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As we prepare for the 2019 ADA Dentist and Student Lobby Day, one of the spotlight issues for the teams of dentists and students as they descend on Capital Hill is amending the McCarran-Ferguson Act. These lobbying teams will bring the full might of the 163,000 members of the ADA and more than 24,000 dental students in 66 dental schools across the ... [continue reading]

I’ve had the pleasure to work for the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) for the last couple of years in various capacities, but most prominently as an adviser who is a dentist who sees patients! In a recent editorial for the “Journal of the American Dental Association” on Children’s Dental Health month, I challenged our ... [continue reading]

Ohio Dental Association membership dues must be paid by April 30 for the 2019 membership year in order to continue receiving exclusive member benefits. Any member who did not pay their dues by Jan. 1, 2019, is considered past due. Dentists who have not already renewed their membership should do so as soon as possible so that membership ... [continue reading]

The deadline for dental societies that would like to apply for a 2019 recruitment grant from the ODA is April 30. The proposed program must be a recruitment initiative with the goal of obtaining new members, and 25 percent of the total cost of the program must be funded by the component dental society. Events cannot be purely social and must ... [continue reading]

Applications for the ODA Foundation's 2019 scholarships and grants are now open.  Available scholarship opportunities for 2019 include: Dental Student Scholarship for dental students who are Ohio residents, members of ASDA and who will be D2s, D3s and D4s in Fall 2019. Mercer Leadership Scholarship for OSU dental students entering their D4 ... [continue reading]

Dentists who are new graduates, former ASDA members and current ODA members may be eligible to have their first year of malpractice insurance coverage to be prepaid by the ODA. Through this program, the ODA provides new graduates with their first year of malpractice coverage through MedPro at no cost to them (subject to underwriting ... [continue reading]

The "ODA Today" is looking for ODA members who are willing to share why they value their membership in the Ohio Dental Association. If you are interested in submitting a quote to the “ODA Today,” please email jackie@oda.org by May 3 and answer the question: What do you find to be the most valuable or beneficial part of your membership ... [continue reading]

As the opioid epidemic continues to grip Ohio and the nation, with more than 5,000 opioid-related overdose deaths in the state in 2017, the Ohio Dental Association has stepped up to fight this crisis. Earlier this year, the ODA became a member of the Ohio Opioid Education Alliance as one of the more than 50 Ohio partners committed to ... [continue reading]

ODA President Dr. Michael Halasz sees a patient at the Give Kids A Smile Ohio kickoff on Feb. 8 at the Butler Tech Bioscience Center. More than 30 children in need received dental care at the Give Kids A Smile Ohio kickoff event on Feb. 8. At the event, volunteer dentists from the Keely Dental Society partnered with dental assisting students at ... [continue reading]

ODA members meet with then-Rep. Andrew Brenner at the 2018 ODA Day at the Statehouse. This year's event will be April 10. To register, visit www.oda.org/events. ODA Day at the Statehouse gives dentists, dental residents and dental students a chance to meet with their legislators and educate them on issues important to dentistry, so that dentists ... [continue reading]