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ricane Sandy, which hit the Northeast with such fury in late October. The GNYDM held a Hurricane Sandy relief symposium Tuesday morning to provide information to dental practices affected by the storm. Attendees received a list of exhibitors offering special programs, discounts and equipment. Thirty companies responded to a GNYDM email asking for details on their relief help. Also at the Tuesday meeting were legal, insurance and finance experts — as well as representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Small Business Administra- tion and the American Dental Asso- ciation Foundation. Here are a few details from some of the exhibitors on the Hurricane Sandy relief list circulated by the GNYDM: • Henry Schein (booth No. 3225) held its own storm-relief symposia earlier this month in New York City, providing details on a variety of opportunities available to its existing and new customers, covering mer- chandise, equipment and financing. • Air Techniques, booth No. 2609, is offering up to 15 percent off on air compressors and vacuums. Rob Rod- riguez, a representative with Sales Associates Professionals, said he had already assisted several dentists interested in the offer. •HighTechInnovations,boothNo. 3219, has a special on an applicable service:freeinstallationofitsBackup Disaster Recovery System, a $1,000 value. Jeffrey Weiss, president, said that about 70 percent of businesses that suffer a massive data loss ulti- mately close. The company’s service ensures that no more than a day’s worth of data is ever at jeopardy. •PattersonDental,boothNo.2600, has a program that enables existing customers to suspend credit pay- ments while recovering from disas- ters such as Sandy. Stefanie Stark, equipment finance representative with Patterson, said specials also are available to new qualifying custom- ers who are replacing equipment or replenishing lost supplies. • Rose Micro Solutions, booth No. 4525, has a special price on a loupe available to any practices that suf- fered losses to the storm. Other exhibitors on the GNYDM Hurricane Sandy recovery list include: 3M ESPE (No. 4609); Archi- tectural Design Associates (No. 2105); Arpino Dental (No. 600); Brewer Design (No. 3620); DC Dental (No. 4000); DenMat (No. 3203); Doctor Bright’s Tooth Whitening (No. 4604); Everyday Health (No. 3622); Flight Dental System (No. 126); Garrison Dental Solutions (Nos. 2922, 4411); Handler (No. 3200); Keating Dental Arts (No. 4104); Magnified Video Den- tistry (No. 104); Microdont (No. 4515); N.D. Surgical Industries (No. 4521); Oragenics (No. 2540); Paradise Den- tal Technologies (No. 417); Prosites (No. 508); Sabra Dental Products (No. 1513); Sleep Group Solutions (No. 3440); Straumann (No. 4207); Strauss Diamond Instruments (No. 3907); Summit Dental Systems (No. 3000) SurfCT (No. 3102) and TPC (No. 2636). show news6 Greater New York Dental Meeting — Nov. 28, 2012 AD help 7 from page 1 Here at the GNYDM You can donate to help hurricane- damaged dental practices in New York at booth Nos. 4505, 1506 and 4820. 5 In the Air Techniques booth, No. 2609, Rob Rodriguez, from left, and Aaron Renner of Professional Sales Associates, have special pricing on air compressors and vacuums for practices that suffered losses because of Hurricane Sandy. 5 In the Patterson Dental Supply booth, No. 2600, Stefanie Stark, equipment finance representative, is ready to help existing and new customers with Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts.