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This year, 118 graduating dental students signed up for organized dentistry through National Signing Day events at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. The ADA’s National Signing Day program aims to increase visibility and awareness of membership in organized ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association supports House Bill 184 – the Ohio Dental Care Optimization Act of 2017 – which was introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives by Reps. Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) and Anthony DeVitis (R-Green) on April 12. The bill will update Ohio’s laws to allow for the use of tele-dentistry to deliver ... [continue reading]

Attendees at the 2016 ODA Day at the Statehouse meet with legislators. This year's Day at the Statehouse will be April 26 in Columbus. Legislation to create a dental therapist in Ohio has been introduced in the Ohio Senate. The Ohio Dental Association strongly opposes Senate Bill 98, which is sponsored by Sen. Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering) and Sen. ... [continue reading]

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine spoke at the 2017 ODA Leadership Institute about the opioid and heroin addiction crisis in Ohio. The 2017 ODA Leadership Institute provided attendees an opportunity to build their leadership skills while also receiving updates on issues important to dentistry in Ohio and connecting with colleagues from across the ... [continue reading]

Dr. Christopher Coleman, a volunteer with the Good Neighbor House, performs a tongue tie release procedure on a newborn at the clinic. The clinic received a grant from the ODA Foundation to expand its pediatric dental services. The Good Neighbor House Dental Clinic in Dayton is one of five recipients of the ODA Foundation’s 2016 ... [continue reading]

The 2017 ODA Annual Session will feature CE opportunities for the entire dental team. Registration for 2017 ODA Annual Session courses will be available beginning May 1. Registration for Annual Session has been available at www.oda.org/events since last year’s Annual Session, and course registration will be open next month. This ... [continue reading]

Dental team members Doris Maynard and Marlene Zaboura along with Dr. Libby Buckley and her daughter Avery at their Give Kids A Smile event. Buckley held her first Give Kids A Smile event this year, where she and her team saw 25 students at a local school. This was my first year participating in the Give Kids a Smile (GKAS) program since graduating ... [continue reading]

Dr. Edward Karl Schneider, age 72, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Karl was born on July 17, 1944 in Canton. He was the son of the late Margaret and Edward K. Schneider. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Mount Union College in 1966, and his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from Case Western Reserve University in ... [continue reading]

Besides donating to fund the activities of the ODA Foundation, ODA members can get involved with the ODA's charitable arm in another way – spreading the word about funding opportunities in their local communities. The ODA Foundation offers scholarship opportunities to dental, EFDA and Community Dental Health Coordinator students and access ... [continue reading]

One of the greatest rewards of the position of the ODA presidency is the opportunity to work and interact with so many different members of the dental community. The Leadership Institute, which just concluded, was a microcosm of that community, and once again I am completely blown away. If you have never attended one of the Institutes, allow me to ... [continue reading]