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Volume 39 • Issue 1
Improving Access to Care Dentists are encouraged to apply for loan repayment program by committing to serving high-need populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
NEWS AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION
Dr. Emma Guzmán volunteers at Black Mens Health Festival in Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn.
Proceed with Caution Brooklyn dentist is promoter of modern genomics who also writes about the dangers it presents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Every Patient a Happy Patient The is no better practice builder than a satisfied patient eager to share their experience with others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A general dentist, Dr. Guzmán is fulfilling a career aspiration she has held since grade school.
Her Mantra is ‘Black Excellence’ Emma J. Guzmán is committed to projecting the best version of herself in all circumstances.
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he NYSDA Diversity & Inclusion Task Force, tasked with leading the Association’s observance in February of Black History Month, annually selects a NYSDA member who can speak to the meaning and importance of the observance to profile in the NYSDA News. This year’s designee is Dr. Emma J. Guzmán, D.D.S., of Brooklyn.
Dr. Guzmán is a general dentist with Noble Dental Care in Brooklyn. She is a graduate of the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine and completed her GP residency at Bronx Care, Bronx. Q. Your career reflects a strong commitment to clinical excellence, education and community impact. What first inspired you to pursue dentistry, and how has that motivation evolved over time? Dr. G. What first inspired me to pursue dentistry was a dentist who visited my third- or fourthgrade career day. He spoke with such passion about the profession that later that afternoon I went straight to the library, pulled out an encyclopedia and looked up “dentistry.” From that moment on, I decided this was the path I wanted to follow. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11