Author: Todd Odenweller

Thank you to all those who purchased tickets for the ODA Foundation's raffle to support access to care grants and dental student scholarships.  Your contributions and ticket purchases have allowed the Foundation to distribute over $125,000 to many worthy students and organizations in 2018! Congratulations to our 2018 ODA Foundation raffle ... [continue reading]

A call for nominations is now extended for dentist board member positions on the Ohio State Dental Board. The Ohio Dental Association has the opportunity to recommend nominees to the Governor of Ohio for possible dentist board member openings on the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB), which may be vacant in April 2019 or before. The board member ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association seeks members to fill potential upcoming at-large positions on ODA councils. The ODA is seeking nominations for at-large positions on the association’s Council on Access to Care and Public Service, Council on Dental Care Programs and Dental Practice and the Council on Membership Services. Nominations for these ... [continue reading]

The 2019 ODA Leadership Institute will be held March 15 and 16, 2019 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton Hotel in Columbus. Leadership Institute is the ODA’s award-winning program developed to help all ODA members become more successful and effective leaders. Attendees consistently rank the event as one of the top leadership development ... [continue reading]

Dentists, their staff members and others planning to hold Give Kids A Smile events any time in 2019 should plan to register those activities during October 2018. Events registered by Nov. 9 will qualify to receive free products to support their events such as toothbrush and toothpaste giveaways and dental supplies to perform screenings, cleanings, ... [continue reading]

Thank You! Thank you very much for the wonderful year as president of the Ohio Dental Association. Personally, this experience has been very enlightening. There is a significant amount of work being put forth on behalf of Ohio dentists and patients. Some examples of the legislative advocacy are HB 184, the Ohio Dental Care Optimization Act. This ... [continue reading]

The ODA regularly surveys its members. If you have ever attended an ODA event – whether it is the Leadership Institute, Day at the Statehouse, or Annual Session – chances are you received a survey from us following the event. If you participated in a specific ODA program or utilized an ODA-endorsed product, we likely sent you an ... [continue reading]

The 2019 ODA Leadership Institute will be held March 15 and 16, 2019 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton Hotel in Columbus. Leadership Institute is the ODA’s award-winning program developed to help all ODA members become more successful and effective leaders. Attendees consistently rank the event as one of the top leadership development ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association's Member-Get-A-Member campaign can benefit current tripartite members while helping to grow participation in organized dentistry. Dentists who recruit any new, active member before Sept. 30 will be rewarded with a $100 gift card for each new eligible member they recruit (up to five new members and $500). Tripartite ... [continue reading]

The ODA Subcouncil on New Dentists is hosting an exciting evening at the Jack Casino Cleveland, just for dental residents! Life after Residency will be from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 28. Attendees will have a chance to hear from new dentists a few years out of residency as they reflect upon their musts and wishes from residency to now. This fun and FREE ... [continue reading]