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I think the old saw is something like this: “Absence of evidence does not equal evidence of absence.” The absence of data supporting the health benefits of flossing from longitudinal, multi-center, multi-populational, randomized controlled studies doesn’t mean flossing has no benefits.  It just means those complex, very ... [continue reading]

A call for nominations is now extended for a dentist board member position on the Ohio State Dental Board. The Ohio Dental Association has the opportunity to recommend nominees to the governor of Ohio for one possible dentist board member opening on the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB), which may be vacant in April 2017. The board member position is ... [continue reading]

The ODA Foundation held its annual raffle drawing at the ODA Annual Session on Sept. 17. The Foundation sold all 700 raffle tickets that were available this year. Dr. Jim Cottle was the first prize winner with a choice of the Crown Mercedes Dublin GLC300 car lease or $20,000 cash; Dr. Kevin Laing won the second prize jewelry worth $3,000 and Dr. ... [continue reading]

The Ohio State Dental Board is no longer accepting paper applications for any license type. All applicants will now be required to apply and manage their license through a new online licensing portal at ... [continue reading]

Obtain CE credit verification and download handouts for courses attended at the 2016 ODA Annual Session by clicking here. CE credit verification from the 2015 ODA Annual Sesssion can be found here. Email suzy@oda.org with any questions about accessing CE ... [continue reading]

Kicking off on Thursday, Sept. 15, the ODA Annual Session returns to the Greater Columbus Convention Center for four days of continuing education, entertainment and camaraderie with dental peers. High quality educational courses will be available daily including a full-day course on Thursday with Dr. Gordon J. Christensen. Additionally, there are ... [continue reading]

This year's ODA Annual Session will feature a new event to help newer dentists and fourth-year dental students who are looking for a job match up with more seasoned dentists who are preparing for a practice transition or looking to expand their practice. MATCH @ ODA Annual Session is a free event hosted by the ODA Subcouncil on New Dentists and ... [continue reading]

As dentists start their careers, different employment options are available, and many new dentists are finding themselves in an untraditional employment situation. “I don’t think new dentists can come out of school and expect to be able to walk into a full-time gig because times have changed,” said Dr. Lauren Czerniak, a general ... [continue reading]

The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Students to Service (S2S) Loan Repayment Program is now accepting applications. Previously this program was only open to medical students, but has now been expanded to include dental students. The deadline to apply is Oct. 13. The program provides up to $120,000 to dental or medical students in their final ... [continue reading]

The 2016 ODA Annual Session will feature a variety of hands-on CE courses and courses for the entire dental team. Annual Session will be Sept. 15-18, and there's still time to register! The 2016 ODA Annual Session – Celebrating our past, building our future – is just around the corner, and there’s still time to register. This ... [continue reading]