Anthony DiMango, a longtime resident of Dyker Heights and a revered oral surgeon, died on May 31. He was 95 years old. DiMango reigned over Brooklyn dentistry, working as a surgeon and a professor for more than 50 years. In addition to his private practice in Bay Ridge, DiMango served as a senior vice president, chief of dentistry, and co-director of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Lutheran Medical Center (LMC), now NYU Lagone, for decades.

DiMango also taught oral surgery at Columbia Prebystrian and NYU Lutheran, and was an active member of several dental societies, including the 2nd district dental society, the Greater New York Dental Meeting, and the Italian Dental Society.