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The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Students to Service (S2S) Loan Repayment Program will begin accepting applications in August. Previously this program was only open to medical students, but has now been expanded to include dental students. The program provides up to $120,000 to dental or medical students in their final year of school in ... [continue reading]

The annual ODA Foundation raffle is one of the primary sources of funding for oral health-related grants and scholarships. Raffle tickets are $100 each, two for $175 or six for $500, and only 700 will be sold. This year’s raffle prizes are: Winner’s choice of a 2 year/10,000 mile lease (terms established by Crown Mercedes) on a 2016 ... [continue reading]

All employers are required to post numerous posters in their offices. The ODA can send all required posters, including posters that have been recently updated, to ODA members for $6 plus tax, which covers the cost of printing and shipping. To order the posters, call the ODA at (800) ... [continue reading]

The Governor's Cabinet Opiate Action Team recently e-mailed dentists a short video to view on acute pain opioid prescribing guidelines. These guidelines were developed in conjunction with clinical professional associations, healthcare providers, licensing boards and state agencies. The Ohio State Dental Board will approve 2 credit hours of C.E. ... [continue reading]

The 2016 ODA Annual Session will feature a variety of hands-on courses and courses for the entire dental team. The pre-registration deadline for the ODA Annual Session is Aug. 1; after that date, registration fees will increase. This year’s ODA Annual Session will be the main event celebrating the ODA’s 150th anniversary and will be ... [continue reading]

A flurry of legislative activities occurred on dental-related bills in the first half of the year as the General Assembly prepared for its summer break, heading into the fall elections. Non-covered services On April 5, the Ohio Senate Insurance Committee held a hearing for opponent testimony regarding House Bill 95, which is supported by the ODA ... [continue reading]

Ohio is currently working to implement a recently-passed law regarding terminal distributor of dangerous drugs (TDDD) licensing. The law requires prescribers that either personally compound drugs or possess compounded drugs to obtain a TDDD license from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. This law impacts all prescriber practices that were previously ... [continue reading]

Jeff Carter, DDS, and his wife Pat Carter, IIDA, will present the course "A New Experience in the Dental Office: Where Your Vision Becomes Your Success" on Friday, Sept. 16 at the ODA Annual Session. When designing a dental office, there are many unique challenges that differ from designing other types of businesses. From efficiency to ... [continue reading]

Dr. Nithya Nagaraj, Dr. T. Ryan Phipps, Dr. J. Eric Hires, Dr. Lauren Czerniak, Dr. Eric Johanssen and Dr. Raymond Blackford volunteered for Stars, Stripes & Smiles to help veterans in need of dental care. A dental office in Toledo has been working to serve those who have served our country by providing free care to ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Foundation has recently teamed up with Kroger Community Rewards to create a new way for dentists to support the foundation, without having to spend any extra money. Dentists, students, residents and spouses can now support the Foundation simply by shopping at Kroger. The ODA Foundation receives donations from Kroger ... [continue reading]