COVID-19 and 3 New York City dentists’ perspective
Listen to this inspiring podcast with 3 NYC dentists, 2 pediatric dentists and one oral and maxillofacial surgeon, talk about their personal experiences with managing through COVID-19 in the hardest hit area of our country. You will hear about some common threads experienced across the country, as well as some New York City-specific experiences. Coming through loud and clear is the New York City spirit as discussed by Dr. Lois Jackson and her colleagues of the New York County Dental Society.
Bios
Private Practice
Lois A. Jackson, DDS is a pediatric dentist with offices in Soho and Brooklyn. She is the President-elect/Acting President of the New York County Dental Society. Dr. Jackson received her DDS and certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. She did a GPR at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Jackson is an assistant clinical professor of Pediatric Dentistry and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She was President of the New York State Association of Pediatric Dentists and the Northeast Society of Pediatric Dentists. She received the Columbia University Alumni Medalist in 2009 and received the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine Distinguished Alumni Award in 2015. She is a member of numerous dental societies including the Pierre Fauchard Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the International College of Dentists, the American College of Dentists, and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Jackson served as a trustee on the Board of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Jackson was chair of the New York State Board for Dentistry from 2014-2015. Dr. Jackson is very involved with the Greater New York Dental meeting. She is a co-founder of the Woman-to-Women Dentist Network. Dr. Jackson was an alternate delegate to the 2019 ADA House of Delegates and a delegate to the NYSDA House of Delegates. She is also involved in community and philanthropic organizations. She is currently on the Board of Trustees of the Flatbush Development Corporation and Camp Brooklyn.
Volunteerism
Ioanna Mentzelopoulou, DDS, is a board certified pediatric dentist in private practice since 2002. Dr. Mentzelopoulou received her DDS degree from New York University College of Dentistry in 1999 and her certificate in pediatric dentistry from Interfaith Medical Center in 2002. She has participated in numerous visits to NYC schools educating students about good oral health habits and she has served on the NYC Give Kids A Smile Steering Committee (2015-2020). Dr. Mentzelopoulou began Serving the Board of Directors of New York County Dental Society in 2014. She was an alternate delegate to the Q from 2016 to 2019. Dr. Mentzelopoulou is a member of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the NYS section of Pediatric Dentistry. she is currently the Vice-President of New York County Dental Society.
Frontlines/Emergency Care
Suchie Chawla, DDS, MD, is a board certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon practicing in mid-town Manhattan. She attended The University of Virginia and graduated with honors followed by earning her Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS) at The New York University. She subsequently earned her Doctorate of Medicine (MD) at the prestigious Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She went on to complete a General Surgery internship and her residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, serving as a chief resident. Dr. Chawla has taught dental ethics at both New York University College of Dentistry and Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. Since 2007 she’s been a clinical instructor for the Mount Sinai School of Medicine OMS Residency program and she voluntarily teaches at New York-Presbyterian/Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Chawla is a member of the New York Academy of Dentistry where she is on multiple committees, including program chair for 2020. She is also a member of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and numerous other professional organizations.
Dr. Chawla was chair and Board liaison for the NYCDS Public and Professional Relations Committee from 2014-2017; chaired the Mentorship Committee in 2015, and served on the Membership and Legislative Committees for several years. Dr. Chawla has been actively involved with the Society’s two charitable events since their beginnings. She served on the Steering Committee of Give Kids A Smile from 2014 through 2017, and served as a site leader every year of the event to date. She has been a part of the Charity Golf Outing since its start in 2015. Dr. Chawla was a delegate to the NYSDA House of Delegates 2017 – 2019, and an alternate in 2016. She participated in the Washington Leadership Conference in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In addition, Dr. Chawla volunteers for surgical missions to third-world countries.
