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The American Dental Association recently announced that registration for 2021 Give Kids A Smile events is now open! The deadline to qualify for free products to support your event is Nov. 13, 2020. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty of when we can return to “normal,” we know that you may be unsure at this time ... [continue reading]

The Greater Cleveland Dental Society and Case Western Reserve University ASDA students donated Give Kids A Smile supplies to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland. One of the biggest annual dental events to help Ohio children is Give Kids A Smile, a year-round children’s access to care and oral health education program. Like many ... [continue reading]

Steph DuBois (center), marketing director at Northstar Family Dental, delivers a check to the Ohio Give Kids A Smile program, pictured with ODA Manager of Public Service and ODA Foundation Carley Circosta and ODA Executive Director David Owsiany. Northstar Family Dental recently made a $2,500 donation to the Ohio Give Kids A Smile ... [continue reading]

Dr. Alexander Gamber is the 2020 Ohio Dental Association Marvin Fisk Humanitarian Award. Pictured is Gamber on a mission trip in Orange Walk, Belize in 2019. Dr. Alexander Gamber is dedicated to giving back to those in need in his community and abroad through mission trips. In recognition of his efforts, he will receive the 2020 Ohio Dental ... [continue reading]

Patrick "Pat" Stephen Metro, D.D.S., 84, of Naples, Florida passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 at Barrington Terrace of Naples. Formerly of Rocky River, OH he had been a resident of Naples since 2002. Pat was born March 17, 1936 in Cleveland, the son of the late Stephen and Caroline (Lombardo) Metro. Metro was a graduate of John ... [continue reading]

ODA President Dr. David Kimberly delivers his president-elect's address to the ODA House of Delegates virtually on Sept. 25 Dr. David Kimberly began his term as Ohio Dental Association president at the ODA House of Delegates in September. In this Q&A with "ODA Today," Kimberly looks forward to his term. What are some of the issues you expect ... [continue reading]

With the 2020 presidential election on the horizon, the Electoral College will likely be in the spotlight again as it is every four years. The Electoral College gets even more scrutiny when the presidential candidate receiving the most popular votes does not win the presidency. This has happened five times since 1824, including twice in the last ... [continue reading]

A common question I receive at the ODA is how to terminate the dentist-patient relationship in a proper way. I think this is the case because it is not something that a dentist does on a normal basis, and when they do they want to ensure they are doing it correctly. Terminating the dentist-patient relationship requires the dentist to exercise care ... [continue reading]

The end of this year will mark the end of the 133rd General Assembly. That means all pieces of legislation pending before the Ohio legislature that have not been adopted into law will be discarded. If these legislative proposals are eventually to become law they must then be re-introduced and begin the legislative process all over again in the ... [continue reading]

I’ve spent quite a bit of time and effort recently dealing with chipmunks. Not “the Chipmunks” (Alvin, Simon and Theodore), who sang their way through cartoons when I was young. They were cute and funny, and completely harmless. No, I’m dealing with the small furry kind that burrow in the garden and shrubs, digging all kind ... [continue reading]