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For immediate release October 7, 2021 Dr. Denise Hering of Reynoldsburg was installed as speaker of the house of the Ohio Dental Association on Oct. 1 during the ODA’s House of Delegates meeting. In her role as speaker of the house, Hering will serve on the ODA’s Executive Committee overseeing the management of the association ... [continue reading]

For immediate release October 7, 2021 Dr. Lori Fitzgerald of Canfield was installed as president-elect of the Ohio Dental Association on Oct. 1 during the ODA’s House of Delegates meeting. In her role as president-elect, Fitzgerald will serve on the ODA’s Executive Committee overseeing the management of the association throughout the ... [continue reading]

For immediate release October 7, 2021 Dr. Manish Chopra of Cincinnati was installed as vice president of the Ohio Dental Association on Oct. 1 during the ODA’s House of Delegates meeting. In his role as vice president, Chopra will serve on the ODA’s Executive Committee overseeing the management of the association throughout the next ... [continue reading]

For immediate release October 7, 2021 Dr. Kyle Bogan of Delaware was installed as treasurer of the Ohio Dental Association on Oct. 1 during the ODA’s House of Delegates meeting. In his role as treasurer, Bogan will serve on the ODA’s Executive Committee overseeing the management of the association throughout the next year. Bogan is ... [continue reading]

Dr. Thomas Paumier has been actively involved in all levels of organized dentistry throughout his career. In recognition of his efforts he will receive ... [continue reading]

Dentists, their staff members and others planning to hold Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) events any time in 2022 should plan to register those activities in October 2021. Events registered between Oct. 1 and Nov. 15, 2021 will qualify to receive free products to support their events such as toothbrush and toothpaste giveaways and dental supplies to ... [continue reading]

Please be aware that there continues to be an impostor ring pretending to be the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB) or a federal enforcement authority and trying to scam dentists of money. They are producing fraudulent documents with the OSDB logo and making threatening calls to dental offices. Additionally, they are threatening to revoke dental ... [continue reading]

The 2022 ODA Leadership Institute is scheduled for March 18-19, 2022 at the Hilton Polaris in Columbus. Leadership Institute is the ODA’s award-winning program developed to help all ODA members become more successful and effective leaders in their dental practice and their profession. Attendees consistently rank the event as one of the top ... [continue reading]

In light of the recent surges in COVID-19 cases around the country, the American Dental Association recently released a new fact sheet containing information about the Delta variant and why vaccination and masks continue to be recommended by the ADA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The fact sheet states that the ADA and the ... [continue reading]

All in-person events hosted by the ODA Annual Session will follow any city, county, state, federal and/or CDC COVID-19 mandates in place at the time of the event. All in-person attendees must abide by ODA’s policies. Practices currently scheduled to be in place include hand sanitation stations throughout the event venues, the availability of ... [continue reading]