Category: ODA Today

Nathan Prueter - OSU College of Dentistry During the 2013 National Dental Student Lobby Day in Washington, D.C., on April 15 and 16, Ohio State’s American Student Dental Association (ASDA) chapter was awarded the Ideal Legislative Grassroots Network (LGN) Chapter of the Year. This award honors outstanding achievements by an ASDA chapter in ... [continue reading]

On May 10, the Ohio Dental Association, Columbus Dental Society and The Ohio State University College of Dentistry hosted a Street of Dreams for 12 OSU dental students. The Street of Dreams program gives students the opportunity to tour several dental offices in the Columbus area to learn about their options post-graduation. Dr. Beth Loew took the ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association’s website, www.oda.org, recently received national recognition. A keynote speaker at the American Dental Association Conference on Membership Recruitment and Retention, Sarah Sladek, author of the book “The End of Membership as We Know It,” featured the ODA’s website in her speech as an example ... [continue reading]

Keith Kerns, Esq.  - ODA Director of Legal & Legislative Services Membership in organized dentistry provides numerous benefits, from savings on products and services used in dental offices to CE offerings and networking opportunities. However, your membership also offers you access to valuable information on a variety issues, including ... [continue reading]

Christopher A. Moore, MA - ODA Director of Dental Services The Ohio Dental Association has received a number of calls over the past year from ODA member dentists with questions concerning participating provider contracts they have entered into. The questions typically involve whether the contracting insurance company is allowed to administer the ... [continue reading]

This issue of the “ODA Today” is sent to every dentist in Ohio, whether you are a member or not. I could not pass up the opportunity to write a few words about membership in your professional organization and why you are important to us. The most important thing that was necessary for me to become a member was for someone to invite me. ... [continue reading]

So, why have a dental association anyway? I can get all the continuing education that I need online. I can get my insurance online too. From that gecko, or the duck, or even that girl Flo. All the news I need comes from my computer. I just need to go to work and take care of patients.  Who needs to talk to other dentists? I can post my ... [continue reading]

Does It Matter? This month, I’m probably going to take a lot of grief from some segments of our profession. That’s why I get paid the big bucks – to ask the tough questions and to make my faithful readers first think, and then tell me what you thought. Excuse me while I rant. We know there are increasing numbers of kids out there ... [continue reading]

I have a very good friend who happens to be a dentist also. Sound familiar? We met the first week of dental school. Our wives are friends. We ski together and play a lot of golf together. He shares their family cottage with us, and I share our favorite new wines with them. Our offices are about 2 miles apart. A few months ago, we had a mutual ... [continue reading]

From insurance coverage to whitening gel to credit card processing systems and more, the Ohio Dental Association Services Corp. (ODASC) has researched and endorsed products and companies to help dentists save time and money. “I use several of the ODASC endorsed products, and the savings more than cover the cost of my dues,” said Dr. ... [continue reading]