Dental News - Timely help: Exhibitors at New York meeting assist practices in storm’s path

Robert Selleck, DTA

Tue. 27 November 2012

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NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: Greater New York Dental Meeting attendees arrived at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center shaking off umbrellas and raincoats Tuesday morning before making their way to their various meeting destinations. For those heading straight to the exhibit hall, among the many event specials available were opportunities for dental professionals affected by Hurricane Sandy, which hit the Northeast with such fury in late October.

The Greater New York Dental Meeting held a Hurricane Sandy relief symposium Tuesday morning to provide information to dental practices affected by the storm. Attendees received a list of exhibitors offering special programs, discounts and equipment. Thirty companies responded to a GNYDM email asking for details on their relief help.

Also at the meeting were legal, insurance and finance experts — as well as representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Small Business Administration and the American Dental Association Foundation.

Here are a few details from some of the exhibitors on the Hurricane Sandy relief list circulated by the GNYDM:

Henry Schein held its own storm-relief symposia earlier this month in New York City, providing details on a variety of opportunities available to its existing and new customers, covering merchandise, equipment and financing.
Air Techniques was offering up to 15 percent off on air compressors and vacuums. Rob Rodriguez, a representative with Sales Associates Professionals, said he had already assisted several dentists interested in the offer.
High Tech Innovations was offering a special on an applicable service: free installation of its Backup Disaster Recovery System, a $1,000 value. Jeffrey Weiss, president, said that about 70 percent of businesses that suffer a massive data loss ultimately close. The company’s service ensures that no more than a day’s worth of data is ever at jeopardy.
Patterson Dental has a program that enables existing customers to suspend credit payments while recovering from disasters such as Sandy. Stefanie Stark, equipment finance representative with Patterson, said specials also are available to new qualifying customers who are replacing equipment or replenishing lost supplies.
Rose Micro Solutions was offering a special price on a loupe available to any practices that suffered losses to the storm.

Other exhibitors on GNYDM Hurricane Sandy recovery list include: 3M ESPE; Architectural Design Associates; Arpino Dental; Brewer Design; DC Dental; DenMat; Doctor Bright’s Tooth Whitening; Everyday Health; Flight Dental Systems; Garrison Dental Solutions; Handler; Keating Dental Arts; Magnified Video Dentistry; Microdont; N.D. Surgical Industries; Oragenics; Paradise Dental Technologies; Prosites; Sabra Dental Products; Sleep Group Solutions; Straumann; Strauss Diamond Instruments; Summit Dental Systems, SurfCT and TPC.

How to help New York practices displaced by storm

“Where you are sitting right now was under water,” Les Seldin, DDS, told attendees Tuesday morning at the Hurricane Sandy relief symposium, held on the first level of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. He noted that all of the carpet had been replaced and the lower portion of the walls repainted. Seldin, a former GNYDM chairman, volunteered to moderate the symposium.

Seldin told the group that if the storm had arrived a week later, the Greater New York Dental Meeting likely would not be taking place right now.

The symposium provided dentists affected by the storm the opportunity to ask questions of experts on insurance, legal matters, financial issues, SBA loans and FEMA programs.

In addition to setting up the symposium, the Greater New York Dental Meeting is working with several other organizations to raise funds to help affected practices in New York State. The other organizations are the New York County Dental Society, Second District Dental Society, New York State Dental Association and New York State Dental Foundation.

The groups are accepting donations to help dentists recover from the storm, focusing especially on those not covered by insurance.

Donations were being accepted in the exhibit hall at booth Nos. 4505, 1506 and 4820.

“It’s a long process,” said Anthony E. Chillura, DMD, committee chairman of the GNYDM. “It will take some time and, hopefully, we will get see good results and get some money routed to the people who need it immediately.”

Chillura said 100 percent of the funds will go directly to affected practices. “No donations will go to administrative costs,” he said.

Dental-practice support also is available through the American Dental Association Foundation, which has an emergency grant program for Hurricane Sandy affected dentists in any affected state.

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