amazing mountains for hiking, Dr. Joshua Heyrend shared these thoughts about his skiing, and other outdoor activities.” extraordinary AEGD residency experience at Roseman iThe AEGD residency at Roseman has in providing advanced dental treatments YU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental been a huge blessing in my life, because of has increased dramatically in the past few Residency Program partnered with Roseman the growth it has offered me as a dentist. months. My clinical skills have improved, NUniversity of Health Sciences College of I see a lot of difficult cases that require my speed has increased, and I have Dental Medicine in 2015 to launch an Advanced comprehensive dental treatment, cases learned invaluable patient management i We have a very strong surgical and Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program at I felt uncomfortable properly treatment skills. prosthodontic background here that I am the university’s campus in South Jordan, Utah, with planning right out of dental school. iOne of the highlights of residency is very pleased with that includes implant four postdoctoral residency positions. i Deciding to do this residency is one of that I have had the opportunity to take placements, guided surgical stents, “Roseman—a private, nonprofit institution— the best decisions that I have made, and a live patient cosmetic course, with Dr. implant restorations, implant-supported also has campuses in Henderson and Summerlin, I am certain that it will help me to have a Hornbrook, to prep, provisionalize, and prostheses, impacted wisdom teeth Nevada. Roseman University of Health Sciences very prosperous and successful career. restore 8-14 teeth in two clinical sessions. extractions, surgical extractions, sinus Having the opportunity to learn from a augmentations, tori removals, crown has helped thousands of students rethink their Surgery, prosthodontics, and i world-renowned cosmetic dentist and be lengthening, apicoectomies, bone grafts, futures and achieve their dreams in nursing, dental cosmetics are my passions in dentistry able to work with one of the best dental conscious sedation, etc. We are using medicine, business, orthodontics, and pharmacy and this is one of the few programs that South Jordan City or “SoJo” is nestled in the Salt Lake labs in the country (Utah Valley Dental the latest rotary endo systems (Brasseler since their inception in 1999. offers such great training. Valley between the Wasatch Mountains on the East Lab) is truly a blessing (and one of the XP-3D and BioRaCe), using new dental and the Oquirrh Mountains on the West, approximately i We see a lot of medically- main reasons I wanted to come here). materials that we have not used before, 18 miles from downtown Salt Lake City. compromised patients that most dentists We have many patients who require full- and are being mentored by renowned refer out because they are unsure how to mouth rehab and cosmetic cases and we individuals in the dental field. best treat them. My confidence in myself learn how to properly treat them. •••

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Interview with Dr. Michael McCracken Q. What is The Foundry Dental Center? twelve. It’s nice to be busy, and one a lot of dentures, a lot of implants—a thing that we’ve really appreciated about lot of everything really—because we are We are a "safety net" dental partnering with NYU Langone Dental is seeing medically compromised patients A. clinic offering low-cost dental that we are able to see such a high volume in great need. Our goal is to give them the services to patients in the Bessemer of patients. foundation they need to become a leader Why a ‘Good Fit’? and Birmingham communities. We are in their community. And we train them on Q. particularly interested in serving individuals a broad variety of advanced topics here, I wanted to do a residency What impact does the clinic have on who are striving to be free from addiction, Q. so that when they graduate the AEGD program where I did the community? A. alcoholism, and homelessness. We are program they can be a resource for the more in-depth cases. I wanted to Drug addiction is very tough partnered closely with the Foundry Rescue other dentists in their community and, do implants and this residency is on the teeth and tough on the Michael McCracken, DDS, MPH, PhD, is Associate Director of the Mission and Recovery Center, a Christian- A. of course, be a super practitioner in their built around implants and grafting. smile, not only because of the drugs, but Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program at The Foundry based recovery program in Bessemer with own practice and be able to do what they One of the best things for me is the neglect. Many people who are drug Dental Center in Bessemer, Alabama, which became a NYU Langone a 40-year history of helping people rebuild want to do, see the patients they want to the surgical experience. I've been addicted don’t have any money. Often, Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program training site in 2009. their lives. We are also open to persons see, and make appropriate referrals. able to extract—hundreds of He currently serves part-time as a Professor at the University of Alabama they are homeless. You can go through in the community who cannot afford teeth—place a lot of implants, do (UAB) School of Dentistry, and part-time as the Executive Director of the a nine-month recovery program and be ••• Foundry Dental Center. He received his dental degree from the University traditional dental services. We’re seeing a lot of hard-tissue grafting, and a completely different person, but in our of North Carolina, and completed a prosthodontic residency at UAB. He thousands of patients a year now—in part IV sedation. That's why I came society, if you don’t have front teeth, earned a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at UAB for research related to because of the 12 AEGD residents who here and I got what I came for. it’s harder to get a job and it’s harder to growth factors and healing of implants in compromised hosts, and later work in the clinic with our faculty mentors. The attendings here are absolutely a Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology. His past roles within the feel good about yourself. We hear that Focus on AEGD Resident, wonderful. They'll help you as University include serving as Director of Pre-Doctoral Implant Education, all the time from our patients. They say, Director of Graduate Prosthodontics, and Associate Dean for Education How did you get involved with the much or as little as you want. Of Q. ‘after going through the recovery, I’m a Dr. Derek Warren and Curriculum Development. Dr. McCracken lectures internationally on AEGD program? course, in the beginning they're different person, but when I look in the topics relating to implant dentistry and complex restorations. As one of going to stay on you pretty good In the beginning, it was just me mirror, I see the old me.’ And not only only 8 board-certified prosthodontists in Alabama, Dr. McCracken enjoys and make sure you're doing things a dual role of both research at the University and clinical teaching and and a few volunteers working at do they want to be restored in their A. the right way. They ease up on you service at the Foundry Dental Center. the clinic. We were crazy busy. I would have relationships with their family they want a little bit as the year goes on. five or six patients in the chair at one time, to be restored in their smile, too, and be waiting for me to come around. We had able to eat and function and look like a way more patients than we could see. We normal person should. Next Steps? Why Foundry? Q. started thinking we needed to do something Q. The next step for me different. I was at a meeting with a former A good friend of mine dean and I asked him what we could do to . What type of clinical experiences do is to buy a private Q from back home who A. AEGD residents get at the clinic? A. practice in my hometown of get some help? He immediately suggested was a couple years ahead of me in Of course, they do a lot of other Tupelo, Mississippi. I feel like the I contact Dr. Neal Demby, Founder of the dental school did a residency here. work, but our residents are very residency has prepared me for then Lutheran Medical Center postgraduate A. So when I was a third year dental focused on five things: exodontia, molar that. I don't know that I would have residency program. It turns out Neal was student I got in touch with Dr. endo, implants, IV sedation, and Chairside been ready had I not completed born in Birmingham. He lived here until McCracken, whom I knew was a Economical Restoration of Esthetic a residency. But my speed's there he was three. He was interested in what fine man and a very good teacher. I Ceramics (CEREC)—basically same day and my confidence is there. I'm we were doing at Foundry with all of the came over for a visit and shadowed The Foundry Dental Center is located within the crowns—which is great for them to learn. ready to take the next step. outreach and partnering with what would some of the residents. I liked what Foundry Rescue Mission and Recovery Center complex Those five things are really good arrows be their first recovery-oriented clinic. We they did. The program fit with what ••• near downtown Bessemer, Alabama. to have in your quiver when you go into started our first year with four residents. I wanted out of a residency. The next year we had eight. Now we have private practice. We do a lot of partials,

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Faculty Development Faculty Development

NYU Langone Dental faculty and staff gathered at The Phoenician, Scottsdale, Arizona, December 5-6, 2016

his event was an Quality Improvement opportunity for 2 CE Credits key leaders and Moderator: Nathalie Mohadjeri D.M.D., T Senior Director of Quality and Patient Care administrators from Future Opportunities for What’s New and What The New ADA Sedation and Learning by Doing: Quality across the organization Oral Health Professionals to Review: Prescribing Anesthesia Guidelines Improvement Activities in an to gather for interactive 2 CE Credits Considerations for Treating 1 CE Credit AEGD Residency Program at Harold Slavkin, D.D.S. Medicated Patients Who Ken Reed, D.M.D. UCSF School of Dentistry sessions on education, Moderator: Neal A. Demby, D.M.D., Present to the Dental Office Moderator: Charles Azzaretti, D.D.S., Ram Vaderhobli, D.D.S., M.P.H. program development M.P.H., D-ABSCD, Senior Vice President 1 CE Credit Dental Anesthesia Program Director Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, RDH, Ph.D •  Focuses on the educational and clinical and evaluation, and team Discuss and explore the following: At the ADA annual meeting, 2016, new continuous quality improvement processes • Introduction to changing environment Moderator: Barbara Ottenio D.D.S., M.A., sedation and anesthesia guidelines were at one institutionally based AEGD • Societal issues in healthcare Director of Curriculum and Continuing Education approved. This presentation will discuss residency program site. building. Faculty members the history of these guidelines, the • Macro-level health and oral health • Provide an overview of the teaching The purpose of this course is to review process by which they are updated and had the opportunity to perspectives methods employed and the clinical metrics prescribing considerations for treating most importantly the change approved utilized. attend presentations • Revisions or transformations to medicated patients who present to the earlier this year. Participants will be implement interprofessional education dental office. Upon completion, the able to: •  Participants will learn how the spirit of and patient healthcare continuous quality improvement is taught participant will be able to: • Define minimal sedation, moderate related to residency • Predoctoral and graduate/resident and achieved in an AEGD program. •  Discuss prescription writing sedation, deep sedation and general education challenges for Oral Health education and working considerations that influence drug choice anesthesia •  Participants will learn about root cause Professionals analysis and how quality improvement can and dosage adjustments required for • Provide a quick summary of each level • Genomics #101 and Introduction to support this philosophy. with residents in a treating patients who present for dental of sedation/anesthesia Precision Oral Health Care care. teaching capacity. • Discuss the changes in the area of •  Identify drug considerations of enteral sedation significance to dental professionals. Using the NNOHA Health st •  Discuss the changes in the area of Cariology for the 21 •  Discuss new opioid prescribing parenteral sedation Center Dental Dashboard Century- Management of recommendations for all healthcare •  Discuss new monitoring requirements Colleen Lampron, MPH Caries Lesions professionals. Above: Dr. Bernard Tolpin, former Vice President, Dental Medicine was honored for his 34 years of dedicated •  Discuss how dental professionals can for sedation 1.5 CE Credits Sarah Vander Beek, D.M.D. leadership and service to the organization during the all attendee dinner held at Faculty Development. He was apply principles of antibiotic stewardship Margherita Fontana, D.D.S., Ph.D to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use. given a look-a-like bobble head doll and presented a new guitar by the Department. Surgical Crown Lengthening • Understand how Health Centers can Upper right: AEGD Program leaders from across the country and Trinidad and Tobago. Moderator: Margaret Mason D.M.D., monitor and measure oral health data VP and Senior Administrator Techniques • Learn how to access the Dental Dashboard Educating Residents: 1 CE Credit template and User’s Guide 1 –Management of non-cavitated lesions: Adult Learning, Navigating Peter Loomer, B.Sc., D.D.S., •  Assess possible roadblocks with gathering •  Identify strategies that are effective and using data in managing non-cavitated lesions Changing Environments, Ph.D, M.R.C.D. • Recognize the 15 measures that make up HAMPTONS IN SCOTTSDALE occlusally and proximally Strategies for Success Moderator: Lara Merker D.M.D., the dashboard Mad for Plaid Party •  Identify considerations when sealing 2 CE Credits Periodontics Program Director caries is appropriate • Determine measures that they can apply in Lynn Beck Brallier, Ph.D their own organization NYU Lutheran Dental • Compare sealants to infiltration for Surgical crown lengthening is a management of interproximal lesions Moderators: Anna D’Emilio, D.D.S., M.A. commonly utilized procedure to improve •  Consider opportunities to participate The Phoenician Vice President and AEGD Program Director with access to restoration margins, lengthen in a learning community to support 2 –Management of cavitated caries lesions: Dan Kane D.M.D., M.A., Pediatric Program Director the clinical crown or to enhance measurement in health center Attire Plaid • Discuss factors guiding caries tissue aesthetics. The objectives of this removal during restoration of teeth •  Describe or explain evidence-based lecture is to help guide the clinical in Monday December 5, 2016 • Compare guiding principles for caries theories of adult learning Cocktails 6:30 P.M. how to determine when a patient may The Hole Tooth: The removal in deep caries lesions vs. Dinner 7:15 P.M. •  Recognize and describe evidence-based benefit from this procedure, a detailed Prevention and Management shallow/moderate deep caries lesions adult learning strategies description of the surgical techniques R.S.V.P. • Discuss alternatives to restoration of of Perforations [email protected] •  Apply evidence-based adult learning and the management of post-surgical cavitated lesions (e.g., including the role 1.5 CE Credits strategies specifically to their work with care. At the conclusion of the lectures, SDF plays in managing lesions in adults residents participants should be familiar with: Marc Kunin, D.D.S., M.A. and children) •  Rationale for surgical crown •  Discuss how evidence-based adult Moderator: Robert Goldberger, D.D.S., • Discuss rationale for repairing rather lengthening than replacing restorations learning strategies can assist residents Endodontic Program Director and faculty in navigating rapidly changing •  Indications for surgical crown health care environment lengthening • Discuss with residents and guide them in •  Basic techniques in surgical crown proper endodontic access. lengthening • Demonstrate to residents how to prevent •  Post-surgical management perforations. Drs. David Reznik and Alfonso Galindo sporting their •  Identify and treat perforations if they do Casita Lawn occur plaid attire at the all attendee dinner celebration.

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Region % Treatments Programs Alabama 1.29% AEGD Greater Outreach PERCENTAGE Alaska 2.51% AEGD, PEDS Treatments Arizona 10.63% AEGD, PEDS, Dental Extraordinary Treating More Patients by Region ANES Rotation, DPH California 15.09% AEGD, PEDS, Dental Impact ANES Rotation on Community Health Colorado .73% AEGD Prosthodontics, fixed Connecticut — DPH Florida 7.98% AEGD, PEDS, DPH Commitment to Georgia .75% AEGD & 3% Hawaii 5.66% AEGD, PEDS, DPH Excellence Preventative Kentucky .30% AEGD through Training and Growth 21% Maine — AEGD Maryland 4.6% AEGD, PEDS, DPH Massachusetts 5.36% AEGD, PEDS Michigan 1.55% AEGD Diagnostic Missouri 4.64%* AEGD, PEDS 37% DISTRIBUTION OF Oral Montana .40% AEGD NYU LANGONE Surgery New Jersey 1.13% AEGD he NYU Langone Hospitals Dental In the past year, the number of unique DENTAL SERVICES 21% New Mexico .10% AEGD 2016/2017 Implant New York Metro 13.15% AEGD, PEDS, GPR, Residency Program has been patients served grew from 617,600 to 3.2% Services ENDO, Dental ANES, Tinstrumental in bringing much 691,700 individual patients. The number 0.3% PERIO, OFP, DPH needed and highly skilled oral healthcare of treatments delivered/procedures increase New York Upstate .20% AEGD in participating North Carolina .75% AEGD to underserved communities across the completed by the NYU Langone Dental residents Restorative Ohio 3.17% AEGD US—regions that are plagued with crippling residents during that same time frame Adjunctive 21% Puerto Rico 2.47% AEGD, ENDO comorbidities associated with poor hygiene increased from 1.75 million to 1.81 3% General Rhode Island 3.19% AEGD, PEDS, DPH and lack of access to preventive medical million—valued at nearly $292 million. 2% Services Tennessee 3.46% AEGD, PEDS and dental care. Total valuation of the NYU Langone 17% Endodontics 7% Texas .88% AEGD During the 2016-2017 residency year, Dental Residency Program in 2016/2017 increase Periodontics Trinidad & Tobago 1.12% AEGD Prosthodontics, US Virgin Islands .25% AEGD patients were treated in 340 AEGD including grants received during the year in PATIENTS Orthodontics fixed 1% training, rotational, and educational was estimated at $338 million. SERVED 1% Utah .41% AEGD Washington 9.32% AEGD, PEDO, DPH enrichment sites and 13 Pediatric Dentistry 0.14% training sites. 81-90 3 mos - 1 4% Over 90 Native American/ 1% .57% Unkown 0.1% 3% Native Alaskan

Total # % Growth # 2016-2017 Year 71-80 Residents 2016-2017 Residents by Class established 1-5 5% 61-70 4% Asian Number of 28% 14% 2013/ 2014/ 2015/ 2016/ PGY1 PGY2 PGY3 8% 7% 2014 2015 2016 2017 Residents by PATIENTS IN Program AEGD 194 204 232 242 +4% 212 30 – 1988 2016/2017 51-60 68% 11% African Dental Anesthesiology 12 12 12 18 +50% 6 6 6 2008 BY MEDICAL HEALTH American CATEGORY 15% Dental Public Health – – 5 1 – 1 – – 2014 PATIENTS IN Hispanic PATIENTS IN 2016/2017 6-12 39% 2016/2017 Endodontics 11 11 11 6 – – 6 – 2005 41-50 BY AGE 21% BY ETHNICITY 11% 4% Native GPR 23 18 22 21 – 21 – – 1974 Hawaiian. Pacific Orofacial Pain 5 4 3 3 – – 3 – 2012 Islander Orthodontics – – 4 8 +100% 4 4 – 2015 31-40 13-20 White Pediatric Dentistry 86 99 106 117 +10% 59 58 – 1994 CLASS I (NORMAL) 12% 10% 21-30 27% CLASS III (SEVERE SYSTEMIC LIMITED) Periodontics 6 8 8 6 – – 3 3 2012 CLASS II (MILD SYSTEMIC DISEASE) 10% Totals 337 362 403 422 +5% 303 110 9 CLASS IV (SEVERE SYSTEMIC LIFE THREATENING)

14 NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program Issue 8 Journal 1 November 2017 15 SCHOOL HEALTH NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program offers 7 Programs in more than 340 Dental Clinical Training Sites, Rotational Sites and Enrichment Sites The Dental School Health Program: A Win-Win for Students & Parents!

“All three of my children use the Dental School Health program. It's 7 an excellent resource with a lot of benefits for the parent, as well as for the child, including the convenience of the parent not missing PROGRAMS work and the child not missing school.” – Barbara Rivera, Sunset Park

he Dental School Health Program opened a third Tschool-based dental health center to serve students in the 26,000 northern Brooklyn neighborhood of CHILD DENTAL Williamsburg. The facility is housed VISITS ANUALLY inside the building shared by P.S. 196 and M.S. 582 and staffs an on- site dentist, dental hygienist, and dental assistant. A grand opening celebration was held October 28, 2016, with City Council member Making An Impact In These Locations Antonio Reynoso in attendance. Since 2009 school children in Alabama California Colorado Hawaii Maryland Michigan New York – Metro Puerto Rico Texas AEGD AEGD AEGD AEGD AEGD AEGD AEGD AEGD AEGD ethnically diverse and medically • Bessemer • Anderson • Alamosa • Hilo • Baltimore • Burton • Arverne (Queens) • Arecibo • Conatillo • Cambridge • Flint • Downtown Brooklyn • Arroyo • El Paso underserved neighborhoods in New Alaska • Davis • Grand Junction • Honolulu • Columbia • Jackson • Southeast Brooklyn • Bayamon • San Elizario AEGD • East Palo Alto • Pueblo • Keaau • Federalsburg • Southwest Brooklyn • Cidra • Waco York City have had easy access to • Juneau • Eureka Connecticut • Waianae, Oahu Minnesota hygienists complete over 26,000 with NYU Langone Hospitals • Goldsboro • Lower Manhattan • Guayama • Sitka • Goleta DPH • Wailuku, Maui AEGD Trinidad & Tobago quality oral health care services • Princess Anne • Upper Manhattan • Las Piedras child dental visits annually, rotating Postdoctoral Dental Residency DPH & PEDS • Half Moon Bay • Middletown • Waimanalo • Mounds View AEGD • Randallstown • New York City • Loiza • Anchorage • Lemon Grove DPH • St. Augustine through the NYU Langone Hospitals Florida DPH Missouri ANESTH • Ponce between schools based upon Program after receiving her degree PEDS • Los Angeles • Honolulu AEGD • Baltimore AEGD • Brooklyn • Rio Grande US Virgin Islands • Anchorage • Madera • Waianae, Oahu Dental School Health Program. The need. “Every school day our staff in dental medicine from the New • National City • Bonita Springs PEDS PEDS • Hollister DPH • San Juan AEGD Arizona • Oakland • Bradenton • Honolulu • Princess Anne • Marshfield • Brooklyn • San Lorenzo • Christiansted program currently serves 39 public is inside eight or nine New York York University College of Dentistry AEGD • Fort Myers • Springfield • Frederiksted • Pittsburg • Kapolei Massachusetts ENDO ENDO • Avondale • Immokalee PEDS schools in Brooklyn, Manhattan, • Placerville • Kealakekua, AEGD • Brooklyn • San Juan Utah City schools providing health in 1990. “We’re keeping the kids in • Chandler • Labelle • Springfield • Rancho Mirage Big Island • Allston GPR Rhode Island AEGD • Dilkon • Lehigh Acres Bronx and Staten Island, providing • Redding • Waianae, Oahu • Boston Montana • Brooklyn AEGD • South Jordan education, preventative services, school and we’re teaching them early • Glendale • Miami • Sacramento • Chicopee AEGD O & DO • Pawtucket • Leupp • Naples Illinois Washington dental services in 19 School Based and restorative services to student on that preventing decay is the best. • San Diego • Dorchester • Billings • Brooklyn • Providence • Mesa • Tampa DPH AEGD • San Francisco • Fitchburg PEDS DPH Dental Clinics, as well as 12 School • Phoenix DPH • Chicago New Jersey • Bellevue patients. We also employ outreach Children who may have originally • San Jose • Harwich • Brooklyn • Providence • Tucson • Gainesville Kentucky AEGD • Bothell • Santa Barbara • Holyoke North Carolina PEDS Based Health Centers operated • Winslow PEDS AEGD • Dover • Connell workers who conduct workshops come in with eight cavities are now in • Shasta Lake City • Hyannis AEGD • Providence DPH • Tampa • Louisville • Jersey City • Des Moines by NYU Langone Hospitals Dental • Visalia • Lynn • Greenville and provide educational materials such good oral health that they only • Tucson Tennessee • Kent • Woodlake Georgia Maine • Roxbury New Mexico • Snow Hill PEDS AEGD • Mattawa School Health Program, which has • Woodland AEGD AEGD • Worcester AEGD at community events. It’s really a need to come in every six months • Phoenix Ohio • Memphis • Othello DPH • Atlanta • Portland DPH • Santa Fe • Tucson • Oakland AEGD • Murfreesboro • Renton provided medical and mental health wonderful program,” said Dr. Lynn for a checkup and cleaning. It’s very • Lynn New York – Upstate • Visalia • Findlay • Nashville • Seattle PEDS AEGD services to children since 1982. PEDS • Greenville PEDS • Spokane Gargano, who has served as Director rewarding for me and my staff,” said • Chicopee • Albany • San Diego • Lima • Nashville • Tacoma • Holyoke • Schenectady • Middletown • Tukwilla The program’s staff of pediatric of Dental School Health since 2012 Dr. Gargano. • Springfield • Troy • Toledo DPH • Yakima dentists, general dentists, dental and completed both General Practice PEDS ••• • Yakima assistants and registered dental and Pediatric Dentistry residencies

16 NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program Issue 8 Journal 1 November 2017 17 NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program Celebrates 2017 Graduates Residents, faculty, and staff from eight postgraduate dental residency programs recognized 60 graduates at Brooklyn’s Graduation Celebration held on June 13, 2017 at Giando’s on the Water.

Shout Out! Congratulations to 2017 Faculty Honoree Dr. Constantine (Gus) Pavlakos. Dr. Pavlakos was recognized by Drs. Lara Merker-Eisen and John Pediatric Dentistry residents, faculty, and staff. Periodontic program graduates with Program Director, Dr. Lara Merker-Eisen and faculty honoree, Dr. Constantine Pavlakos. Celona for his 20 years of teaching, service, and dedication to the residents and patients of the NYU Langone Dental Program.

AEGD graduates with Senior Associate Director, Dr. Linda Kotmel.

AEGD graduates of the NYU College of Dentistry program with DPH resident, Dr. Martha Mutis with Program Director, Dr. Jay Balzer. Associate Directors, Drs. Chrystalla Orthodoxou and Peter Mychajliw.

General Practice Residency faculty, staff, and residents with Program Director, Dr. Babak Bina.

Thank you to our graduation sponsors: Aim Dental Laboratory • Aspen Dental • Clear Advantage • Darby Dental Supply, Inc. Doccupations • Eric S. Studley & Associates • John J. Vento, CPA, PC Patterson Dental • Smile Design Studio • Treloar & Heisel Orofacial Pain graduate with Program Director, Dr. Omar Suarez First graduating Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics graduates and faculty member, Dr. Betty Greenspan. with Chair and Program Director, Dr. Laurance Jerrold. 18 NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program Issue 8 Journal 1 November 2017 19 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AWARDS & HONORS

NYU Langone Dental Faculty, Residents and Staff Are Making Extraordinary Achievements an Extraordinary Impact Around the World and Contributions Rinaudos Participate in ICD Convocation Dr. Philip Rinaudo, Welcome DPH Residents! New York Area Endodontic Residents Four Team Members Newly Director of Graduate Attend Lecture with Internationally Education, NYU Langone Recognized Expert Clifford Ruddle Board Certified Hospitals Postdoctoral Endodontic residency program graduates Dr. Matthew Dental Residency Program The six Endodontic residents in Phillips, 2011 graduate and Dr. Farshad Seyedein, 2014 and his wife, Paula, Brooklyn joined endodontic residents graduate recently passed the third part of their board both volunteer for the from across the greater New York area exams and are now Diplomates of the American Board International College to participate in a course offered by of Endodontics. The exam consists of a four hour written of Dentists (ICD) USA Clifford J. Ruddle, DDS, FACD, FICD, exam, a three-part oral exam, and submission of ten cases. Section. Paula was inducted on factors that influence success in It is a grueling process and attaining this goal attests to as an honorary member at endodontics. Dr. Ruddle is a leading their knowledge and skill. Two other members of the Dental the ICD Annual Meeting expert in all aspects of clinical New DPH (Dental Public Health) residents, class of 2017- Medicine team passed their boards and are now Diplomates and Convocation held in endodontics and created the world’s 2018, had their orientation in Brooklyn Oct. 20-21, 2017. of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry: Pediatric Atlanta, GA, Oct. 16-19, 2017 and served as the meeting first microendodontic training center in 1989. There are 7 residents in the class: 2 in Brooklyn; 2 in Lynn, Dental attending Dr. Ninus Ebrahimi and Dental School planner. Dr. Rinaudo is a member of the Convocation Massachusetts; 2 in Florida, and 1 in Chicago. In the photo, ••• Health provider and Pediatric Dentistry 2016 graduate, Committee. He was inducted as an ICD member in 2005. the residents are joined by their faculty advisors. Visiting Professor from Japan Meets with Dr. Mal Azar. Congratulations to all! Photo of Paula, daughter Ashlie, and Dr. Rinaudo. ••• Dental Anesthesia Residents ••• ••• Endo Resident Michel Featured on Dr. Kenji Seo, a Goldstein Recognized for Work with Stillwell Inducted into ICD Airforce News visiting professor in Special Needs Patients Dr. David Stillwell, dental anesthesia from Congratulations to Dr. Gary AEGD Senior Associate Niigata University Goldstein, AEGD Associate Director, Director, Southeastern in Japan, observed for continuing to work to improve Zone, was inducted into the NYU Langone health care for persons with disabilities the International College of Hospitals-Dental in NYS. Dr. Goldstein serves on the Dentists (ICD) USA Section Anesthesiology Program and gave a Office of People with Developmental by President Dr. Chuck Smith lecture describing the training programs Disabilities Commissioners Advisory Council and Chairs the at the ICD Annual Meeting and practice of Dental Anesthesiology Subcommittee on Health. The mission of the subcommittee and Convocation held in in Japan. Dr. John “Russell” Yancey, is to make recommendations for meaningful improvements Atlanta, GA, Oct. 16-19, 2017. a Japanese speaking, current dental Dr. Stanley Michel, current Endodontic Program resident, in the behavioral, medical and dental health of people with ••• anesthesia resident was able to host Dr. was featured on the Airforce News while being stationed at the disabilities while stressing the importance of providing these Seo during his stay while he shadowed Endodontic Faculty Member Awarded Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, NY in January 2017. services in the most integrated community setting that is different aspects of the NYU Langone Anesthesia program, Congratulations to Dr. Maria Maranga, On any given drill weekend, Dr. Michel provides dental appropriate. Dr. Goldstein also serves as a Clinical Director Sept. 18-21, 2017. Endodontic Program faculty member, exams to nearly 100 patients. Following this drill weekend, for the Special Smiles Special Olympics program. for receiving two awards in 2017: the Dr. Michel headed to Haiti to complete a medical mission The question and answer session that followed Dr. Seo’s ••• Dr. Bernard Tillis Award for a literary sponsored by the Nationwide Wesleyan Church. The full presentation highlighted many differences between the Japanese piece in a state journal and the Robert video may be viewed here: https://www.dvidshub.net/ and American health science education and health care Raskin Meritorious Service award from video/504930/dentist systems regarding dentistry, medicine, and their intersection within dental anesthesiology. Dr. Seo announced that the the Suffolk County Dental Society. Dr. Maranga was also ••• International Federation of Dental Anesthesia Societies (IFDAS) named Top 25 Women in Dentistry by Dental Products is holding its triennial meeting in 2018 in Japan and he invited magazine, received the Presidential Citation from the Long all of his new friends and colleagues to attend the meeting. Island Academy of Odontology, and the Scrubs and Stilettos Leadership in Dentistry Award. ••• •••

20 NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program Issue 8 Journal 1 November 2017 21 AWARDS & HONORS AWARDS & HONORS

Pediatric Dentistry Associate Director DPH Alumna Recipient of Demby Receives Lifetime Outstanding Faculty Award Given Appointed Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award Achievement Award Congratulations to Dr. Constantine (Gus) Congratulations to Dr. Shreekrishna Dr. Claudia A. Serna, a 2016 alumna Congratulations to Dr. Neal A. Demby, Pavlakos for receiving the Outstanding Akilesh, Pediatric Dentistry Program of NYU Lutheran Dental Public Health Senior Vice President of NYU Langone Faculty Award at the NYU Langone Associate Director in Arizona, for residency program, is the recipient of this Hospitals, Postdoctoral Dental Residency Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency being selected for the American Dental year’s American Public Health Association Program. Dr. Demby was selected for the Program Graduation Celebration held June Education Association (ADEA) PASS Task (APHA) Anthony Westwater Jong American Association for Community 13. Dr. Pavlakos was recognized for 20 Force. His position began during the 2017 Memorial Community Dental Health Post- Dental Programs (AACDP) Myron Allukian years of teaching, service, and dedication to the residents and ADEA Annual Session in Long Beach, CA. Professional Award. She will be presented the award during Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award for patients of the NYU Langone Dental program. ••• the APHA’s Annual Meeting in November. Outstanding Contributions in Community ••• AEGD Faculty Members Awarded Dr. Serna also won third place in the 2017 Leverett Graduate Dental Programs and honored at this year's Annual Attending of the Year Named Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Symposium in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 22-25, 2017. Congratulations to Dr. Sagar Shah for Congratulations to Drs. Dental Public Health from the American Association of Later in the year Dr. Demby was honored at a Gala Dinner being named Attending of the Year at Boris Zats, Co-Director, Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD). Both awards applaud recognizing Senior Dental Leaders at the Harvard Club in the NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Oral and Maxillofacial Dr. Serna’s work during her residency where she was Boston, Massachusetts. Hosted by Henry Schein, other Dental Residency Program Graduation Surgery and AEGD program responsible for the planning, statistical analysis and writing honored guests included Professor Raman Bedi, Chair, Global Celebration held June 13, 2017 in Brooklyn, faculty member, and Gary of the article entitled, “Dental-Related Use of Hospital Child Dental Fund, Dr. Anthony “Tony” Volpe, Vice President, New York. Dr. Shah is a 2013 General Goldstein, AEGD program Emergency Departments by Hispanics and Non-Hispanics Global Oral Care, Colgate-Palmolive, Professor Bruce Donoff, Practice Residency graduate and current faculty member. Associate Director, for being inducted into the in Florida.” The article was published in the 2017 June Dean, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Dianne Rekow, Pierre Fauchard Academy in June 2017. edition of the American Journal of Public Health’s (AJPH) Dean and Head of School, King's College London Dental ••• ••• Oral Health Supplement. Institute at Guy's. AEGD Alum Passed Endodontics Board Pediatric Alumnus Passed Board The article examines differences between Hispanics and ••• Congratulations to Dr. Farid Shaikh non-Hispanics in dental-related use of hospital emergency Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Pediatric Dentistry Associate Director for receiving his board certification departments (EDs) and suggests mechanisms to reorient Nakamura, an AEGD program (Hawaii) in Endodontics. Dr. Shaikh, an AEGD care for better individual and community outcomes. The Appointed 2013 graduate and Pediatric Dentistry program 2009 graduate who completed findings in her study are consistent with earlier reports Congratulations to Dr. Rajesh Adhia, program (Arizona) 2015 graduate for his Endodontics residency in 2011 at indicating high use of EDs for dental problems in the United Pediatric Dentistry Associate Director, successfully passing his Pediatric Board the Albert Einstein Medical Center in States and in Florida. Findings for the state and by region Brooklyn, NY for being appointed Pediatric Certification examination in September Philadelphia, PA, is in private practice in Honolulu and, along suggest that Hispanics in Florida are less likely than their Dentistry Public Policy Advocate in New 2016. Dr. Nakamura is in private practice in Honolulu and with fellow AEGD alum Dr. Blake Ishikawa, is one of only non-Hispanic counterparts to seek care in hospital’s EDs, York State. volunteers his services at our AEGD residency program at three actively practicing board certified endodontists on the despite results from other sources indicating that their oral Kokua Kalihi Valley Community Health Center. ••• Island of Oahu. health is poorer. Dr. Serna was at two training sites during her GNYDM 2016 Chaired by NYU Langone ••• ••• residency: Hialeah Dental clinic in Miami & the University of AEGD Alumna Named Florida College of Dentistry in Gainesville, Florida. Dental Faculty GPR Alum Honored for Excellence Young Dentist of the Year Dr. Serna’s research represents the only detailed study of Dr. Lauro Medrano-Saldana, NYU Congratulations to Dr. Carly Smith, dental-related EDs use among Hispanics in the U.S. Further Langone Dental faculty and alumnus, a 2017 graduate of our General Practice Congratulations to Dr. Suzan Ly for being studies among ethnic minorities need to focus on the chaired the Greater New York Dental Residency program. Dr. Smith received the selected as Young Dentist of the Year 2016 complex interactions between sociodemographic, behavior, Meeting, held in November 2016 in New Anthony L. DiMango Award for Excellence by the Hawaii Dental Association. Dr. Ly is health status, and patterns of access to care that appear to York City. The GNYDM is the largest in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery during the an AEGD program (Hawaii) 2008 graduate be associated with visits to emergency departments. dental meeting, dental convention, and NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental and PGY2 AEGD program (Michigan) exposition in the US. It is an ADA CERP and AGD PACE Residency Program Graduation Celebration held June 13 in 2009 graduate who received her Master’s ••• recognized provider with over 54,000 attendees every year. Brooklyn, New York. in Public Health degree from the University of Michigan in 2010. ••• ••• •••

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Pediatric Dentistry Chief Residents Named NNOHA Awards Outstanding Clinician The NYU Langone Hospitals – Dental Congratulations to Dr. Sanna Charlie, School Health Program was recently AEGD PGY1 resident in CA, who will have Congratulations to the new NYU Langone Hospitals – Congratulations to Dr. Domenic Caluori highlighted at the NYSBHA Conference. an article published in the Feb 2018 issue Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry Program Chief who won the Outstanding Clinician Award Dr. Lynn Gargano, Director of the Dental of Dentistry Today. Her article, “A Minimally Residents for 2017! Each year, individuals from each of the at the 2017 National Network for Oral School Health Program and alumna of the Invasive Approach for Restoring Tetracycline 13 program sites are selected based on their performance, Health Access (NNOHA) Conference. GPR and Pediatric Dentistry Programs Stained, Highly Worn Anterior Maxillary leadership potential, and written personal statement. Dr. Caluori is the Chief Dental Officer at at NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Dentition,” talks about the minimally invasive smile makeover Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics in • Dr. Kashif Bhatti – Alaska – Alaska Native Medical Program, presented at the New York School-Based Health she completed while in residency. Santa Barbara, CA and one of our faculty at Center Alliance Annual Conference on October 27, 2017 on the • Dr. Nicholas Bland – Arizona – Central – Parsons NYU Langone Dental. ••• success of the NYU Langone Hospitals – Dental School Dr. Robert Bowe, Director of Oral Center – CASS (Central Arizona Shelter Services) ••• Health Program. • Dr. Allison Inouye – Arizona – South – El Rio Pathology, NYU Langone Hospitals – Community Health Center ••• Brooklyn, presented on the topic of oral • Dr. Emily Meyer – Arizona – South – El Rio Dr. Jennifer Logigian, a 2017 Pediatric Dentistry graduate, cancer during Oral Cancer Awareness Community Health Center who completed her residency in Honolulu, HI, had her Month in April to more than 50 older • Dr. Soo Lee – California – South – San Ysidro Health research paper, “Prevalence of Early Childhood Caries Among adults at the Sunset Park Neighborhood Center Children at Two Community Health Centers in Hawaii,” Center on 4th Avenue. The presentation was designed to • Dr. Rachel Mariano – California – South – San Ysidro published in the peer reviewed Journal of Dentistry & Oral raise awareness among Sunset Park Family Health Center Health Center Disorders (Volume 3 Issue 5 – 2017). members about the risks, recognition and treatment of • Dr. Britney Bries – Florida – Suncoast Community ••• cancers that develop in the tissues of the mouth and throat. Health Centers Dr. Kevin Walker, a 2015 Orofacial ••• • Dr. Kanoelehua “Kanoe” Baird – Hawaii – Waianae Pain graduate and 2017 Orthodontics Dr. Martin Lieberman, Vice President Coast Comprehensive Health Cente graduate, had a version of his thesis of Graduate Dental Education, has • Dr. Benjamin Robinson – Hawaii – Waianae Coast published in the October 2017 issue presented two years in a row at the Comprehensive Health Center of Orthodontic Products, titled “Is National Network for Oral Health • Dr. Mehreen Kassoo – Maryland – Three Lower Ultraviolet Light the Future? Sterilization Access (NNOHA) Annual Conference. Counties Health Center We'reFoll Social!ow Us in the Orthodontic Office of Tomorrow.” Both years he presented as part of a • Dr. Joseph Deschene – Massachusetts – Holyoke ••• panel of experts at the “Digging Deeper Sessions." In Health Center Drs. Babak Bina, 2016, his topic was “Using Health Center Dashboards • Dr. Jared Christensen – Missouri – Jordan Valley General Practice Residency for Tracking Measurement and Improvement.” In 2017, Community Health Center – Springfield Program Director, and in addition to the Digging Deeper Sessions, he presented • Dr. Lindsay Nichole Lee – New York – NYU Langone on “Developing, Implementing, and Improving a School- for the latest news & events Marc Kunin, Endodontic Hospitals – Brooklyn Program Associate Director, Based Sealant Program.” • Dr. Jayshree Nakkana – New York – NYU Langone NYU Langone Dental presented to the New York ••• Hospitals – Brooklyn www.lmcdental.org Academy of General Dentistry (NYSAGD) May 4, 2017. The Dr. Omar Suarez, Orofacial Pain • Dr. Brian Darling – Rhode Island – St. Joseph Health paper, entitled, “True Allergy to Amide Local Anesthetics: A Program Director, taught a course entitled Services of Rhode Island – Providence Send news and accomplishments to Review and Case Presentation” was accepted for publication. “Oral Rheumatology – How to Proceed • Dr. Bradley Crossfield – Tennessee – DSE, Inc – [email protected] for posting. in Practice” in Teresina, Piaui, Brazil in Children’s Dental Health Center – Nashville ••• Dr. Shreekrishna Akilesh, Pediatric May 2017. The course was offered as part • Dr. Victoria Ramirez – Tennessee – DSE, Inc – of The Scientific Commission of the 7th Children’s Dental Health Center – Nashville Dentistry Associate Program Director (Arizona), presented to the American Odontology International Congress of Piaui and organized • Dr. James “Dave” Purcell – Washington State – by the Brazilian Association of Odontology with other Yakima Valley Farm Workers Dental Association Council on the topic of Advocacy for Access and Prevention, Commissions and the Presidency of Congresses. ••• highlighting numerous achievements of the ••• residency program on July, 24, 2017. •••

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Perlman Highlights Care for Special New Oral Pathology Rotation 2017 Video Teleconference Olympians and Others with Special Needs for GPR Residents Dental Research Fair Steven Perlman, DDS, MscD, DHL New for the 2017–2018 academic year: GPR residents in This year’s research fair was held in April (Hon.) global clinical director, founder of Brooklyn are now working with Dr. Robert Bowe, Director for Pediatric Dentistry residents only. Special Olympics Special Smiles, and NYU of Oral Pathology, to gain hands-on experience looking at Congratulations to these finalists: Drs. Kenneth Reed, Dental Langone Dental faculty spoke on the topic actual clinical cases under a multi-headed microscope. Anesthesiology Associate of “Special Olympics: From Special Smiles • Dr. Taylor Rawson—“A comparison of three pulp Director, and Amanda Okundaye, to Healthy Athletes” during a lunch and therapy treatments in an Alaska Native population.” Dental Anesthesiology Faculty learn presentation on August 9, 2017 at the University of • Dr. Jessica Sullivan—“Sensory sensitivities in children member and AEGD 2015 alumna, Pacific in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Perlman shared details about with intellectual and developmental disabilities.” co-authored a chapter, with three other colleagues, in the creation of the Special Olympics Special Smiles program • Dr. Jennifer L. Logigian—“Prevalence of early the recently published medical anesthesia textbook and its involvement at more than 200 Special Olympics childhood caries among children at two community “Complications of Regional Anesthesia.” International events around the world. Special Smiles offers health centers in Hawaii.” ••• dental screenings, health education and prevention services, and refers athletes to potential sources of treatment and ••• Drs. Jessica De Bord, follow-up care. pediatric dentist at 1st Annual New York Hospital Children’s Village in Yakima, ••• Orthodontic Programs (NYHOP) WA, Chair of the AAPD Three NYU Langone Leaders to Present Research Symposium Committee on Special at the 2017 GNYDM Health Care Needs, and On June 9th, the Orthodontics and Dentofacial Pediatric Dentistry Associate Director (Washington) and Drs. David Okuji, Orthopedics Residency Program hosted its 1st Daniel Kane, Pediatric Dentistry Program Director, each had Senior Associate Director, Annual New York Hospital Orthodontic Programs letters to the editor published in the March/April 2017 issue Extramural & Special (NYHOP) Research Symposium. NYHOP was of the Journal of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. De Bord also co- Projects, Omar Suarez, conceived by the Orthodontics faculty to meet presented the Saturday Afternoon Scientific Session, titled Program Director, Orofacial the specific needs of hospital-based orthodontic “Advanced Strategies for the Care of Patients with Special Pain, and Nereyda (Nery) residency programs. Three of the five hospital- Needs” at the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry Annual Polo-Clark, Graduate based programs in New York City participated in Meeting in March 2017. CSPD is California state’s leading Dental Education will the inaugural event: Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center advocate for the optimal oral health of infants, children, and present at the 2017 and Maimonides Medical Center both sent two adolescents, including those with special needs. Greater NY Dental graduating residents and NYU Langone Dental sent ••• Meeting held in New York, all four of its graduating residents. Faculty from the NY November 2017. Dr. three institutions was also present. Congratulations Dr. Ram Vaderhobli, B.D.S., M.S., AEGD Suarez will present on to the Orthodontics program for initiating this Program Associate Director (California), “Contemporary concepts Residents visit the grossing lab, where they examine excellent event to highlight the research done by the presented at The Future Starts Now in the management surgical specimens as well as see the process by which institutions and their resident doctor staff. Scientific Symposium, part of the Eastman of orofacial pain and tissue makes its transition to a stained glass slide. A Institute for Oral Health Centennial ••• temporomandibular disorders.” Dr. Polo-Clark will present on clinical case is presented and samples of biopsy tissue are Celebration, held in June 2017 at the “Incorporating the oral cancer exam into everyday practice” examined. Residents get to see examples of the three- University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry. and Dr. Okuji will present on “Global Dental Ambassadors: dimensional appearance of normal tissue, inflammation Dr. Vaderhobli’s topic was “Cementation of All Ceramic A Mission Program.” and neoplasia. Residents also learn pitfalls to avoid should Restorations Made Easy.” ••• they decide to perform biopsies in office settings. ••• •••

26 NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program Issue 8 Journal 1 November 2017 27 GRANTS IN APPRECIATION OF GIVING UPCOMING EVENTS

Community Outreach Grants Thank You! Awarded to NYU Langone Dental Save-the-Date! HRSA – Dental Faculty • Created and updated asynchronous In August, HRSA reduced all grantee We are grateful to the following businesses and organizations for their ••• learning modules with live lectures on awards by 2% from last year, and the generosity and support July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017. Their generosity has January 25-28, 2018 Development & Loan enabled us to continue to provide exceptional oral healthcare to some selected topics that are available via department was awarded $919,000 – Yankee Dental Conference Repayment Program UPDATED LOGO of our nation’s mostAIM DENTAL LAB BRANDINGunderserved‹37(;*5283_:::37(;*5283&20‡0$5&+‡ communities3 while training the next video-teleconferencing for all faculty considerably less than the $1.1 Million Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (DFDLRP) generation of oral healthcare generalists and specialists. and residents from the 2016-2017 program year – to Visit our booth 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The DFDLRP supports activities continue its activities. • Selected 5 participants for the Master’s Boston, MA to strengthen the dental workforce, degree and loan repayment program: ••• ••• including: development and eventual Jessica De Bord, Bethany Harris, January 26, 2018 expansion of a remote supervision New York State Department Amanda Pinder Hynes, Margaret program, planning continuing education of Health – School Based Yankee Dental Congress Reception Mason, and Fadra Whyte activities at the annual Faculty Dental Sealant Program Westin Boston Waterfront Development Conference, creation and ••• 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dental School Health Programs implementation of online educational Boston, MA HRSA – Community-Based (DSHP) was awarded a 5-year, modules, and tuition and loan ••• $250,000 grant in July to provide dental repayment support for faculty selected Dental Partnership Program February 10, 2018 sealants and oral health education to participate in the Master’s Degree This Community-Based Dental to 2nd and 3rd graders in 3 selected Second Annual Silvia Perez-Spiess program of their choice. Partnership Grant of $228,436 provides elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY, and Alumni Conference oral health services to HIV/AIDS Since receiving the $250,000 award in to continue outreach and educational Medical Management for Children patients at our affiliate site in Tucson, September 2016, the department used efforts to help students and parents with Special Health Care Needs Arizona (El Rio Health Centers). Dr. grant funds to achieve the following learn healthy habits for taking care Rady Children's Hospital Stephen Marshall, Senior Associate milestones by the conclusion of the first of their oral health, including tooth San Diego, CA Director, conducted a site visit to El Rio grant year in June: brushing and a healthy diet. Funding will Register online at www.lmcdental.org in August to meet with the staff, discuss cover staffing, and promotional materials • Held a successful Faculty Development the grant requirements, perform a ••• – including toothbrushes and floss, and Conference in Phoenix, AZ in chart audit for clinical treatment plans, February 22, 2018 brochures – to distribute to students and December 2016 with 150 attendees and review site accomplishments and American Student Dental Association their families during outreach activities. that featured courses aimed to lessons learned over the last year. (ASDA) Annual Session The program year began in September, enhance skills in clinical practice Anaheim, CA & managing residents, including ••• and aims to provide exams and sealants to hundreds of students by the end of ••• “Educating Residents: Adult Learning, HRSA – Ryan White Grant April 26, 2018 Navigating Changing Environments, the school year. The department was awarded a Ryan Strategies for Success,” and “Future American Association of Endodontics White Program grant for another year ••• Opportunities for Oral Health (AAE) Alumni, Faculty & Friends that incorporates protocols into the Professionals” Reception dental residency curricula to ensure Denver, CO that dental healthcare professionals • Established a work group to discuss www.aae.org/annualsession development and implementation of are well-trained in the safe and ••• the remote supervision model, and compassionate treatment of HIV/ May 26, 2018 piloted a remote mentoring experience AIDS patients. Examples of how grant between Brooklyn and an upstate New funds are used include: direct patient American Academy of Pediatric York location using teleconferencing services, patient education or outreach, Dentistry (AAPD) software; a guidebook for this activity curriculum development, student and Alumni, Faculty & Friends Reception will be under development in the next staff education/training, clinic staff Visit us at our booth May 24-27 grant year salary/support, equipment/instruments/ Honolulu, HI supplies/materials, pharmaceuticals www.aapd.org/events/71st_annual_ or dental medications, and additional session/ faculty development. •••

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NYU Langone Dental Educates, Celebrates, and Networks Around the Country 1st Annual Silvia Perez-Spiess Alumni Conference NYU Langone Dental Events held July 2016-November 2017 leaders, faculty and staff are • NYC Happy Hour • Greater NY Residency Fair • ASDA District 2 Annual Meeting (2016, 2017) • Greater NY Alumni & Friends Reception The Pediatric busy throughout the year • ASDA District 3 Annual Meeting • Midwestern University Arizona Lunch n’ Learn Dentistry Program hosting resident recruitment • University of New England Lunch n’ Learn (2016, 2017) • University of Houston Vendor Fair • Roseman University Vendor Fair • Yankee Dental Congress Meeting hosted a Symposium events, special dinner • Creighton University Lunch n’ Learn (2016, 2017) • Yankee Dental Congress Alumni & Friends Reception and Workshop on the gatherings, alumni and friend • University of Montreal and McGill University Dinner • ASDA Annual Session (2016, 2017) • Boston University Career Fair Management of Cleft receptions, and national dental • ASDA District 5 Annual Meeting • Nova University Lunch n’ Learn Lip & Palate Patients at meetings to raise awareness • Loma Linda University Vendor Fair (2016, 2017) • ADEA Annual Session Rady Children’s Hospital • University of Pacific Dinner (2016, 2017) • Case Western University Lunch n’ Learn and educate constituents • Western University Vendor Fair • Columbia University Vendor Fair in San Diego, CA on about the NYU Langone • LECOM Dinner • University of Buffalo Residency Fair January 28, 2017. Dental programs. Thank you • ASDA National Leadership Conference (2016, 2017) • National Oral Health Conference • Howard University Lunch n’ Learn • American Association of Endodontists to all who have volunteered • University of Detroit Lunch n’ Learn Alumni & Friends Reception their time and shared their • NNOHA Annual Conference (2016, 2017) • American Association of Pediatric Dentistry • University of Pennsylvania Lunch n’ Learn (AAPD) Conference knowledge with our alumni, • University of Louisville Lunch n’ Learn • AAPD Alumni & Friends Reception prospective residents, faculty • West Virginia University Lunch n’ Learn (2016, 2017) • Ohio State University Vendor Fair • University of Indiana Vendor Fair • Boston Regional Dinner and corporate partners. • University of Indiana Lunch n’ Learn • University of Michigan Dinner ••• • Meharry University Lunch n’ Learn • Tufts University Presentation

NYU Langone Dental at Topics and presenters included: Yankee Dental Congress 2017 Overview of the Management of Management of Patients from Pre-School Cleft Lip/Palate Patients through Adolescence Dr. Serena Kassam, Director, NYU College of Drs. Serena Kassam and Matt Geneser Dentistry-Predoctoral Pediatric Dentistry, an Speech & Language Management of Patients adjunct faculty and alumna ’07, NYU Langone from Infancy through Adolescence Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Ms. Amanda Kramer, Lead Speech-Language Program Pathologist, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego Management of Infant Patients Surgical Management of Patients from Infancy Various faculty members, residents and alumni Dr. Matt Geneser, Postgraduate Program through Adolescence gathered at a reception at the Yankee Dental Congress, Director, University of Iowa College of Dentistry- Dr. Amanda Gosman, UCSD Associate held in January 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Department of Pediatric Dentistry, alumnus ’08, Professor, UCSD Director of Craniofacial annual gathering is New England’s largest meeting NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental and Pediatric Plastic Surgery; Chief of Plastic for professionals seeking the highest quality dental Residency Program Surgery, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego continuing education, as well as dental products, services, and resources. With nearly 27,000 dental ••• professionals in attendance from across the country, Yankee Dental Congress is the fifth largest dental meeting in the United States. •••

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Free Dental Screenings Special Olympics Smiles Day Teams from the NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program provided free dental Becky Herman, Director of Recruitment and screenings to 549 preschoolers at District 20 Pre-K Community Outreach, and Dr. Steven Perlman, DDS, Centers in Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights, and MScD, DHL (hon), Global Clinical Director and Founder, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, in June 2017. Special Olympics Special Smiles, Clinical Professor of ••• Pediatric Dentistry, Boston University School of Dental Medicine and Faculty at NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program attended Smile Day. The event was hosted by University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine at the Museum of Disability History on Thursday, March 3, 2017 in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Perlman and Ms. Herman visited two area schools and collaborated with faculty Medical Mission and students from UB Dental's American Academy Faculty and Residents from Hawaii participated in the Aloha Medical of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry Student Mission, a week-long mission to Manapla, Philippines, where they, Chapter along with staff from the B. Thomas Golisano along with three other dentists from Hawaii, treated over 860 patients. Foundation to discuss ways to address access to care The mission team also included five anesthesiologists, three general for children and adults with developmental disabilities. surgeons, one otorhinolaryngologist, two gynecologists, two plastic ••• surgeons and nurses. The Aloha Medical Mission, led by Dr. Brad Wong, has visited the same area for the past fifteen years. •••

AAPD Lobby Days Faculty and residents of the Pediatric Dentistry program participated in the American Academy of Dental Van Services Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) lobby days March 11-12, AEGD residents from Kokua Kalihi Valley (KKV) 2017. They met with congress members to lobby for Health Center in Hawaii helped to provide expanded continuation of Title 7 funding, to keep Affordable preventive dental services to area public schools Care Act expansion and prevent block granting of in two fully equipped, two-chair dental vans that Medicaid. Faculty participants included Drs. Shina routinely visit schools within Kalihi Valley. The vans Amin, Mariella De Stefano, and Rajesh Adhia. Dental are staffed by a general dentist supervisor and resident participants included Drs. Paul Zeylikman, equipped to provide examinations, prophylaxes, Jeremy Morris (Brooklyn, NY), Daniel Gonzalez sealants, and referrals. (Holyoke, MA), Catherine Kolasny, Rhoderick Blasco, ••• Mehreen Kassoo, Jaspreet Ghuman (all Maryland), Aarika Anderson Elter, and Ara Greer (Yakima, WA). •••

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Spooky Fun Each October faculty, staff, and residents from our Pediatric Dentistry training sites compete in a Halloween photo competition each October. The event not only brings smiles to young dental patients, but creates team spirit and unity among all 13 training sites. Photos are posted on our Facebook page. The 2016 contest winner, based on the greatest number of “likes” was Tampa, Florida. Congratulations, and thanks to all who participated! •••

Visiting a PEDS Site NYU Langone Hospitals Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program leaders visited Cute Smiles 4 Kids in Phoenix, AZ August 2017. Cute Smiles is one of our affiliated Pediatric 2017 Halloween contest winner Dentistry clinics that host NYU Langone Dental residents. Snow white – Dr. Sedani ••• Evil queen – Dr. Bowman Prince – Dr. Adhia Dwarfs: Dr. Qayumi, Dr. Brown, Dr. Nakkana, Dr. Lee (dental assistants: Saida, Carolina, Lena, and Lupe) •••

ADEA Annual Session Drs. Neal Demby, Senior Vice President, and David Okuji, Senior Associate Director, Extramural Hawaiian Retreat & Special Projects of NYU Langone Hospitals Twenty residents, alumni, faculty, and staff of our Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program, and Dr. programs in Hawaii enjoyed a three-day retreat at Jack Dillenberg, A.T. Still University of Health the Kilauea Military Camp on the grounds of the Sciences' Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health Volcanoes National Park over the February Presidents Dean Emeritus, joined dental leaders from across Day holiday. Madam Pele did not disappoint as she the country at the American Dental Education welcomed guests with a spectacular display of vivid Association annual session, held March 18-21, 2017 colors and lava flowing into the Pacific Ocean! at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California. From L to R Front Row: Drs. Laura Van (Waianae Coast Comprehensive Healthcare), Leesa Ching and Anita Trieu (both ••• Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services [KKV]); Top Row: Natalie Chien (guest), Drs. Kamille Torres (Waianae), Anne Tran, Kathleen Cruz, and Erin McEvoy (all KKV) •••

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Nepal Mission Trip Greater New York Dental Various faculty members, residents, Association and alumni volunteered their time to participate in a mission trip, sponsored by Senior leadership, faculty, residents, Global Dental Ambassadors, to the South staff, and alumni gathered to celebrate Asian country of Nepal in February 2017. the year during a reception held at the Nepal has only a few hundred dentists to Greater New York Dental Meeting in serve a population of 28 million. November 2016 at the Marriott Marquis ••• in New York City. GNYDM is one of the largest Dental Congresses in the world and features educational programs led by highly regarded educators in the field of dentistry. Leadership in attendance included Drs. Bernard Tolpin, former Vice President of Dental Medicine, Neal Demby, Senior Vice President of NYU Langone Hospitals, Postdoctoral Dental Residency Program, and Anthony DiMango, Senior Vice President, Chief of Dentistry, and Co-Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. ••• AAE Meeting Endodontics program faculty members, residents, and alumni gathered at a reception held at the American Association of Endodontists Annual Meeting, April 27, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event, has grown each year, with more alumni, faculty, Give Kids a Smile and prospective students in attendance. Faculty and residents from the Heart of Texas Community Several alumni shared their memories with Health Center participated in Give Kids a Smile, a program the group and recognized the leadership of that provides free dental care to low-income, uninsured Program Director, Dr. Robert Goldberger. children in Waco, Texas. ••• Ana L. Gonzalez, DDS (PGY-2 AEGD Resident and GKAS Event Coordinator), Clifton Martin, DDS (Dental Director and GKAS Event Chairperson) and Suzzane Horani, DDS (PGY-1 AEGD Resident and GKAS Event Ambassador) from NYU Lutheran Dental Medicine's AEGD Program at the Heart of Texas Community Health Center helped coordinate a day of volunteering on Friday, February 3, 2017 to "Give Kids A Smile" in Waco, TX. •••

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