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The ODA Council on Membership Services is excited to announce that a rolling application cycle is available for the 2024 recruitment and retention grant program for component dental societies. Applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis until funds run out. The first deadline for receipt of 2024 recruitment grant applications is Dec. 31, ... [continue reading]

A call for nominations is now extended for dentist board member positions on the Ohio State Dental Board. The Ohio Dental Association has the opportunity to recommend nominees to the governor of Ohio for possible dentist board member openings on the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB), which may be vacant in April 2024. The board member positions ... [continue reading]

In this month’s article, I wanted to give everyone an update on the actions at this year’s Ohio Dental Association House of Delegates. I still remember my first ODA House of Delegates meeting; I was overwhelmed with all the rules and protocols. I was a new member on the Cincinnati Dental Society Council, and I had so much to experience and ... [continue reading]

As you will see on pages within this issue of the “ODA Today,” ODA members continue to play important leadership roles at the American Dental Association. Dr. Mark Bronson, a general dentist from Cincinnati, just concluded serving a two-year term as a vice president of the ADA. In that role, among many other responsibilities, Bronson led ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Oral Health Access Supervision Program (OHASP) was created in 2010 by the legislature with the intent to give clinical providers the opportunity to increase access to care in Ohio.  House Bill 190 established the program in ORC 4715.361 and gave the dental board the authority to write administrative rules to establish the program.  In ... [continue reading]

Last year we provided an update on what appeared to be a relatively small trend that has been seen over the years of insurance companies and third-party administrators (TPAs) using virtual stored value cards as a means of reimbursing dentists for care they provided to covered patients. Virtual stored value cards are virtual credit or debit ... [continue reading]

When asked what his favorite composition was, bandleader Duke Ellington said, “the next one!” That’s the nature of the artistic process. We’re fully alive and engaged in the space between now and what’s about to come. We’re hearing so much about burnout in the profession. While there are many causes of individual burnout, it’s ... [continue reading]

The 2023 ODA Annual Session featured 45 live CE courses presented by 32 different local and ... [continue reading]

Each year when given the opportunity to write an article for the ODA Wellness Trust, I go back to the reason we started this health plan for our members – to give our members quality benefits with superior service. The ODA has sponsored a health plan for over 25 years. These plans have evolved over time, and it wasn’t until the Affordable ... [continue reading]

Ohio Dental Association members can receive access to exclusive discounts by signing up for OhioDDS, the ODA’s group purchasing organization. OhioDDS members receive guaranteed savings through Safco. OhioDDS members are guaranteed to save 10% when ordering national brand products through Safco. Additionally, OhioDDS has partnered with these ... [continue reading]