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In Our Society |Our Academy Makes a Donation

Our annual “Walk for Oral Cancer Awareness” was
held on October 5, 2025 at Eisenhower Park. From

the money raised during the event, The Nassau
Academy of Dentistry, our charitable arm, was able
to donate $5000 to Memorial Sloan Kettering for
Oral Cancer Research. The presentation occurred at
their Uniondale office on December 15, 2025. In

the photo, from left to right are Kerrie D’Aguilar,
Associate Director MSK Outpatient Operations; Dr.
Meena Jaiswal, Walk Committee member; Dr. Ryan

Sugarman, MSK Medical Director; Nanette Schubert, RDH, Walk Committee member; Dr. Maureen Tredwell,
NCDS 2026 President and Walk Committee member; Dr. Gene Porcelli, NCDS Executive Director; Dr. Parul
Makkar, Walk Committee Chair; and Dr. Katayoon Norioozi-Leibowitz, NCDS 2026 President-Elect and Walk

Committee member.

In Our Society | Back 2 School Store

Dr. Ilene J. Gold and Dr. Erin Cannon (Pictured in the photo to the left) repre-
sented Nassau County Dental Society at the annual Back 2 School Store 2025,
held in August in Freeport, and sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women
of which Dr. Gold is a long time member.

This one day event helps children from underserved communities in Nassau
County by providing a “shopping” day to select school items and clothing and be

ready for their first day of school. While the children are going through the
“store”, their parents visit the Family Resource Center, a room where they re-
ceive information on health and services in the county from a wide variety of
agencies and organizations. At the NCDS exhibit, they were given demonstra-
tions on toothbrushing and flossing and handouts on the importance of dental health for adults and their
children. Dr. Gold says she has enjoyed her long-time membership in the NCDS while practicing and

volunteering, and gained much knowledge from continuing education courses offered.

Dr. Erin Cannon is a Pediatric resident at Northwell LIJ. She came to volunteer after hearing about it from
NCDS Past President, Dr. Joseph Brofsky.

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