Author: Todd Odenweller

Ohio Dental Association membership dues must be paid by April 30 for the 2018 membership year in order to continue receiving exclusive member benefits. Any member who did not pay their dues by Jan. 1, 2018, is considered past due. Dentists who have not already renewed their membership should do so as soon as possible so that membership benefits, ... [continue reading]

Membership dues statements were mailed out this fall. Members also received an electronic renewal notice via email directing them to https://www.oda.org/joinandrenew/ to pay their dues. Members who indicated on their 2017 renewal statement that they prefer to receive membership communications electronically will not receive a paper statement in ... [continue reading]

The ODA has launched a new podcast series called ODcAst: The Ohio Dental Podcast! This podcast is a convenient new communications vehicle featuring ODA staff members and other experts discussing the latest information related to the ODA and dentistry in Ohio. Recent topics include: new opioid prescribing rules for acute pain in Ohio new mandate ... [continue reading]

You can't really explain D2 year without having gone through it yourself. There were certainly some interesting conversations held in the basement of Postle Hall in the wee hours of the morning and even more interesting questions in the recesses of our minds.  Apparently, times haven’t changed. As a second generation dentist, I hear a ... [continue reading]

Day at the Statehouse: March 7, 2018 Day at the Statehouse, the Ohio Dental Association's most important grassroots advocacy event, will be March 7, 2018, in Columbus. Day at the Statehouse gives dentists, dental residents and dental students an opportunity to speak with their legislators about issues important to dentistry and advocate for issues ... [continue reading]

I love the holiday season. Christmas always brings back memories of the wonderful time I had as a child. My parents always made it a fun time. The searching out of the perfect tree. Bringing it home, decorating it and the rest of the house. And of course, the anticipation and excitement of opening the beautifully wrapped gifts. Every year I watch ... [continue reading]

The ODA's Task Force on Auxiliary Utilization and Access to Care continues to research and develop proposals related to enhancing access to dental care in Ohio, better utilizing the existing dental team, and modernizing Ohio's dental laws to reflect advancements in technology. In recent years, the task force’s work has led to legislation ... [continue reading]

Dr. Lauren Kollar, a general dentist in Perrysburg, provides screenings and fluoride at an after-school program in Bowling Green. Give Kids A Smile events can take on many different shapes and sizes. From a small event in a dental office, to a large scale dental society event, to screenings at a local school to education events, Give Kids A Smile ... [continue reading]

I am often asked why I started active involvement (how I "got started") in the Ohio Dental Association. There are basically two reasons. First, I always said (and still say) “if dentists don’t take care of dentistry, who will?” I felt this way when I joined ASDA and in 1981 when I joined the tripartite of the ADA, ODA and Keely ... [continue reading]

ODA President Dr. Steve Moore, ADA President Dr. Joe Crowley and ODA Executive Director David Owsiany at ADA 2017 - America's Dental Meeting Last month, Dr. Joe Crowley was installed as the 154th president of the American Dental Association. Crowley is the first ADA president from Ohio since Dr. Frank Casto in 1935. I have known Joe for 23 years ... [continue reading]