Serving on health care groups

Maria Maranga and Patricia Kurz
Dr. Maria Maranga, left, has been named president of the Suffolk County Dental Society, the local branch of the American Dental Association. The Aquebogue endodontist lives in Fort Salonga.
Patricia Kurz, right, director of medical-surgical nursing at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, has been appointed to the Medical-Surgical Nurses Certification Boardas the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses representative. She lives in Copiague.
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