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Guest Editorial of the Fortune 500 companies have R&D
The Journal of the departments. Why shouldn’t I have one as
New York State Academy of Anthony Corello, DMD, MAGD, LLSR well? That is when I decided to pursue my
General Dentistry MAGD, so I could get up to speed with all
New York State Academy of General Dentistry Confessions of the changes in the world.
19-02 Whitestone Expressway, Suite 204 a Dental CE
Whitestone, NY 11357
Telephone: 718-747-3353 Addict Marketing was another overlooked area of
Fax: 718-747-3355 my business. We were busy enough that I
To Contact the NYSAGD visit our
website at www.nysagd.org When I graduated never gave it a second thought.
Janice Pliszczak, DDS, MS, MBA, MAGD – Editor from dental school
Seung-Hee (Sue) Rhee, DDS, MAGD – Associate Editor thirty-one years ago I decided the best way to distinguish my-
Paula Bostick – Executive Director
the world was a dif- self from my peers was through education.
2017 Executive Council ferent place. In many Now I could satisfy both business voids
President – James Keenan, DDS, MAGD ways it was a much simpler time. with one project and use my time more
2709 Ocean Avenue, Suite #A8, Brooklyn, NY 11229 efficiently.
President-Elect – Brian Ciporin, DDS, FAGD There were not a lot of residency pro-
68-39 Myrtle Avenue, Glendale, NY 11385 grams, so if you did not go to one it was My goal of MAGD required so many CE
Vice-President – Arthur Volker, DDS, MSEd, FAGD not that crucial to your success. Cosmet- credits that I decided I was going to be the
47-01 Queens Boulevard, Suite 407, Sunnyside, NY 11104 ic dentistry was in its infancy. Johnson & doc in my area with the greatest number of
Treasurer – Teresa Skalyo, DDS, FAGD Johnson made a material called Adaptec. CE credits. I wanted to become the dental
404 W. William Street, Suite 1, Geneva, NY 14456 It came in four shades (white, yellow, dark answer man for my community.
Secretary – Karthilde Appolon, DDS yellow, and natural). It had limited use
250 West 57th St., Suite 805, New York, NY 10107 in Class V restorations and was not very My journey to Mastership and LLSR has
Editor – Janice Pliszczak, DDS, MS, MBA, MAGD durable. Gold restorations were still the afforded me the opportunity to learn from
4525 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, NY 13215 champions of the day and lasted indefi- and work with the icons of dentistry, many
National Trustee – Abe Dyzenhaus, DDS, FAGD nitely. of whom are on my speed dial now.
84-09 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Regional Director – Ira Levine, DDS, FAGD The business of dentistry was easy. You The greatest rewards I received from my
111 North Central Park Avenue, Suite 280, Hartsdale, NY 10538 graduated dental school and you could get educational experiences are the relation-
Immediate Past President – Joel Goldenberg, DDS, FAGD a loan to start a practice with only your ships I have forged with my colleagues
460 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, NY 11518 degree as collateral. There was no need to around the country. The ability to network
Area Vice Presidents advertise because patients were abundant. with these people has served to be an in-
Word of mouth referrals ruled the day. valuable tool in the delivery of quality
Region I – Manhattan
Karthilde Appolon, DDS – (212) 557-8668 Malpractice insurance was $75 a year, you care for my patients. My skill level is the
did not need to wear gloves to treat pa- culmination of all these experiences com-
Region II – Brooklyn / Staten Island
Shahram Shekib, DDS, FAGD – (718) 435-0045 tients, and there were no state board con- ing together.
Michael Steinberg, DDS – (718) 743-6680 tinuing education requirements. There had
Region III – Albany / Monticello / Kingston been nothing new in dentistry for years. I would not be the dentist I am today, if
not for the AGD and its commitment to
Region IV – Schenectady / Northern Tier
Then suddenly there was an explosion excellence.
Region V – Syracuse / Utica of information. The Information Age had
Janice Pliszczak, DDS, MS, MBA, MAGD – (315) 469-3229
begun. My computer went from the DOS Thanks for all that you do.
Region VI – Binghamton / Elmira operating system to Windows.
John Comisi, DDS, MAGD – (607) 272-3433
Region VII – Rochester Cosmetic dentistry had taken a foothold
Joseph DiDonato, DDS, MBA, FAGD – (585) 473-1749
within the general population. Extreme
Region VIII – Buffalo / Niagara / Jamestown Makeover was the hottest show on TV at
Philip Epstein, DDS, FAGD – (917) 838-4424
the time. Everyone was coming into the
Region IX – Westchester / Rockland / Orange / Putnam / office looking for bleaching or veneers.
Dutchess
Ira Levine, DDS, FAGD – (914) 997-2775
Kay Oen, DDS, MAGD – (914) 939-2132 Being a business owner, I realized that one
Region X – Nassau of the most overlooked areas of my busi-
Binod Verma, DDS, MAGD, FICOI – (718) 699-8268 ness was research and development. All
Region XI – Queens
Brian Ciporin, DDS, FAGD – (718) 497-4585 GP – Journal of the New York State Academy of General Dentistry is published twice a year by the New York
Muhammed Kasem, DDS, MAGD – (718) 238-0592 State Academy of General Dentistry. The issues are mailed out in March and September to all the members of
the New York State Academy of General Dentistry and are available on-line at www.nysagd.org. All correspon-
Region XII - Suffolk dence should be addressed to the Editor at 19-02 Whitestone Expressway, Suite 204, Whitestone, NY 11357.
The views, opinions and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the respective
Region XIII – Bronx authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the Academy of General Dentistry. Placement of an adver-
Robert Margolin, DDS, FAGD, FACD – (718) 220-2020, tisement in GP – Journal of the New York State Academy of General Dentistry does not indicate an
ext. 8961 endorsement of its products or services by the Academy of General Dentistry.
Berry Stahl, DDS – (718) 960-6628
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