Category: Membership Benefits

The Ohio Dental Association Annual Session Committee is hosting a 2020 ODA Annual Session Sneak Peek! The live, online CE course, "A Patient Can Have as Many Diseases as They Pleases" presented by John A. Svirsky, DDS, Med, will be April 16 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Before the presentation begins, ODA leadership will update members on current issues ... [continue reading]

During the state of Ohio's Stay at Home Order, some dentists may find themselves with extra time available. The ODA has a few online resources available to keep dentists informed and prepared to return to their practices. During the first week and half of Ohio’s Stay at Home order, 185 members took the online opioid CE, 70 members downloaded ... [continue reading]

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, orders from Gov. Mike DeWine, the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio State Dental Board have mandated that Ohio dentists defer all non-essential and elective procedures in order to preserve the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) and prevent inadvertent spread of the coronavirus. Dentists ... [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 Ohio Dental Association is made up of 5,000+ members driving dentistry forward. Launched a group purchasing organization to help dentists save money. OhioDDS allows ODA members to join together and leverage purchasing power to receive discounts on supplies, equipment and services. Created a regulatory compliance guide for ODA ... [continue reading]

The ODA will host its annual Leadership Institute on Friday, March 27, and the morning of Saturday, March 28 at the Hilton Columbus Polaris Hotel. This award-winning leadership development program is open to all ODA member dentists. It is designed to enhance dentists’ leadership skills for use in any setting, whether in dental practice, ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association has retained 95.03% of its 2018 membership, which is down slightly from last year. Moreover, 18 of its 25 local component dental societies have retained 95% or more of their 2018 membership. Following is a list of those societies: Tuscarawas County Dental Society (100.00%) Northeastern Ohio Dental Society ... [continue reading]

The recent membership survey demonstrates that the ODA continues to be a successful and effective organization promoting the dental profession and oral health in Ohio. As dentistry continues to evolve, the ODA is addressing the various challenges facing dentistry by rolling out several new initiatives, including ODASC’s new group purchasing ... [continue reading]

At the end of the year I think it is important to recap what has taken place over the past 12 months and ensure that moving into the new year we are ready to take on our advocacy tasks with a clear plan. The main topics of interest over the past year have been the non-covered services legislation, the rule making process for teledentistry and ... [continue reading]

The ODA Council on Membership Services is excited to announce that a rolling application cycle is available for the 2020 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]