Category: ODA Today

Ohio Dental Association membership surveys have consistently reported that ODA members rank the "monitoring [of] the dental insurance industry and advocating dental insurance benefits" as a high priority objective for the association. The dentists who volunteer their time at the American Dental Association, ODA and local dental societies and the ... [continue reading]

From the dawn of time, life has always been changing. There is a constant succession of power, sometimes orderly, often chaotic and destructive. One of the emotional moments found in so many old movies is when the battered, blood-stained knights stand anxiously around the castle yard, filled with dread, waiting for news. The elderly advisor to the ... [continue reading]

As I am coming to the end of my two years on the Ohio Dental Association Executive Board, I can’t help but reflect on how much growth I have experienced, not only professionally but personally. Indeed, it is truly a surreal thing. Let me take you back about 12 years. I was that dentist, overwhelmed with the “work-life balance” ... [continue reading]

Planned, but Unplanned I would like to say that I am one of those women who has always had her life planned to the last detail and has done everything for the right reasons, but that just isn't so. What I DID plan was to become a dentist, and what a wonderful plan that was! Back in the 1970’s there weren’t many women dentists. ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association recently filed a citizen's petition with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about SmileDirectClub, LLC and its orthodontic plastic bracket device and dental impression material products. The petition states that “SmileDirectClub, LLC, (SDC) is placing the public at risk by knowingly evading the ‘by ... [continue reading]

If you are around the Statehouse at all this time of year, most of the conversation will revolve around the budget. The operating budget for the State of Ohio is given to the legislature every two years. The governor gives a proposed operating budget and the legislature goes through multiple months of hearings in order to ensure that the budget is ... [continue reading]

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 lease on a 2019 Mercedes GLC300 SUV or $20,000 cash (lease terms ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Facebook page provides the most up-to-date information about advocacy, regulatory compliance issues, membership benefits, ODA events, deadline reminders and more. Once you’ve liked the ODA Facebook page, you can take a few extra steps to make sure you’re receiving ALL of our updates, which we post several ... [continue reading]

ODA members can download and print employment posters from the ODA’s website for free. All employers are required to post numerous employment posters in their offices. To download the posters, visit www.oda.org/member-center/resources/employment-posters/. These posters are only available to ODA ... [continue reading]

ODA members meet with Ohio Rep. Darrell Kick (R-Loudonville) during the 2019 ODA Day at the Statehouse. About 125 dentists, dental residents, students and spouses met with their state senators and representatives at the 2019 Ohio Dental Association Day at the Statehouse on April 10, including about 20 dental students from The Ohio State University ... [continue reading]