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Nov 13 2023
Membership dues statements and electronic renewal notices were recently sent out to ODA members. Members who indicated previously that they prefer to receive membership communications electronically will not receive a paper statement in the mail and will only receive e-notifications.
Dues are due Jan. 1, 2024, for the 2024 membership year.
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Nov 13 2023
The Ohio Dentist Loan Repayment Program (ODLRP) is currently accepting applications. The deadline to apply is Nov. 30.
The Ohio Dentist Loan Repayment Program provides loan repayment for dentists who practice in a designated shortage area, treat Medicaid patients and provide care to patients regardless of their ability to pay.
Through the ... [continue reading]
Nov 13 2023
During the ODA House of Delegates meeting in September in Columbus, Dr. Manish Chopra, a prosthodontist from Cincinnati, was elected to serve a four-year term as ADA Seventh District trustee, beginning in October 2024.
The ADA Board of Trustees is the managing body of the ADA. The Board consists of 17 trustees (one from each trustee district), ... [continue reading]
Nov 13 2023
ODA membership dues are due Jan. 1, 2024 for the 2024 membership year. Members can renew online at www.oda.org/joinandrenew, by fax at (614) 486-0381, by mail to Ohio Dental Association, P.O. Box 734508 Chicago, IL 60673-4508 or by phone at (800) 282-1526. Renew your membership to continue receiving access to all the Ohio Dental Association ... [continue reading]
Nov 13 2023
The Ohio Dental Association seeks members to fill potential upcoming at-large positions on ODA councils.
The ODA is seeking nominations for at-large positions on the association’s Council on Dental Care Programs and Dental Practice, and Council on Membership Services. Nominations for these at-large council positions are open to all ODA members. ... [continue reading]
Nov 13 2023
The ODA Council on Membership Services is excited to announce that a rolling application cycle is available for the 2024 recruitment and retention grant program for component dental societies. Applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis until funds run out. The first deadline for receipt of 2024 recruitment grant applications is Dec. 31, ... [continue reading]
Nov 13 2023
A call for nominations is now extended for dentist board member positions on the Ohio State Dental Board. The Ohio Dental Association has the opportunity to recommend nominees to the governor of Ohio for possible dentist board member openings on the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB), which may be vacant in April 2024. The board member positions ... [continue reading]
Nov 13 2023
In this month’s article, I wanted to give everyone an update on the actions at this year’s Ohio Dental Association House of Delegates. I still remember my first ODA House of Delegates meeting; I was overwhelmed with all the rules and protocols. I was a new member on the Cincinnati Dental Society Council, and I had so much to experience and ... [continue reading]
Nov 13 2023
As you will see on pages within this issue of the “ODA Today,” ODA members continue to play important leadership roles at the American Dental Association. Dr. Mark Bronson, a general dentist from Cincinnati, just concluded serving a two-year term as a vice president of the ADA. In that role, among many other responsibilities, Bronson led ... [continue reading]
Nov 13 2023
The Ohio Oral Health Access Supervision Program (OHASP) was created in 2010 by the legislature with the intent to give clinical providers the opportunity to increase access to care in Ohio. House Bill 190 established the program in ORC 4715.361 and gave the dental board the authority to write administrative rules to establish the program. In ... [continue reading]
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