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ODA membership dues were due Jan. 1, 2021 for the 2021 membership year. If you have not paid your dues, you are considered past due and your benefits will lapse at the end of April. Members can renew online at www.oda.org/joinandrenew, by fax at (614) 486-0381, by mail to Ohio Dental Association, P.O. Box 734508 Chicago, IL 60673-4508 or by ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association seeks member dentists to fill potential upcoming at-large positions on ODA councils. The ODA is seeking nominations for at-large positions on the association’s Council on Access to Care and Public Service, Council on Dental Care Programs and Dental Practice, and the Council on Membership Services. Nominations for ... [continue reading]

Save the date for the 2021 ODA Annual Session, which will be Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2021 in Columbus. The 2021 ODA Annual Session will offer many opportunities for attendees to connect, learn and excel, including CE courses, new technology, exhibitor networking and special events. We are in the process of planning an Annual Session that is safe, ... [continue reading]

Dr. Jeanne Nicolette served as the first female president of the ODA in 2002. She served as the ADA 7th District Trustee from 2004-2008. Dr. Nicolette also served as president of the Columbus Dental Society and chair of the ODA Services Corp. She received the ODA Distinguished Dentist Award in 2006. Dr. Nicolette received her DDS degree from The ... [continue reading]

Throughout the month of February, we’ve been highlighting some of the ODA’s Black leaders in honor of Black History Month. On this final day of the month, we’d like to highlight a leader and look to the future of diversity and inclusion at the ODA. Dr. Canise Bean currently serves as chair of the ODA's new Subcouncil on Diversity and ... [continue reading]

Dr. Mark Bronson served as ODA president in 2011-12 and is currently running to serve as vice president of the American Dental Association. He has been a member of organized dentistry since 1991 after graduating dental school. He served as president of the Cincinnati Dental Society and has chaired the ODA’s Council on Dental Care Programs and ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association today praised the release of the “State Oral Health Plan” from Oral Health Ohio.  This plan includes many proactive and positive policy recommendations and identifies clear paths forward to build on Ohio’s recent successes in improving oral health for Ohioans. Over the last several years, the State of Ohio has ... [continue reading]

Dr. Frank Williams served as ODA president in 1999-2020. Dr. Williams was the second African American to serve on the Ohio State Dental Board, where he served as president as well as secretary and chairman of the Education Committee. He served as president of the Greater Cleveland Dental Society and as a delegate to the ADA and as an ODPAC Board ... [continue reading]

Dr. Marvin Fisk served as the first Black president of the Ohio Dental Association in 1986-87. Dr. Fisk also served as president of the Greater Cleveland Dental Society and the Academy of General Dentistry. He was a delegate to the ADA and served as chairman or an active member on numerous councils and committees with the ADA, ODA and GCDS. For ... [continue reading]

ODA Vice President Dr. Lori Fitzgerald recently received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Dentists can go to https://vaccine.coronavirus.ohio.gov/ to find locations in their county where they may be able to receive the vaccine. Supply of the vaccine is limited and availability ... [continue reading]