Category: ODA Today

The Ohio Dental Association is participating in the recently created School Based Health Care Advisory Workgroup, which aims to study and create recommendations for communities to improve academic achievement through better student health. The workgroup was created by legislation passed last spring and will: Review evidence of the correlation ... [continue reading]

ODA members should watch their mailboxes for tripartite dues statements this month. ODA membership dues are due Jan. 1, 2015, for the 2015 membership year. Members also will receive an electronic renewal notice via email directing them to www.oda.org to pay their dues. Members who indicated on their 2014 renewal statement that they prefer to ... [continue reading]

Most dentists and their staffs are aware the U.S. health care system is undergoing significant change, mandated in part by the Affordable Care Act.  Some have even recognized that the changes will extend to the practice of dentistry.  An important example is the impending deadline for all dentists and dental specialists to register with ... [continue reading]

Finding affordable health insurance coverage without having to sacrifice quality is an enormous challenge for dental offices. Ohio Dental Association members have been asking the association to provide an alternative to buying high-cost health policies through the government exchanges (Affordable Care Act). A MEWA (multi-employer welfare trust) is ... [continue reading]

Twenty-eight students from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry attended the Street of Dreams event on Sept. 24 Twenty-eight dental students from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry participated in the Street of Dreams on Sept. 24. The Street of Dreams program is a collaboration between OSU, the Ohio ... [continue reading]

The following article is the second in a series of reviews encompassing various medical issues relevant to dentistry today. The ODA Dental Education and Licensure Committee (DELC) recruited a handful of experts to write these concise reviews to inform our member dentists about the most current opinions, positions and evidence on the topics. We ... [continue reading]

Photo submitted by CWRU Jacqueline and James Buschbach, newlyweds who are first year students in dental and medical school at CWRU After some intensive planning, newlyweds Jacqueline and James Buschbach landed on the same campus to start medical and dental school together. Jacqueline is one of 74 first-year Case Western ... [continue reading]

Photo submitted by the OSU College of Dentistry Patrick Lloyd, dean, College of Dentistry; Dr. Doug Anderson, trustee, Delta Dental Foundation; and Dr. Canise Bean, community outreach and education director, College of Dentistry, in front of the new Dental H.O.M.E. coach. The Ohio State University College of Dentistry has ... [continue reading]

Dentists can plan ahead to leave a lasting legacy on the profession of dentistry by naming the ODA Foundation as a beneficiary in their wills. “I feel that naming the ODAF in one’s will is a great way of supporting the Foundation for ongoing years without dipping into a retirement fund,” said Dr. Sam Fick, an ODA Foundation ... [continue reading]

There are three really important aspects to a successful advocacy program: (1) effective professional lobbyists who educate policymakers on issues important to dentists and their patients on a daily basis, (2) an effective grassroots program where dentists regularly interact with their elected officials and build relationships based on trust and ... [continue reading]