Apr 5, 2024
ADA continues to monitor resources available to affected providers. A funding assistance program is available to dentists impacted by the cyberattack on Change Healthcare.
Apr 5, 2024
ADA continues to monitor resources available to affected providers. A funding assistance program is available to dentists impacted by the cyberattack on Change Healthcare.
Mar 15, 2024
Nominations to the SDDS 2024 Nominating Committee were held at the General Membership Meeting on Thursday, March 14th.
Mar 15, 2024
Nominations to the SDDS 2024 Nominating Committee were held at the General Membership Meeting on Thursday, March 14th.
Mar 5, 2024
Dispose of your old documents and dental records securely at our upcoming Second District shredding events this April!
Mar 5, 2024
Dispose of your old documents and dental records securely at our upcoming Second District shredding events this April!
Feb 21, 2024
The Corporate Transparency Act requires dental practices and certain businesses that meet specific requirements to report information to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network about their ownership.
Jan 29, 2024
If you are new dentist who meets the eligibility requirements listed below, now is your opportunity to apply for the SDDS Dental Student Loan Forgiveness Program. You could be one of several new dentists selected to receive an award up to $10,000 to help decrease your student loan debt.
Jan 29, 2024
ALL licensed dentists and dental hygienists who completed an "once in a lifetime" course must now complete a new Child Abuse Reporting course. This includes newly licensed dentists who completed a New York residency program as of 2023. This course must be completed by April 1, 2025.
Oct 23, 2023
On June 22, 2023, the Nominating Committee met to select nominees for the 2024 elective positions. Elections will take place at the November Membership Meeting on November 9, 2023. Click for the full report of selected nominees.
Oct 19, 2023
A new version of the ADA Claim Form and its updated completion instructions will be effective January 1, 2024. The ADA Dental Claim Form provides a common format for reporting dental services to a patient's dental benefit plan. ADA policy promotes use and acceptance of the most current version of the ADA Dental Claim Form by dentists and payers.
Sep 18, 2023
The SDDS Bulletin would like to invite all our hospital resident members to submit a case report. Every month, the SDDS publication team will choose a winning submission.
Sep 13, 2023
Dispose of your old documents and dental records securely at our upcoming Second District shredding event! Friday, October 6th in Brooklyn.
Sep 13, 2023
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are pleased to announce the release of version 3.4 of the Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool.
Jun 26, 2023
Members of the Second District Nominating Committee will meet this coming June to assemble its slate of candidates for the available elective positions effective January 1, 2024.
Jun 12, 2023
Dispose of your old documents and dental records securely at these upcoming Second District shredding events! Friday, July 28th in Brooklyn and Friday, August 4th in Staten Island.
May 25, 2023
"Due to the changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic and evolving vaccine recommendations, the New York State Department of Health has begun the process of repealing the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for workers at regulated health care facilities.
May 2, 2023
Nominations to the SDDS 2023 Nominating Committee were held at the General Membership Meeting on Thursday, March 9th.
May 2, 2023
At the April 20, 2023 general membership meeting, the following SDDS members were nominated to serve on the SDDS Nominating Committee (in alphabetical order):
Apr 14, 2023
(Effective June 26) The Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act, passed by Congress as part of the Omnibus Bill of 2022, mandates most practitioners licensed to prescribe controlled substances, including dentists, complete eight hours of one-time training on safely prescribing controlled substances (Schedules II, III IV, and/or V) in order to receive or renew their registration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
The American Dental Association is making it easier than ever for dentists to take care of their physical health, with several ergonomic stretches now available in the ADA Member App. Read the full article.
