2024 SDDS DENTAL STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM Apply by March 31 and you could be one of several new dentists selected to receive an award up to $10,000 to help decrease your student loan debt. View eligibility requirements to see if you qualify. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Are you: • A newly licensed dentist who has had your license for five years or less and has completed your residency program or specialty training program? • Licensed in New York and in second year of postgraduate training (if you have converted to full Active membership)? • An Active tripartite member of Second District Dental Society? • Burdened with over $50,000 in verified dental school loan debt? • Practicing the majority of the time in Brooklyn and/or Staten Island? If so, now is your opportunity to apply for the SDDS Dental School Loan Forgiveness Program. You could be one of several new dentists selected to receive an award of up to $10,000 to decrease your dental student loan debt. Visit www.sddsny.org for complete program eligibility details. Program opens on January 1, 2024 Application deadline is March 31, 2024 New ADA-Endorsed Clinical Practice Guideline for Dental Pain Management in Pediatric Patients The American Dental Association (ADA) has recently endorsed a new clinical practice guideline developed by the American Dental Association Science and Research Institute, the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and the Center for Integrative Global Oral Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. According to the guideline, acetaminophen or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSDAIDs) such as ibuprofen are recommended as the first treatment option for short-term dental pain management in children under the age of 12. The panel which developed the guideline determined that in the absence of immediate dental care, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, or both used simultaneously, can effectively address post- extraction and/or toothache pain when used as directed. While the dosing guidelines evaluated by the panel may differ from the dosing guidelines recommended by the medication manufacturers, dentists are advised that the risk of harm to pediatric patients from use of either medication is low if patients adhere to prescriber directions. To view the new pain management guideline, visit ada.org/ painmanagement. Guidelines for dental pain management in adolescents and adults are currently in development. WWW.SDDSNY.ORG 11
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