2025 Courses and Events

Course #: 3190
Date: 11/30/2025
Time: 8:30am - 10:30am
Course Info: Half Day
Speaker(s):
Margaret Surowka, JD

Topic: Ethics
Tuition: $100.00
Credits: 2
AGD Number: 564 – New York Ethics and Juri
Recommended For:
Dentists, Hygienists, Students, Educator

Description:

This program utilizes real-life examples, OPD discipline cases, and opinions rendered by the New York State Dental Association’s Ethics Council through- out the program as “real-life” applications and relevance to the everyday practice of dentistry.

Included are the Laws of New York Applicable to Dentistry and the Dental Practice Act; Miscellaneous Laws and Regulations; and the Ethics of and the Professional Responsibility for Practicing Dentistry in New York.

Learn:
The Dental Practice Act:

• scope of practice for dentists
• scope of practice for hygienists
• scope of practice of certified and non-certified dental assistants
• supervision of all auxiliaries
• Dental Anesthesia Certificate
• special provisions of §6611
• nitrous oxide equipment

Miscellaneous Laws and Regulations:

• access to patient records, HIV, and confidentiality
• federal Controlled Substances Law
• X-ray requirements
• child abuse, communicable diseases, patient deaths
• amalgam and other recycling regulations
• employee notices

What dental offices need to do to follow state law, and the rules of professional/ethical responsibility.

Course #: 3440
Date: 11/30/2025
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Course Info: Half Day
Speaker(s):
Belkys Garcia, JD
Margaret Surowka, JD

Topic: Medicaid
Tuition: $85.00
Credits: 3
AGD Number: 567 - Electronic Health Record
Recommended For:
Dentists, Students, Administrative Staff, Educator

Description:

In January 2024, expanded Medicaid dental coverage rules went into effect, extending benefits to include root canals, crowns, replacement dentures, dental implants, and implant-related services.

Since the rollout, the Legal Aid Society and its co-counsel have been closely monitoring the implementation of these new rules particularly the errone- ous denials that many Medicaid patients continue to face.

This workshop will provide:

• An overview of the expanded coverage rules
• A review of the current status of implementation
• Insights into how legal advocates are responding to denials and defending patient rights
• If you serve Medicaid patients or work within the Medicaid system, this is a critical update you won’t want to miss

13TH ANNUAL MEDICAID AND GOVERNMENT BENEFIT PROGRAMS FORUM & DISCUSSION PANEL

Now in its 13th year, this vital program returns with a new format: shorter presentations and longer, in-depth discussions.

• Ms. Belkys Garcia, Esq, Lead Attorney at the Legal Aid Society and a key figure in the recently settled Medicaid lawsuit
• Ms. Margaret Surowka, Esq, an experienced attorney specializing in Medicaid provider defense

Together, they will provide essential updates on Medicaid policy and administration, offering insights from both the patient advocacy and provider defense perspectives.

If you plan to attend only one Medicaid or Medicare-focused educational program this year, make it this one. You’ll receive the latest information directly from those shaping the policies and have the opportunity to ask your questions.