Category: News

The Ohio State University College of Dentistry is launching a new program with the incoming freshman class this fall to help improve access to dental care in Ohio. Through the Commitment to Access, Resources and Education (CARE) program, the college has committed to recruiting dental students from federally-designated dental health professional ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Department of Health has announced that it has identified funds for the 2018 and 2019 fiscal years to assist a limited number of Dental OPTIONS patients who have been on a waiting list to receive dental care while the program was on hold. “We have over 1,000 people who are on the waiting list who have been on the waiting list for two ... [continue reading]

The ODA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the ODA, recently created the Annual Circles of Impact, which are annual donation levels to the Foundation. “The Annual Circles of Impact were established as a creative way of visualizing the effect a certain annual giving level has. Donors are able to multiply their impact by moving upward toward ... [continue reading]

Recent news stories in the Daily Mail, New York Post, Men’s Health and Fox News suggest your dentist may start asking about your sex life. Why? Because transmission of two strains of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV-16 and/or HPV-18) through intimate contact may lead to the development of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC). This type of cancer occurs at the ... [continue reading]

Please be advised that the Ohio State Dental Board passed a motion at the March 7, 2018 meeting to temporarily suspend the enforcement of the Board’s specialty designation (4715-5-04) and advertising (4715-13-05) rules until such time that the Board has amended said rules.  Please note that not any dentist may claim to be a specialist ... [continue reading]

ODA members along with students from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry and Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine meet with Rep. John Barnes and his staff member during Day at the Statehouse. More than 100 dentists, dental residents, students and spouses met with their state senators and representatives ... [continue reading]

ADA Treasurer Dr. Ron Lemmo, ADA Seventh District Trustee Dr. Billie Sue Kyger, and ADA President Dr. Joe Crowley provide an ADA update at the ODA Leadership Institute. The 2018 ODA Leadership Institute – People, Purpose & Passion:  The Pathway to Success – provided attendees an opportunity to build their leadership skills ... [continue reading]

Dr. Macaire Thiel, a pediatric dental resident, trains a nurse at the Lewis Center Emergency Department on how to use intraoral cameras so that when patients present to the ED with a dental concern, they can consult with a remote dentist. The ODA Foundation awarded Nationwide Children's Hospital a $3,000 grant to help create a tele-dentistry ... [continue reading]

Opioids prescribed to Ohio patients declined for the fifth consecutive year in 2017, according to a newly released report from the State Board of Pharmacy’s Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS). Between 2012 and 2017, the total number of opioids dispensed to Ohio patients decreased by 225 million doses or 28.4 percent. The report finds ... [continue reading]

Opioid abuse is a significant concern in Ohio and across America.  Because of the steps being taken by Ohio’s policymakers and interested parties, including prescribers, significant progress is being made in addressing this problem. The Ohio Dental Association is proud to partner with policymakers and other interested parties to address ... [continue reading]