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Too Much Cortisol or Adrenaline? Relax and have a cola-flavored carbonated beverage! Cortisol = worry and anxiety Adrenalin = fight (or flight) Did you think the argumentative dinner table talk was over on Nov. 9? Guess again! The latest controversy, albeit much less weighty, is the movement to tax soda (AKA pop in our part of the country). In ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association recently developed an enhanced Find-a-Dentist tool to make it easier for patients to search for dentists. The new tool allows patients to search by geography, dental benefit plans and specialty. Dentists with completed profiles will have a priority listing in search results, and data shows that profiles with ... [continue reading]

The 2017 Table Clinic planning is in the works. A table clinic is the perfect opportunity to share your genius with your colleagues, whether you choose to demonstrate a successful technique, examine a new procedure, or perfect a new method of treatment. The deadline to submit applications this year is July 19, 2017 so don’t wait! Here are ... [continue reading]

The Pennsylvania Dental Society is seeking general dentist, specialist, hygienist, EFDA and assistant volunteers for its Mission of Mercy event on June 16 and 17. Lay volunteers are also needed to assist with the event. At the event, volunteers are expected to see 2,000 patients in need at the Gannon University Recreation and Wellness Center in ... [continue reading]

CareWorks Comp will be offering Workers' Compensation and Safety Seminars on April 25 in Cleveland, May 2 in Columbus and May 3 in Cincinnati. At the seminars, a group of experts will discuss rates, hearings, claims management, safety, unemployment compensation, absence management and vocational rehabilitation. These seminars and the video/webinar ... [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 5 and answer the question: What do you find to be the most valuable or beneficial part of your membership ... [continue reading]

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine will speak to more than 200 dentists about prescription opioid abuse and the heroin epidemic in Ohio at the Ohio Dental Association Leadership Institute in Columbus on March 17. “We are pleased to have Attorney General Mike DeWine speak to us about the opioid and heroin epidemic in Ohio because he has been a ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association strongly opposes Senate Bill 98, which proposes legalizing dental therapists in Ohio. “Allowing undertrained individuals to perform irreversible surgical procedures puts Ohio’s most vulnerable patients at risk,” said ODA President Dr. Kevin Laing, a general dentist from Van Wert. “Dental ... [continue reading]

Ohio Dental Association President Dr. Kevin Laing of Van Wert performs an oral exam at the Van Wert Smiles clinic for the Give Kids A Smile event. Volunteers provided a total of $20,080 in donated dental services at the event. The Ohio Dental Association hosted Give Kids A Smile kickoff events at two locations this year in honor of the ... [continue reading]

Day at the Statehouse, the Ohio Dental Association’s most important grassroots advocacy event, will be April 26 in Columbus. After last year’s election, there are several new members of the Ohio General Assembly. ODA’s Day at the Statehouse gives dentists, dental residents and dental students an opportunity to connect with these new ... [continue reading]