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Dec 18 2020
Dr. Kenneth Clemens has had a robust career full of many accomplishments. In recognition of his efforts, he will receive the 2020 Ohio Dental Association Joseph P. Crowley ... [continue reading]
Dec 18 2020
The University of Cincinnati Medical Center/UC Health Dental Center and its Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency Program will receive the 2020 Ohio Dental Association Access to Dental Care Program Award. The AEGD residency program aims to provide quality dental care for the Greater Cincinnati community through excellent customer ... [continue reading]
Dec 18 2020
As with dental offices throughout Ohio, the ODA has been significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and related disruptions. While 2020 was like no other year we’ve experienced, the ODA remains active and valuable for its membership as we continue to traverse all of the issues related to the coronavirus pandemic. Pandemic impacts ODA ... [continue reading]
Dec 18 2020
As each year comes to pass it is important to review the year for successes and places for improvement in the coming year. The only issue that this year presents is that it feels like it was closer to a decade than 365 days. In an ever-changing landscape 2020 has presented many challenges and in this article I am going to try to capture the ... [continue reading]
Dec 18 2020
Like with almost everything else, 2020 was a challenging year for dentists and dental offices when it came to dental insurance and third-party payment issues. While nothing seemed to come easy, the volunteer member dentists who served on the ODA Dental Insurance Working Group and the ODA as a whole took an active role in assisting the membership ... [continue reading]
Dec 18 2020
By any measure, 2020 has been an awful year. I won’t recap anything, because the memories are all too painful and fresh in our minds. We are stuck in the time warp that began in March and the carousel keeps spinning without end. As we begin the new year, few people are suggesting that there will be significant improvements anytime soon. So what ... [continue reading]
Dec 18 2020
It is Dec. 1, 2020. In eight days I turn 50. As I consume the last of my Thanksgiving desserts that I made myself for the first time I peer through my front window and appreciate twinkling holiday lights looking for acknowledgment amidst a white furry blanket of snow, covering our Northeast Ohio landscape. To me it is emblematic of what this year ... [continue reading]
Dec 18 2020
Almost a quarter century ago, while attending a “Dental Emergencies” CE program, the speaker went somewhat “off topic.” The Doctor/Lecturer stepped back from the podium and challenged his dentist audience ... to be something other than just clinicians and openly wondered if we considered ourselves a “total health ... [continue reading]
Dec 18 2020
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 a possible dentist board member opening on the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB), which may be vacant in April 2021. The board member position is ... [continue reading]
Dec 18 2020
The ODA Council on Membership Services is excited to announce that a rolling application cycle is available for the 2021 recruitment grant program. Applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis until funds run out to allow dental societies more flexibility to target recruitment efforts in specific market segments as they are identified in ... [continue reading]
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