NDA Journal 28 Lori Benvin [email protected] NNDS Executive Director’s Message News from the Northern Nevada Dental Society This year, behind the scenes, Nevada was initially chosen, along with five other states, to be part of the ADA’s membership Pilot Program launching in September and impacting your membership dues for 2025. Unfortunately, just last week the ADA announced Nevada is being paused from this program until 2026. For many of you this announcement may be unclear as most members weren’t even aware of what the pilot program entailed and what benefits it would bring. As much as there were staff at the component level, the state level, and national who put many hours into developing and preparing for this launch we are confident that giving Nevada more time to polish these exciting benefits for all dentists in Nevada for 2026; making them worth waiting for. Watch for more news on this to come. Looking ahead and knowing Nevada has a bright and successful future is the announcement of Nevada Dental Association’s new Executive Director Marianna Kacyra! You all know her already as the former Director of Member Services, she started her new role as E.D. on August 1 and we welcome the change and know Marianna will move Nevada in a positive and united direction. Congratulations Marianna! The NNDS is moving into its continuing education and special event year for 2024–25. With this new event year, we welcome your 2024/25 Executive Board members; Drs. K.C. Gilbert, President, Garrett Swanson, Vice President, Whitney Bryant, Secretary/Treasurer, Chris Galea, Past President, and our three Members at Large Drs. Megan Utter, Trisha Hansen, and Debra Peterson. We know under their leadership, NNDS will continue to bring value to the NNDS. Watch our email communication for all of our upcoming events and continuing education opportunities tailored to enrich the professional development of our members. See Page 33 for a list of our events and speakers. In conclusion, the Northern Nevada Dental Society remains firm in its mission to promote excellence in dentistry through education, community service, and member involvement. Our appreciation to all our members, the dental community, and volunteers for their steadfast support with NNDHP or whatever charity you choose to give back, and we eagerly anticipate the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead as we strive toward continued growth of the NNDS! Please be patient with our website as with the big change at the ADA with a new software, Fonteva Salesforce, With anything new comes bumps in the road and our website will be experiencing some glitches, but we will work to get them ironed out and convenient for all registrations and information on line at www.nndental.org/events. 0 Andrew Korcek, DDS — General Michael Aglietti, DDS — Dental Pathologist Jessica Miskavage, DDS — General Hannah Swift, DMD — General Cole VanderWel, DDS — General Welcome Newest NNDS Members
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