AHRQ Issues Regulatory Update
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has issued its weekly regulatory update, which can be read below.
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2025 Ninth District President
Dr. Renuka Bijoor
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Welcome to the Ninth District Dental Association
The Ninth District Dental Society was formed in 1909 and renamed to the Ninth District Dental Association in 2002. We have a membership of over 1500 dentists in 5 counties: Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange and Putnam.
In its quest to serve both the public and the profession, the Ninth District embodies the highest ideals.
The mission of the 9th District Dental Association is to serve and support its members and the public by improving the oral health of our community through Advocacy, Continuing Education and Camaraderie.
Have Fun Bowling and Socializing with Other New Dentists!
Don't Forget to Register!! OPEN TO ALL NEW DENTISTS!
Second Annual New Dentist Bowling Event!
Monday, April 7th 6:30-8:30pm
BOWLERO WHITE PLAINS
47 Tarrytown Road
White Plains, NY
10607
A
FREE fun event, enjoy laughs bowling and food and
drinks! Come mingle and meet
other 9th District New Dentists!
Please spread the
word to other new dentists.
CO-SPONSORED BY
Bota Consulting Group
MLMIC Insurance Company
To Register please email or call HQ 914-747-1199.
Lana Hashim, DDS
Chair, New Dentist Committee
Renuka Bijoor, DDS
President
Latest News Around the Tripartite
As of spring 2023, 9.8 percent of adults aged 18 to 34 with a prior COVID-19 infection reported having developed Long COVID, the lowest among any adult age group. Long COVID rates ranged from 13.5 percent to 17.9 percent among all other adult age groups. (Source: AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #557, 
Race plays a role in disparities in the likelihood that breast cancer survivors will experience mental health conditions, including depression and anxiety, according to an AHRQ-funded study in Health Services Research. Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic survivors had higher rates of mental health conditions (26 percent and 28 percent, respectively), compared with almost 20 percent for White survivors. Disparities between Black and White survivors were explained by differences in education, health status and family structure. Explanations for Hispanic survivors varied based on whether they were born in the United States or abroad. Researchers, who used 2010–2020 data from AHRQ’s 
AdventHealth, a nonprofit healthcare system headquartered in Altamonte Springs, Florida, used AHRQ’s climate change primer, 
An AHRQ-funded study found that state-imposed caps on out-of-pocket spending for insulin have not significantly increased the use of the medication among commercially insured patients. The study, published in Health Affairs, analyzed data from more than 33,000 patients with type 1 diabetes or insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes between 2018 and 2021. Despite caps as low as $25, there was no significant increase in insulin claims after these caps were implemented. Researchers suggested this may be due to many patients already paying less than the capped amounts. Researchers said their study highlights that while cost controls aim to improve access, their impact on usage may be limited. Access the Latest News Around the Ninth
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