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Upcoming CE on Friday, February 21st

The Dr. Meryl J. Efron Memorial Lecture

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March 2025 General Membership Meeting

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Upcoming CE on Friday, March 7

The Dr. Irving E. Gruber Memorial Lecture

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

(STATEN ISLAND) The Dr. Meryl J. Efron Memorial Lecture | Esthetic and Adhesive Dentistry: Simple to Complex (#2025-02)

Venue:
Hilton Garden Inn
1100 South Avenue at Lois Lane
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 477-2400

Featured Clinician:
Richard D. Trushkowsky, D.D.S.
Associate Director, Advanced Program for International Dentists in Aesthetic Dentistry, New York University College of Dentistry

Synopsis:

This course will allow attendees to understand how to achieve predictable bonding and appropriately place anterior and posterior direct composites. It will provide information on different ceramic materials currently available and their placement, as well as on the worn dentition from initial intervention to various techniques to restore at correct vertical dimension. Upon successful completion of the course, attendees will learn:

  • Proper bonding techniques
  • Selection of ceramic materials and cements
  • Anterior and posterior direct composites
  • Restoration of the worn dentition

Breakfast and lunch included 

MCEU - 6 HOURS


Tuition:
Buy more, SAVE more*! Sign up for any TWO SDDS courses in 2025 and get ONE course of equal or lesser value for free (excluding CPR and hands-on courses)! To redeem this offer, complete a course registration form and mail or fax to SDDS Headquarters. SDDS staff will register you for the courses of your choosing and apply the discount!

*This offer is for SDDS members only.


SDDS Life Members:                $122.50 (30% discount!)
SDDS Members:               $175
SDDS Member's Staff:                $100      
SDDS Hospital Residents:               $50
ADA Members:               $200
ADA Member's Staff:               $150
Non-ADA Member/Staff:               $275 / $175
Non-SDDS Hospital Residents:               $75

 

Register

 

If you are an SDDS Hospital Resident member, SDDS Associate member, SDDS Life member or wish to register members of your staff, you cannot do so through the above registration link. To register, please mail or fax a completed course registration form to SDDS Headquarters. 


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 dollar ($10.00) administrative charge, or if requested and available, credit for a similarly priced course will be issued. Refunds or credits requested after this date will not be granted, including requests made based on absence due to illness, late arrival for courses and/or weather conditions. In the event that a course is cancelled by Second District, paid tuition will be fully refunded.


RICHARD D. TRUSHKOWSKY, D.D.S. had a private practice on Staten Island since 1978 and is now retired. He is an adjunct clinical professor and associate director of the Advanced Program for International Dentists in Aesthetic Dentistry at New York University College of Dentistry. He has published over 100 articles on various topics in many journals and has lectured at many of the major dental meetings. Dr. Trushkowsky has written several book chapters. He is also the editor of a book on porcelain veneers published by Springer Publishing Company and has presented participation courses at the Greater New York Dental Meeting on the subject. 


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.