Inside this Issue: CONTINUING EDUCATION 04 General Membership Meeting 06 BOG/Committee Meetings & Events 07 Member Meetings & Events 08 Ninth District Evening Course Calendar 10 Branch/Study Group Course Calendar 11 Branch/Study Group Presidents AROUND THE NINTH 12 A Message from the President 16 The Market in the Ninth 19 Out on a Limb in Dutchess County 24 New Dentist Spring Mixer NOTEWORTHY 18 Meet Your Ninth Board Members Bulletin PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 22 Five Steps to Ensure Your Business is Ready for Paid Family Leave DOLLARS & "SENSE" 29 Cash Balance Plans: The Smart Way to Increase Your Tax-Deductible Plan Contributions MEMBERSHIP NEWS 21 Find-A-Dentist Profile Information 30 Endorsed Companies 31 New Members 33 Committees for 2017 ADVERTISEMENTS 36 Company Ads 52 Classified Ads Ninth District Dental Association March, 2018 • Volume 103, Number 1 The Ninth District is a Component of NYSDA and the ADA. The Bulletin is an official member publication of the AADEJ. The Bulletin of the Ninth District Dental Association (USPS 077 – 080) is published four (4) times annually in the months of March, May, September and November. It is distributed to all (practicing and retired) Association members from the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester in the state of New York. Opinions expressed in the Bulletin are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Ninth District Dental Association. The publication of an advertisement should not to be construed as an endorsement by the Ninth District Dental Association of the State of New York unless specified by the editor. Periodicals postage paid at Hawthorne, NY and at additional mailing offices. Entered as second class matter October 19, 1984 at the post office in Hawthorne, NY under the Act of March 3, 1879. Material published in the Bulletin does not necessarily represent the views and/or policies of the Association. It cannot be reprinted without prior written consent of the editor. OFFICE OF PUBLICATION 364 Elwood Avenue, Hawthorne, NY 10532 Telephone: (914) 747-1199 Fax: (914) 747-1396 Email: ninth@ninthdistrict.org Web: www.ninthdistrict.org Annual subscription rate for members: $20.00 allocated from Association dues. Annual subscription rate for non–members is available at: $32.00 annually, or $8.00 per issue. Copyright © 2018, Ninth District Dental Association All rights reserved.