Category: ODA Today

By now most of us in Ohio who are treating patients have received our second vaccination for COVID-19. When the governor put dentists into Group 1A, I knew it was because of our proactive leadership and their relationship with state legislators including the Ohio State Dental Board. Amalgamating the science and information from the regulatory ... [continue reading]

The 2021 ODA Leadership Institute is going virtual! This virtual event will take place Friday, May 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Leadership Institute is the ODA’s award-winning program developed to help all ODA members become more successful and effective leaders. Attendees consistently rank the event as one of the top leadership development ... [continue reading]

Please be aware that there is an impostor ring pretending to be the Ohio State Dental Board or a federal enforcement authority and trying to scam dentists of money. They are producing fraudulent documents with the OSDB logo and making threatening calls to dental offices. They are threatening to revoke dental licenses and even go to the extent of ... [continue reading]

ODA membership dues were due Jan. 1, 2021 for the 2021 membership year. If you have not paid your dues, you are considered past due and your benefits will lapse at the end of April. 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 ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association seeks member dentists 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 Access to Care and Public Service, Council on Dental Care Programs and Dental Practice, and the Council on Membership Services. Nominations for ... [continue reading]

ODA Vice President Dr. Lori Fitzgerald recently received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Dentists can go to https://vaccine.coronavirus.ohio.gov/ to find locations in their county where they may be able to receive the vaccine. Supply of the vaccine is limited and availability ... [continue reading]

In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, Give Kids A Smile is moving forward in 2021, although events ... [continue reading]

This month, the Ohio Dental Association is releasing a new COVID-19 online CE course for members. The course, “COVID-19 Update:  From Vaccines to Aerosols,” will be presented by Dr. Tom Paumier, an ODA past president. Paumier is a general dentist in Canton and served on the ADA’s Advisory Task Force on Dental Practice Recovery developed ... [continue reading]

Membership in the Ohio Dental Association proved to be as valuable as ever in 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic creating so much uncertainty for the dental industry, the ODA staff did an amazing job providing resources and clear guidance as state and federal changes were announced. Another member benefit that became heavily impacted by the pandemic ... [continue reading]

Just prior to leaving office last month, then-President Donald J. Trump signed “The Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020” into law. The legislation, which repeals the antitrust exemption for health insurers, including dental insurers, passed the United States House of Representatives in September 2020 and the U.S. Senate in December ... [continue reading]