BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Venue:Second District Dental Society Headquarters111 Fort Green e PlaceBrooklyn\, NY 11217(718) 522-3939*This event is open to hospital re sidents and new dentists ONLY. New dentists are dentists who graduated fro m dental school within the last 10 years. Registrations from dentists who are NOT hospital residents/new dentists will be cancelled.Featured Clinici an:Emma J. Guzman\, D.D.S.Director of Operations\, Synergy Today Foundatio n Synopsis:This lecture will showcase the profound impact that internation al community service has had on the speaker’s life and how it can bring im mense gratification to yours. By providing dental care to underserved popu lations\, practitioners gain a broad perspective on life\, cultures and de ntistry. It will also cover the entire process of facilitating dental miss ion trips\, from planning to execution. During some of these trips\, volun teer dentists don’t see the work site until the day of the event and are t asked with creating their dental clinic in any available space. Clinics ar e set up in classrooms\, hair salons\, storage rooms and medical offices. The thought process and systems used to set up these clinics quickly and e fficiently will be discussed. Additionally\, the cultural aspects of inter national community service\, as well as the rules and regulations of worki ng in another country\, will also be reviewed. If you are interested in se rvice and curious about how to select the right trip for you and participa te in a mission\, please join us and learn. Upon successful completion of this lecture\, dental practitioners will be inspired and equipped with the knowledge\, skills and motivation to participate in dental mission trips\ , thereby improving global oral health and making a meaningful impact in u nderserved communities. This lecture will also highlight the profound pers onal and professional benefits of volunteering\, share success stories fro m past missions and provide practical guidance on how to get involved. MCE U - 1 HOURTuition:SDDS Members: $20| Non-SDDS Members: $30 Refund and Canc ellation Policy:All requests for refunds or credits must be made in writin g or by phone and received at least two weeks prior to the course date. A full refund\, less a ten dollar ($10.00) administrative charge\, or if req uested and available\, credit for a similarly priced course will be issued . Refunds or credits requested after this date will not be granted\, inclu ding requests made based on absence due to illness\, late arrival for cour ses and/or weather conditions. In the event that a course is cancelled by Second District\, paid tuition will be fully refunded.EMMA J. GUZMAN\, D.D .S. is a dedicated general dentist practicing in New York City. Her journe y in dentistry has been shaped by a commitment to community building\, pub lic speaking\, service\, mentorship and empowering women. She completed he r Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University at Buffalo School of D ental Medicine and was a general practice resident at Bronx Lebanon Hospit al Center in the Bronx. She has participated in dental outreach missions i n Mexico\, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica\, providing essential dental care to underserved communities. Dr. Guzman speaks to students about care ers in STEM fields and mentors undergraduate students and aspiring dentist s. She lectures on topics such as community building\, discovering your “w hy\,” diversity in dentistry\, global outreach\, four-handed dentistry\, q uality control and navigating the dental field from her unique perspective . She is committed to whole wellness\, emphasizing the impact of physical and mental health on career longevity. She strives to help other health pr ofessionals find balance in life to achieve whole wellness in a way that w orks for them. Of Garifuna-American heritage\, Dr. Guzman hails from Brook lyn\, NY\, with her parents originally from Livingston\, Guatemala. She en joys dancing\, cooking\, travelling and spending quality time with her fam ily and friends. 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 r elevant financial arrangements or affiliations with any corporate organiza tions that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning the continui ng education activities stated herein. DTEND:20260911T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260419T151234Z DTSTART:20260911T000000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:(BROOKLYN) SDDS New Dentist Lecture Series | Mission: Dental Clinic in Under an Hour (#2026-92) UID:RFCALITEM639122083544838937 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Venue:
Second Distric t Dental Society Headquarters
111 Fort Greene Place
Brooklyn\, NY 11217
(718) 522-3939

*This event is open to hospital residents and new dentists ONLY. New d entists are dentists who graduated from dental school within the last 10 y ears. \;Registrations from dentists who are NOT hospital residents/new dentists will be cancelled.

Featured Clinician:
Emma J. Guzman\, D.D.S.
Director of Operations\, Synergy Today Foundation

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Synopsis:
This lecture will s howcase the profound impact that international community service has had o n the speaker’s life and how it can bring immense gratification to yours. By providing dental care to underserved populations\, practitioners gain a broad perspective on life\, cultures and dentistry. It will also cover th e entire process of facilitating dental mission trips\, from planning to e xecution. During some of these trips\, volunteer dentists don’t see the wo rk site until the day of the event and are tasked with creating their dent al clinic in any available space. Clinics are set up in classrooms\, hair salons\, storage rooms and medical offices. The thought process and system s used to set up these clinics quickly and efficiently will be discussed. Additionally\, the cultural aspects of international community service\, a s well as the rules and regulations of working in another country\, will a lso be reviewed. If you are interested in service and curious about how to select the right trip for you and participate in a mission\, please join us and learn.

Upon successful completion of this lecture\, dental p ractitioners will be inspired and equipped with the knowledge\, skills and motivation to participate in dental mission trips\, thereby improving glo bal oral health and making a meaningful impact in underserved communities. This lecture will also highlight the profound personal and professional b enefits of volunteering\, share success stories from past missions and pro vide practical guidance on how to get involved. \;

MCEU - 1 HOUR

Tuition:
SDDS Members: \;$20| Non-SDDS Members: \;$30

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Refund and Cancellation Policy:
All requests for refunds or credits must be made in writing or by phone and received at least two weeks prior to the course date. A full refund\, less a ten doll ar ($10.00) administrative charge\, or if requested and available\, credit for a similarly priced course will be issued. Refunds or credits requeste d after this date will not be granted\, including requests made based on a bsence due to illness\, late arrival for courses and/or weather conditions . In the event that a course is cancelled by Second District\, paid tuitio n will be fully refunded.

EMMA J. GUZMAN\, D.D.S. is a dedicated general dentist practicing in New York City. Her journey in den tistry has been shaped by a commitment to community building\, public spea king\, service\, mentorship and empowering women. She completed her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Me dicine and was a general practice resident at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Cente r in the Bronx. She has participated in dental outreach missions in Mexico \, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica\, providing essential dental care to underserved communities. Dr. Guzman speaks to students about careers in S TEM fields and mentors undergraduate students and aspiring dentists. She l ectures on topics such as community building\, discovering your “why\,” di versity in dentistry\, global outreach\, four-handed dentistry\, quality c ontrol and navigating the dental field from her unique perspective. She is committed to whole wellness\, emphasizing the impact of physical and ment al health on career longevity. She strives to help other health profession als find balance in life to achieve whole wellness in a way that works for them. Of Garifuna-American heritage\, Dr. Guzman hails from Brooklyn\, NY \, with her parents originally from Livingston\, Guatemala. She enjoys dan cing\, cooking\, travelling and spending quality time with her family and friends. \;

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< p>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 t hat they do not have any relevant financial arrangements or affiliations w ith any corporate organizations that would constitute a conflict of intere st concerning the continuing education activities stated herein.

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