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Volume 38 • Issue 4
Take Your Referrals to the Next Level If you haven’t converted your referral procedure to a digital system, you’re doing yourself, your patients and the recommended specialist a disservice . . 2
NEWS AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION
Public Health Advocate Recognized Brendan Dowd is recipient of prestigious Thomas Curran Fluoridation Award . . . 4 Where Did it Come From? UB researchers believe they have mapped the evolution of human saliva. They began with primates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
He Who Gives Also Receives Dr. Doug Schildhaus has found purpose in life in service to others. He is gratified and inspired by the smiles, hugs and words of appreciation he receives from those he has aided. Editor’s Note: Come December, many people, imbued with the holiday spirit, reach deep into their hearts and wallets hoping to share what they have with friends and family and, especially, with others less fortunate. But while many people are most inclined to give in the month of December, NYSDA member Doug Schildhaus has made it a way of life.
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or Doug Schildhaus, D.M.D., of Woodbury, a single moment of inspiration became a lifelong mission of compassion.
“I was inspired years ago by an oral surgeon who would share his mission trip stories at his CE events,” he recalled. “A few months later, in 2013, I joined him on my first mission trip to Peru, which was life-changing.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 12