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Joe Potestivo ODA Membership Services Manager "Suddenly&all the world's a-twitter." - Newsweek1 In August 2010, the Ohio Dental Association began using Twitter – the online information platform whose lexicon of "@s,"2 "#s,"3 acronyms and contracted vernacular have been increasingly permeating our collective consciousness since its ... [continue reading]

Susan Griffin, Media Relations, Case Western Reserve University Five hundred future dentists, physicians, nurses and social workers from Case Western Reserve University came together this fall to discuss a collaborative approach to a widespread and potentially life-threatening health issue–diabetes and obesity. "Health care is moving toward ... [continue reading]

Submitted by ODASC If you've already started saving for your retirement, congratulations. You're on your way to fulfilling lifelong dreams and goals. But what would happen to your retirement plans if you became one of the millions of Americans to suffer a disabling illness or injury? Would you be able to continue saving for retirement without your ... [continue reading]

ODA Staff In March of 2010, the Affordable Health Care Act was signed into law. The law includes a variety of new requirements regarding insurance coverage, health care choices, and health care costs. Among the many new requirements states must implement as part of the law, Section 1311 requires each State to establish an American Health Benefits ... [continue reading]

Nationwide Children's Hospital and Columbus-based pediatricians recently joined forces with local dental professionals. Homa Amini, DDS, section chief of pediatric dentistry at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Uma Gupta, MD, FAAP and oral health advocate with the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatricians coordinated the joint visual ... [continue reading]

It's time to renew one of the most valuable assets to your dental practice: your membership in organized dentistry. Dues for the 2012 Ohio Dental Association membership are due by Jan. 1, 2012. Beginning in 1866 as the Ohio State Dental Society with 41 members, the Ohio Dental Association has grown to serve more than 5,400 member dentists in Ohio. ... [continue reading]

Joe Potestivo ODA Membership Services Manager The Ohio Dental Association (ODA) has retained 97.14% of its 2010 membership, an improvement over its 96.86% rate last year. Moreover, 23 of its 25 local component dental societies have retained 95.00% or more of their 2010 membership. Following is a list of those societies: Maumee Valley Dental ... [continue reading]

Patrick M. Lloyd, D.D.S., M.S., began his term as dean of The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in August. In this Q&A with ODA Today, Dean Patrick Lloyd looks forward on his first full year of leadership. What brings you to The Ohio State University College of Dentistry? During my 30-plus years in dental education, I made several ... [continue reading]

ODA Staff Last month, ODA leaders met with Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown in the same week. Ohio Dental Political Action Committee Treasurer, Dr. Bruce Grbach, a general dentist from Mentor, attended both meetings and said "having the opportunity to discuss dental issues with these two leaders in the same week was a ... [continue reading]

In the 14-plus years since the first patient was seen through the Dental OPTIONS (Ohio Partnership To Improve Oral health through access to Needed Services) program, volunteer treatment values total more than $15.5 million in dental care.Since 1997, the Dental OPTIONS Program has helped many Ohioans in need of reduced-fee or free treatment. In the ... [continue reading]