President’s MessageIt's been an incredible month as President of the ASD and I'm learning everyday about the organization and Sports Dentistry. We have had multiple board meetings since our July symposium and in an attempt to be more open we are posting a brief synopsis approximately one month after each meeting. You can find it in the members only side of our website (https://asd.memberclicks.net/board-business). I encourage you to have a look and see how we are working for you! We are pleased to have Dr Vinnie Mascia as our new Executive Director! He is fully engaged in helping us achieve our three crucial goals for 2026—membership growth, capitalization and brand recognition. He is currently working on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the ADA. This first of its kind with the American Dental Association is a HUGE step in increasing awareness, support and energy for the ASD and sports dentistry in general! Organizationally, he is giving critical guidance and support to strong, active working committees. As I have emphasized numerous times, committee work is the key to growing sports dentistry and the ASD. If you can spare one hour a week or even a month, please reach out to Vinnie and join a committee. He can be reached at [email protected]. We have structured the work into small, achievable goals and your organization (and I) really could use your help. Our Communications Committee--with the help of Sharon Muniz and her team at NCN Technology--has been actively updating the website appearance, functionality and content. We are growing our social media presence but need help from all of you, our members. The easy thing to do is go to our website and write a google five-star review! It takes less than a minute and will boost our exposure. (Let’s get 50 by Halloween!) The link is https://share.google/XdR6uA14SpQAiUuxi My second request is to SEND US PICTURES of what you do in sports and in your office. These will be captioned and uploaded to increase our exposure, but we need content. You all are doing cool, fun, exciting things—we need to share them! The link is As summer has come to a close, I am writing this note watching the leaves change, baseball playoffs and looking forward to hockey! Thank you for all you do for sports and our teams. It's a busy time for us all. Keep nibbling on that elephant. He’s getting smaller. ;) 
Michael Salyzyn, DDA, FASD |
