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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]

The Columbus Dental Society received the 2017 Membership Award Program for Success (MAP for Success) Most Innovative Recruitment and Retention Initiative for its CDS Family and Friends night. The event took place at a Columbus Clippers game and 200 people attended. “CDS Family and Friends night was a social event planned to bring together ... [continue reading]

Dr. Joe Crowley, ADA president. American Dental Association President Dr. Joe Crowley will be speaking at the ODA Leadership Institute on March 23 and 24 in Columbus. The 2018 Leadership Institute – People, Purpose & Passion:  The Pathway to Success – will be at the Hilton Columbus Polaris Hotel. The event will feature keynote ... [continue reading]

Editor’s Note: Dr. Tom Paumier will be presenting “The Oral Health-Systemic Health Connection: What’s the Evidence?” on March 24 at the ODA Leadership Institute. Visit www.oda.org/events to register and for more information. Nearly every week in the ADA Morning Huddle there are multiple news stories related to a chronic ... [continue reading]

The ODA Foundation is now taking applications for the 2018 Access to Dental Care Grant, available to Ohio-based oral health-related programs that reach out to the underserved.  Applicants must be 501(c)3 organizations in Ohio. The application process is a two-step process with a letter of inquiry due by May 23, 2018, and the grant proposal ... [continue reading]

Drs. David Ash, Tom Paumier and Jon Ash meet with Rep. Thomas West (D-Canton) during last year's ODA Day at the Statehouse. This year's Day at the Statehouse will be March 7. Day at the Statehouse, the Ohio Dental Association's most important grassroots advocacy event, will be March 7 in Columbus. Day at the Statehouse gives dentists, dental ... [continue reading]

Pete Luongo, former president and CEO of the Berry Company, will be speaking at the 2018 ODA Leadership Institute about how dentists can become leaders in their own practices. “Leadership is simply the ability to influence an outcome,” Luongo said. “For dentists, the outcome is to make sure the patient has a good ... [continue reading]

Dr. Timothy Edwards, a founding board member of KidSMILES Dental Clinic, sees a patient at the Columbus-area clinic. The ODA Foundation recently awarded the dental clinic a $5,000 grant. The ODA Foundation awarded the KidSMILES Dental Clinic with a $5,000 grant to help the Columbus-area clinic help provide a dental home to kids in ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association is continuing to promote oral health and patient visits with ODA member dentists through an educational radio campaign that has been renewed for 2018. The ODA has partnered with the Ohio Society Association of Executives (OSAE) and the Ohio News Network (ONN) radio division on a public awareness campaign since 2012. ... [continue reading]