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Welcome to the Second District Dental Society

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


Upcoming Events

(FREE LIVE WEBINAR) Growing Your Practice and Revenues through Digital Marketing in the Revolutionary Era of AI (#2026-19)

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!!! The first 20 SDDS members to sign up for this presentation will receive a $25 Uber Eats gift card for dinner on the day of the event.

 

*LIVE WEBINAR VIA ZOOM
*CEUs from this course will NOT count towards dental relicensure. A link to join the Zoom meeting will be emailed to all registrants ONE WEEK prior to the meeting date.

Featured Clinician:
Joshua Gindea, B.A.-D.D.S.
Executive Vice President, Doctors Internet

Synopsis:
This lecture will discuss the newest and latest internal and external marketing techniques that were developed to respond to the ever-changing digital marketing strategies that your practice needs to be perfect. The advent of AI tools has presented both challenges and opportunities in perfecting your marketing strategies. The lecture will show the doctor how these tools can be incorporated into their practice to help make 2026 more efficient and more profitable. By understanding the use of AI, incorporating fresh new marketing techniques into your practice and by reinforcing the marketing procedures that have worked in the past, using the tools taught in this lecture can help you grown your revenues and your patient base in 2026 and beyond! 

Upon successful completion of this lecture, attendees will be able to: 

  • Incorporate new digital and AI marketing plans to make their offices more efficient and their patients much happier.
  • Implement search engine marketing tools – Google ads, Facebook ads, re-targeting techniques, email capture and Meta retargeting to bring new patients into the office.
  • Compare internal marketing tools and strategies to determine which will work in their practices.

    CEU - 2 HOURS*
    *CE credits from this course will NOT count towards dental relicensure.


    Tuition:
    FREE FOR ALL SDDS MEMBERS! The first 20 SDDS members to register for this event will receive a $25 Uber Eats gift card for dinner on the day of the event.

     


    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.


    An honors graduate of the combined BA-DDS program at New York University College of Dentistry, JOSHUA GINDEA, B.A.-D.D.S. completed a GPR residency and went into private practice, owning and operating four dental practices in New York City for over 35 years. During this time, he and his partners created and successfully ran several dental-related businesses, including Westchester Dental Products, Professional Offsite Data Backup and, for the past 15 years, Doctorsinternet.com, which is among the nation’s leaders in website design and internet marketing services for dental and other health professions. Dr. Gindea has lectured extensively throughout the country at hundreds of dental study clubs and dozens of state dental meetings including the Arizona, Georgia, Florida, California, Ohio, New Jersey and Connecticut Dental Association gatherings. Additionally, his lectures have been very well received and attended at many of the regional trade shows and specialty meetings including Yankee Dental, Mid-Winter, Greate r New York Dental Meeting, Hinman, Star of the South, Mid-Continent, the LA Dental Meeting and many AGD chapter meetings. His lectures are very timely in that they deal with website and internet marketing, reputation building and management, and growing and making practices more efficient and more profitable in the world of digital marketing and AI.

     


     

    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

    Jan 26, 2026

    The ADA recently updated its sample Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, Notice of Privacy Practices to reflect new federal requirements regarding the use and disclosure of certain substance use disorder treatment information.

    Sep 24, 2025

    At the direction of SDDS President Dr. Paul Teplitsky, the Constitution & Bylaws Committee, chaired by Dr. Phyllis Merlino, completed the first full revision of the Constitution & Bylaws in more than 10 years. After four months of careful review, the Committee updated outdated language, streamlined committee structures, clarified roles and responsibilities, and modernized provisions to better serve members.