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Conclusion Dr. John Albert re-
Mandibular anterior crowding will provide ceived his Bachelor From the National Trustee
challenges to reconstruction following tooth of Science and Den- continued from page 4
loss. Two frequently selected restorative tal Medicine degrees
treatment options can include orthodontic from the University In the next few months, the NYSAGD
intervention or selective extraction that may of Pittsburgh. He Board will review the recommenda-
include healthy, malposed adjacent teeth. then completed his tions. Some of these recommendations
Both methods have the potential to devel- specialty training may affect you, the member. We may
op necessary restorative space. In this case, at Temple Universi- reach out to you. If you receive a ques-
tionnaire, please respond. This is the
both avenues of care played an important ty, Department of Periodontology. That only way that we can gauge what the
part in attaining the final result. Close anal- same year, he established his periodon- member wants from the NYSAGD.
tal practice in Liverpool, NY, where he
ysis of the established occlusion with exist- practiced continuously for 33 years. Dr.
ing periodontal support will often highlight Albert served on the staff at St. Joseph’s One of the things that came out of the
one method over the other. Other factors to Hospital and Health Center in Syracuse, STAR visit for those of us who attended
consider are patient compliance, cost and NY for 16 years as the executive head was the reminder of the passion that we
time constraints. One important issue is the of their periodontal department. He has have for our profession, for the AGD,
likelihood of long-term success following lectured and published articles on a wide and for the members of the NYSAGD.
treatment. Will the care meet or exceed the array of dental topics. Currently, he is
patient’s immediate expectations and fu- happily retired and living in Ft. Myers
ture goals? Exceeding patient expectations Beach, FL. From the Executive Director
should be the ultimate goal.
Dr. Robert Schae- continued from page 4
fer is a graduate of
To achieve and maintain an aesthetic result, Marquette University We are very excited to offer our mem-
regeneration of lost or compromised tissues School of Dentistry bers new ways to stay connected. We
becomes an important part of the process. and the L.D. Pankey realized that many of our members, es-
Overlooking the existence of adequate sup- Institute. He is a gen- pecially the new generation of dentists,
port for the proposed care can lead to mis- eral dentist practicing are using social media in every aspect of
alignment or a non-functional result. The in Oswego, NY. their daily lives and that this will be an
effective way for them to see what the
premature loss of natural teeth or dental im- NYSAGD has to offer. Moreover, social
plants may also occur when alveolar support Dr. Vincent Smith re- media has proven to be most effective
is inadequate. ceived his undergradu- in name branding so we are hoping that
ate degree in Biology our members would follow us on Face-
Continuous, close communication between the and Microbiology from book and Instagram and connect with us
the University of Kan-
patient and clinicians is paramount when shar- sas and his dental de- on LinkedIn. Please feel free to share
ing ideas during the development of the case. gree from the Medical any of our contents you find useful with
Space requirements and inter-arch relation- College of Virginia. He your colleagues. Our upcoming cours-
ships need to be evaluated repeatedly to satis- received his orthodon- es and events will be posted on Face-
fy each phase of the preparation for restorative tic certification and Master of Science book and photos of our activities will be
care; from determining the space required for degree from the University of Detroit shared on Instagram.
placing implant fixtures to the restorative den- Mercy. He practices orthodontics in the Spread the word! Please help us build
tist’s needs for crown development. Syracuse, NY area in the group of Calla- this initiative and stay connected!
han, Flanagan, Smith & Stock.

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