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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the ODA has been keeping members updated about business resources for dental offices. This information changes on a daily basis, so please visit www.oda.org for details on: SBA loans Unemployment resources The CARES Act The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act And more For information on these business ... [continue reading]

The U.S. Department of Justice warns that a number of scams related to COVID-19 have been reported. According to the Justice Department, reported scams include: Individuals and businesses selling fake cures for COVID-19 online and engaging in other forms of fraud. Phishing emails from entities posing as the World Health Organization or ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association has been sending out regular communications about COVID-19 via email. If you are not receiving our emails, please email dentist@oda.org to ensure we have your correct email address on file. You can also add dentist@oda.org to your address book to help make sure you receive our emails. You can also view our updates on ... [continue reading]

Applications for the ODA Foundation’s 2020 scholarships and grants are now open.  Available scholarship opportunities for 2020 include: Dental Student Scholarship for dental students who are Ohio residents, members of ASDA and who will be D2s, D3s and D4s in Fall 2020. Mercer Leadership Scholarship for OSU dental students entering ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association has been working diligently on members' behalf from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. From advocacy efforts to providing information to emergency meetings of the Executive Committee to answering questions, ODA leadership and staff have been busy. Here are some examples of steps the ODA has taken for members: The ... [continue reading]

Earlier this week I contacted local dental society leaders asking for help compiling a list of dentists who are willing to treat emergency patients who do NOT have a dentist. The state has created a plan to divert dental emergency patients from hospital emergency rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic (you can find my message about this ... [continue reading]

The State of Ohio has issued an order directing that all health care providers, including dentists, delay “all non-essential or elective surgeries and procedures that utilize PPE.” The goal of the order is to preserve personal protective equipment and supplies and limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). In implementing this ... [continue reading]

The state of Ohio has extended its stay at home order to May 1. The first stay at home order, which went into effect on March 23, 2020 is set to expire on April 6. This new order will effectively extend the stay at home directive until May 1, 2020. You can read the new stay at home order here. Just like the original stay at home order, the ... [continue reading]

The U.S. Department of Labor has released a new poster that employers are required to post as of April 1, 2020. The new poster provides information about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The ODA provides this and all other required posters for free to ODA members as a benefit of membership. Please click here to download the FFCRA ... [continue reading]

There has been confusion about various proposals for an ER Diversion plan for dentists during the current emergency situation. It is the ODA’s position to support the current plan (as outlined below) which is to utilize ALL DENTAL OFFICES as the first point of contact for patients to ensure that dental patients do not present to ... [continue reading]