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Dr. Alex Mellion is the 2019 recipient of the N. Wayne Hiatt Rising Star Award. As a new dentist, Dr. Alex Mellion is committed to organized dentistry and has been involved at the local and state levels. In recognition of his efforts, he will receive the Ohio Dental Association N. Wayne Hiatt Rising Star Award on Friday, Oct. 4 at the Callahan ... [continue reading]

Medworks Inc., a nonprofit organization that holds large scale health care and dental clinics to provide free care for those in need, will receive the Ohio Dental Association Access to Dental Care Program Award on Friday, Oct. 4 at the Callahan Celebration of Excellence, held in conjunction with the 153rd ODA Annual Session. Medworks was founded ... [continue reading]

Dr. Mark Vogley, a general dentist in Chagrin Falls, recently published a children's book called "Tooth Poop - The Truth About Dental Cavities." Dr. Mark Vogley, a general dentist from Chagrin Falls, has dreamed of writing a children's book to help motivate kids to take care of their teeth since the beginning of his career. His dream recently ... [continue reading]

ODA members and dental students spoke with their legislators about supporting legislation that would prohibit dental insurance companies from setting fees for services they do not cover. This legislation was recently introduced in the Ohio Senate. Legislation that would prohibit dental insurance companies form setting fees for services they do ... [continue reading]

One of the most highly valued ODA member benefits is the opportunity to network with dentists from across the state. Being a member of the ODA can help save you money, make your practice life easier and benefit you professionally. Here are 10 reasons why being a member of the ODA is valuable. To join together with other dentists ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association offers many resources for dentists who are in a practice transition, including for those dentists who are opening a new practice or expanding their practice. Dr. Kari Cunningham, a pediatric dentist, recently opened a new practice in Euclid. Her commercial real estate agent found office space in a well-known medical ... [continue reading]

The issue of preventing drug diversion and opiate addiction is important to the dental profession and the Ohio Dental Association.  The Ohio Dental Association has been proud to partner with policymakers and other interested parties to address this critical issue over the last several years. The number of prescription opioids dispensed to ... [continue reading]

Throughout our lives, many of us try to give a helping hand to someone in need.  It is with this kind of thinking that the Subcouncil on Dentists Concerned for Dentists (DCD) was formed to help Ohio dentists with alcohol or substance abuse problems. I have spoken with many dentists who were unaware of DCD or were unfamiliar with its ... [continue reading]

ODA members meet with Ohio Rep. Darrell Kick (R-Loudonville) during the 2019 ODA Day at the Statehouse. About 125 dentists, dental residents, students and spouses met with their state senators and representatives at the 2019 Ohio Dental Association Day at the Statehouse on April 10, including about 20 dental students from The Ohio State University ... [continue reading]

Dentist-to-dentist contact is the proven, most successful form of outreach to help build membership in organized dentistry, and active members know first-hand the value that membership provides. Nearly 70% of dentists in Ohio are members of the ODA, and as the organization grows the ODA can offer stronger benefits plus have a stronger voice at the ... [continue reading]