SDDS Participates in Bed-Stuy Community Outreach By Esther Nelson, D.D.S. September 10 marked one of the most successful community outreach programs of the year, as Second District Dental Society (SDDS) had a collaborative event with NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (NYPBMH) and Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. This outreach was well-received and most definitely appreciated, and it confirms the SDDS Oral Health Committee’s commitment to ensuring that oral health is an integral component of health and wellness. Fortunately, Andrea Bland, the manager of community affairs at NYPBMH, was on site to help coordinate and guide the program in an orderly fashion. Dr. Chloe Beninati, a dental resident at NYPBMH, helped tremendously in screening members of the community and answering questions pertaining to oral health. SDDS Oral Health Committee Member Dr. Esther Nelson also participated in the program, providing oral health education to attendees and distributing informational pamphlets and toothbrushes. Extra help came from Daniel Jeremy Lopez, R.D.H., from Columbia University, who is affiliated with a mobile dental clinic catering to Harlem and the Bronx and expressed his willingness to collaborate with SDDS in future outreach events. The SDDS and NYPBMH outreach teammans the dental table at the Bed-Stuy health fair. From left to right: Dr. Esther Nelson, Daniel Jeremy Lopez, R.D.h.. and Dr. Chloe Beninati Bed-Stuy community members attending health fair attentively engaged in tabletop presentations 14 SDDS BULLETIN November/December 2022 — VOLUME 39 ◊ NUMBER 6
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