9th Noteworthy MEET YOUR 9TH BOARD MEMBERS DR. ROSA MARTINEZ...I currently serve as Director of Dental Services at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY, and am a member of the faculty in the Department of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College and Program Director of the General Practice Residency Program at the College. A Fellow of the American College of Dentists and the Pierre Fauchard Academy, I earned my D.D.S. from the Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery. I have been a member of the Ninth District Board of Directors since 2014 and am a member of the Dental Health Planning and Hospital Dentistry Committee for the Ninth. I encourage all of my residents to join organized dentistry in order to maintain a united voice that best reflects our profession and insure the wellbeing of the patients we serve and to participate to effect change when needed. DR. RICHARD PETIX...I was born in New York and retired after 45 years of practice in New City, NY. I attended Georgetown Dental School and graduated in 1970. After graduating, I spent two years in the Army including one in Vietnam. While practicing, I was a Docent at the Bronx Zoo and was an attending Dentist at The Manhattan VA. I have been married for 50 years and have three children and seven grandchildren. I enjoy watching the grandchildren play sports and live to fish and golf. DR. JASON SAUER...I was born and raised in Queens, I attended Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine where I graduated with honors. I then spent two years at North Shore University Hospital, serving as its Chief Dental Resident. Recognizing my curiosity, I was encouraged to further my dental education and accepted the challenge. I was fortunate to spend the next three years at the Manhattan VA Medical Centers Prosthodontic Residency, where I served as Chief Dental Resident in my third year. By fate, or by luck, or perhaps a combination of both, I met my future first boss at a Prosthodontic dinner in Manhattan - well, I should say that my future first boss' wife met my wife. It seems impossible that nine years have passed since joining Dr. Len Kobren at Westchester Prosthodontics in White Plains. I currently live in Rye Brook with my beautiful wife Mireya and our two amazing children Julian (9) and Morgan (6). Feel free to reach out to them or any of the Board Members if you ever have any questions or concerns! Your Board of Governors is here to represent you! 18 BULLETIN NINTH DISTRICT DENTAL ASSOCIATION