Author: Todd Odenweller

The Ohio State Dental Board is no longer accepting paper applications for any license type. All applicants will now be required to apply and manage their license through a new online licensing portal at ... [continue reading]

Kicking off on Thursday, Sept. 15, the ODA Annual Session returns to the Greater Columbus Convention Center for four days of continuing education, entertainment and camaraderie with dental peers. High quality educational courses will be available daily including a full-day course on Thursday with Dr. Gordon J. Christensen. Additionally, there are ... [continue reading]

This year's ODA Annual Session will feature a new event to help newer dentists and fourth-year dental students who are looking for a job match up with more seasoned dentists who are preparing for a practice transition or looking to expand their practice. MATCH @ ODA Annual Session is a free event hosted by the ODA Subcouncil on New Dentists and ... [continue reading]

As dentists start their careers, different employment options are available, and many new dentists are finding themselves in an untraditional employment situation. “I don’t think new dentists can come out of school and expect to be able to walk into a full-time gig because times have changed,” said Dr. Lauren Czerniak, a general ... [continue reading]

The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Students to Service (S2S) Loan Repayment Program is now accepting applications. Previously this program was only open to medical students, but has now been expanded to include dental students. The deadline to apply is Oct. 13. The program provides up to $120,000 to dental or medical students in their final ... [continue reading]

Mercy Medical Center in Canton worked with migrant children to provide dental check-ups for its Give Kids A Smile event in July. Give Kids A Smile is a national access to care initiative where dentists donate dental care to underserved children that are in need of care. Give Kids A Smile events and initiatives take place throughout the year, and ... [continue reading]

Dr. Denise Antalis at her office’s Give Kids A Smile event in Cambridge. My practice has been hosting Give Kids A Smile events for the past three years in our office in Cambridge, Ohio.  On that day, my team, other volunteers and I donate our time and services to children under the age of 18 who are accompanied by an adult.  Each child ... [continue reading]

My time as president of the Ohio Dental Association is drawing to a close. As I look back, there are so many who help contribute to the success of the ODA and I want them to know how valuable and important they are, long after my time in leadership has concluded. I am so grateful to the volunteer leaders, who are those that provide the ideas and ... [continue reading]

Two recent federal court cases have raised significant issues about how dentists may advertise related to the services they provide. In January 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas issued a ruling invalidating a Texas State Board of Dental Examiners rule that prohibits a licensed dentist from advertising as a specialist ... [continue reading]

Ohio Gov. John Kasich recently appointed Dr. Michael Ginder and Dr. Kumar Subramanian to the Ohio State Dental Board. Ginder is a general dentist from Athens. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from The Ohio State University in 1996. He then went on to complete a hospital-based general practice residency in Wilmington, Delaware. He has ... [continue reading]