Category: ODA Today

The annual ODA Foundation raffle is one of the primary sources of funding for oral health-related grants and scholarships. Raffle tickets are $100 each, two for $175 or six for $500, and only 700 will be sold. This year’s raffle prizes are: Winner’s choice of a 3 year/10,000 mile lease (terms established by Crown Mercedes) on a 2017 ... [continue reading]

Applications for the ODA Foundation's 2017 scholarships and grants are now open.  Available scholarship opportunities for 2017 include: Dental Student Scholarship for dental students who are Ohio residents, members of ASDA and who will be D2s, D3s and D4s in Fall 2017 Mercer Leadership Scholarship for OSU dental students entering their D4 ... [continue reading]

The Ohio State University College of Dentistry American Student Dental Association chapter won ASDA Gold Crown Awards for Fundraising and for Most Creative Application. The Gold Crown Chapter Achievement Awards honor outstanding accomplishments by ASDA chapters in serving members. OSU dental student Jimmy Zimmerman won the ASDA Gold Crown Award ... [continue reading]

Microsoft recently ended support for its Windows Vista operating system. This means that Microsoft will no longer provide critical security updates, tech support, or patches of any kind for any reason. Without updates from Microsoft, dental offices that continue to run Vista or older operating systems could be at an increased risk for serious ... [continue reading]

This year, 118 graduating dental students signed up for organized dentistry through National Signing Day events at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. The ADA’s National Signing Day program aims to increase visibility and awareness of membership in organized ... [continue reading]

Attendees at the 2016 ODA Day at the Statehouse meet with legislators. This year's Day at the Statehouse will be April 26 in Columbus. Legislation to create a dental therapist in Ohio has been introduced in the Ohio Senate. The Ohio Dental Association strongly opposes Senate Bill 98, which is sponsored by Sen. Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering) and Sen. ... [continue reading]

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine spoke at the 2017 ODA Leadership Institute about the opioid and heroin addiction crisis in Ohio. The 2017 ODA Leadership Institute provided attendees an opportunity to build their leadership skills while also receiving updates on issues important to dentistry in Ohio and connecting with colleagues from across the ... [continue reading]

Dr. Christopher Coleman, a volunteer with the Good Neighbor House, performs a tongue tie release procedure on a newborn at the clinic. The clinic received a grant from the ODA Foundation to expand its pediatric dental services. The Good Neighbor House Dental Clinic in Dayton is one of five recipients of the ODA Foundation’s 2016 ... [continue reading]

The 2017 ODA Annual Session will feature CE opportunities for the entire dental team. Registration for 2017 ODA Annual Session courses will be available beginning May 1. Registration for Annual Session has been available at www.oda.org/events since last year’s Annual Session, and course registration will be open next month. This ... [continue reading]

Dental team members Doris Maynard and Marlene Zaboura along with Dr. Libby Buckley and her daughter Avery at their Give Kids A Smile event. Buckley held her first Give Kids A Smile event this year, where she and her team saw 25 students at a local school. This was my first year participating in the Give Kids a Smile (GKAS) program since graduating ... [continue reading]