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The Ohio Dental Association is seeking nominations for its 2020 Awards of Excellence program. The ODA’s Awards of Excellence program recognizes those who offer distinguished service to dentistry and improve oral health care by offering treatment, outreach or education. Members and local dental societies are encouraged to nominate those they ... [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]

Showcase your membership in the Ohio Dental Association by downloading the 2020 ODA member logo for use on your website or electronic communications. For more information and to download the logo, visit ... [continue reading]

Save the date for the 2020 ODA Annual Session, which will be Sept. 24-27, 2020 in Columbus. 2020 featured speakers include: Dr. Joshua Austin Kurt Behrendt Dr. Jyme Charette Dr. Dan Coleman Dr. Gary DeWood Dr. Nate Farley Tijan Hunter Dr. Paul Levi Dr. William C. Scarfe Dr. John Svirsky Dr. Uche Odiatu New in 2020, the ODA Annual Session will ... [continue reading]

Who: The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Ohio Dental Association, and state leaders. What: Volunteer dental students and dentists will provide free dental care to children in central Ohio and the greater Columbus area through the Give Kids A Smile Ohio kickoff. At the event, children will receive free dental services including ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association recently created a free online opioid CE course to help dentists meet a new dental board requirement. The Ohio State Dental Board is now requiring all dentists to complete two hours of continuing education on opioid prescribing and related issues. The rule requires two hours of CE for each of the next two ... [continue reading]

The ODA is offering a free online course to meet new opioid CE requirement. The ODA has created a free online CE course exclusively available to ODA members to help them meet a new requirement from the Ohio State Dental Board. The rule requires two hours of opioid CE for each of the next two bienniums in order for dentists to renew their license ... [continue reading]

Paul Smith, a storytelling expert, will present a keynote presentation and breakout session at ODA Leadership Institute. The 2020 ODA Leadership Institute – What’s your story? – will highlight the power of storytelling. The event will take place March 27-28 at the Hilton Columbus Polaris Hotel. Leadership Institute is the ... [continue reading]

The 2020 Give Kids A Smile kickoff will take place at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry on Feb. 8. The 2020 Give Kids A Smile Ohio kickoff event will take place at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry on Feb. 8. “Serving as the launch site for the statewide Give Kids A Smile event demonstrates our College of ... [continue reading]

In 2018, the ODA Foundation created the Annual Circles of Impact to recognize generous donors who joined with the Foundation to make an even greater impact on oral health in Ohio.  The ODA Foundation Circles of Impact recognizes donors at the Champion ($85-$169), Humanitarian ($170-$499), Philanthropist ($500-$999) and Altruist ($1,000+) ... [continue reading]