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GP SPRING 2019 ago, I was on a flight from JFK to Las
From the Editor
Vegas (going from one dental meeting to
By Janice Pliszczak, DDS, MS, MBA, MAGD
SPRING 2019
another) and he was sitting in front of me.
He looked familiar when he boarded, but
and especially this
The Journal of the I love the Olympics, we knew exactly who he was once he put
on his clock shortly after takeoff. Since it
year. I love Paris, the
New York State Academy history, the scenery, was a long flight, he walked up and down
of General Dentistry the unique opening the aisle and met with everyone. You could
ceremony, the patri- take pictures of him, but not with him. If
New York State Academy of General Dentistry otism shown by the you wanted a picture with him, you had
19-02 Whitestone Expressway, Suite 204 various countries, the to follow him to baggage claim, which, of
Whitestone, NY 11357 personal stories of the course, I did. On the plane, I asked him
Telephone: 718-747-3353 athletes, the athletes about his gold teeth and told him that I was
Fax: 718-747-3355 a dentist. He then asked where I was from,
To Contact the NYSAGD, visit our website themselves, Snoop Dogg, and especially and when I told him Syracuse, he told me
at www.nysagd.org Flavor Flav. Just everything. that he spent a few years in Syracuse be-
Janice Pliszczak, DDS, MS, MBA, MAGD Do I wish I was there? Not exactly. I al- cause, “When you’re a bad boy downstate,
Editor ways wanted to go to the Olympics and they send you to prison upstate.” He asked
Analia Veitz-Keenan, DDS, FAGD was fortunate enough to attend the Atlanta me about the various prisons around the
Co-Editor games in 1996. Leading up to the games, area, but I couldn’t offer any information.
Paula Bostick I remember sitting in lawn chairs with A few years later, I ran into Flav at the
Executive Director hundreds of other fans for hours to catch a Chiller event in New Jersey. He remem-
quick glimpse of the Olympic flame being
2024 Executive Council run by. Everyone was just so proud of our bered me and introduced me to his friends.
country, our athletes and looking forward Every time I saw him that weekend, he
President – Analia Veitz-Keenan, DDS, FAGD to hosting the world on our soil. would ask the people near us, “Does ev-
NYU College of Dentistry, 345 East 24 Street,
th
New York, NY 10010
President-Elect – James Keenan, DDS, MAGD
NYU College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street,
New York, NY 10010
Treasurer – Joseph DiDonato, III, DDS, MBA, FAGD
680 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620
Secretary – Katayoon Noroozi-Leibowitz, DDS
NYU College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street,
New York, NY 10010
Editor – Janice Pliszczak, DDS, MS, MBA, MAGD With Flavor Flav in 2017. With Flavor Flav in 2023.
4827 Broad Road, Syracuse, NY 13215
Just getting to the Olympics was an or- eryone know Janice?” After that happened
National Trustee – Ira Levine, DDS, MAGD deal in itself. It’s a lottery system to obtain a few times, I tried to hide.
111 North Central Park Avenue, Suite 208,
Hartsdale, NY 10538 tickets. You apply for a time segment and Then, last year, he was the grand marshal at
prioritize your event choices. As you can
Regional Director – Seung-Hee Rhee, DDS, MAGD figure, I definitely didn’t get my first choic- the Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New
110 East 40 Street, New York, NY 10016 es, but at least I got tickets to five events. York, which is near me. When I was in his
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Immediate Past-President – Shahram (Sean) Shekib, autograph line, security kept telling us that
DDS, JD, FAGD, FICD, FAADS, FPFA, FACD Once arriving in Atlanta, our housing fell it was one item per person. I had four items
2178 63 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11024 through, but we were fortunate enough to (three pictures with him) and told them that
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find a last-minute flat. It wasn’t great, but I knew Flav. They didn’t believe me until
GP – Journal of the New York State Academy of at least it was close. I have never experi- I got up to him and he hugged me. He told
security that he would sign anything that I
General Dentistry is published twice a year by enced heat and crowds like that before.
the New York State Academy of General Dentistry. There were times on the trains when it had, and then he pulled me up on stage! I
The issues are mailed out in March and September was so crowded that my feet weren’t even think I shocked security. He had his teeth
to all the members of the New York State Academy touching the ground. As someone who done since our last meeting, and I told him
of General Dentistry and are available on-line how great his white smile looked.
at www.nysagd.org. All correspondence should wasn’t associated with a corporate spon-
be addressed to the Editor at 19-02 Whitestone sor or team, restaurants weren’t available
Expressway, Suite 204, Whitestone, NY 11357. since they were all reserved. All of my Who just can’t love what Flav and Snoop
The views, opinions and recommendations meals were at fast food vendors or at the have done with the Olympics this year?
expressed in this publication are those of the Flav not only sponsored the US Women’s
respective authors and are not necessarily stadiums. And I was there for the bombing, Water Polo Team, but he also paid rent for
endorsed by the Academy of General Dentistry. but, thankfully, I had moved away from the
Placement of an advertisement in GP – Journal stage just in time. So you can understand some other athletes who couldn’t afford
of the New York State Academy of General why I’m done with attending the Olym- their rent. And Snoop was everywhere,
Dentistry does not indicate an endorsement pics, but I just can’t get enough of watch- thoroughly enjoying himself and wearing a
of its products or services by the Academy of number of appropriate outfits and Olympic
General Dentistry. ing the games. ring glasses. Watching the games was even
ISSN 2770-2391 As for this year’s event, Flavor Flav is my more enjoyable than usual. Go USA!
favorite and it all relates to dentistry. Years
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