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ODA Staff Last month, ODA leaders met with Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown in the same week. Ohio Dental Political Action Committee Treasurer, Dr. Bruce Grbach, a general dentist from Mentor, attended both meetings and said "having the opportunity to discuss dental issues with these two leaders in the same week was a ... [continue reading]

Christopher A. Moore, MA ODA Director of Dental Services The Ohio Dental Association is again receiving phone calls from member dentists concerning how a large, out-of-state insurance carrier explains its subscribers' financial liability for care provided by non-contracting Ohio dentists. The insurance company lists on the explanation of ... [continue reading]

A new mouthwash developed by a microbiologist at the UCLA School of Dentistry is highly successful in targeting the harmful Streptococcus mutans bacteria that is the principal cause tooth decay and cavities. In a recent clinical study, 12 subjects who rinsed just one time with the experimental mouthwash experienced a nearly complete elimination ... [continue reading]

ODA Staff Do you have special needs patients that are unable to afford dental care or personally know of families in this situation? The Grottoes of North America offers a unique dental care program, Dental Care for Children with Special Needs, that may be able to help. This program is managed and funded directly through its Humanitarian ... [continue reading]

Joe Potestivo ODA Membership Services Manager "Suddenly&all the world's a-twitter." - Newsweek1 In August 2010, the Ohio Dental Association began using Twitter – the online information platform whose lexicon of "@s,"2 "#s,"3 acronyms and contracted vernacular have been increasingly permeating our collective consciousness since its ... [continue reading]

Susan Griffin, Media Relations, Case Western Reserve University Five hundred future dentists, physicians, nurses and social workers from Case Western Reserve University came together this fall to discuss a collaborative approach to a widespread and potentially life-threatening health issue–diabetes and obesity. "Health care is moving toward ... [continue reading]

Submitted by ODASC If you've already started saving for your retirement, congratulations. You're on your way to fulfilling lifelong dreams and goals. But what would happen to your retirement plans if you became one of the millions of Americans to suffer a disabling illness or injury? Would you be able to continue saving for retirement without your ... [continue reading]

ODA Staff In March of 2010, the Affordable Health Care Act was signed into law. The law includes a variety of new requirements regarding insurance coverage, health care choices, and health care costs. Among the many new requirements states must implement as part of the law, Section 1311 requires each State to establish an American Health Benefits ... [continue reading]

Nationwide Children's Hospital and Columbus-based pediatricians recently joined forces with local dental professionals. Homa Amini, DDS, section chief of pediatric dentistry at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Uma Gupta, MD, FAAP and oral health advocate with the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatricians coordinated the joint visual ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association will convene in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 10-13 for the ADA 2011 Annual Session. The ADA Annual Session will also host the 2011 ADA House of Delegates. 16 ODA members will serve as delegates during the ADA House of Delegates meeting. Among the issues that the ADA House of Delegates will consider at Annual ... [continue reading]