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The ODA Foundation recently awarded its 2020 grants and scholarships. “Though we were unable to hold the ODA Foundation raffle in 2020, we were able to stay true to our mission of improving the oral health of the citizens of Ohio and enhancing the dental profession in the state,” said Dr. Jennifer Kale, ODA Foundation chair. “Even with ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association is seeking nominations for its 2021 Awards of Excellence program. The ODA’s Awards of Excellence program recognizes those who offer distinguished service to dentistry and improve oral health care by offering treatment, outreach or education. Members and local dental societies are encouraged to nominate those ... [continue reading]

DentaQuest, LLC has made a $200,000 donation to provide much needed personal protective equipment (PPE) to Ohio dentists. Working with OhioDDS partner Midway Dental Supply, DentaQuest is providing Ohio dentists with the opportunity to request a credit of $100 to order a selection of popular PPE. Midway has added an additional $100,000 to ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association recently launched a new publication for dental students and dentists in practice for 10 years or less. NewDentNews is a monthly e-newsletter overseen by the ODA’s Subcouncil on New Dentists. Last year, the ODA conducted a survey on how dental students and new dentists would like to receive news. Based on those ... [continue reading]

The late Dr. Anthony Volpe was a pioneer in clinical dental research and preventive dentistry. In recognition of his efforts, he received the 2020 Callahan ... [continue reading]

It is human nature to assume the experiences, good and bad, of current circumstances are paramount in human history.  That makes sense, as our own experiences are what we relate most strongly. One must wonder if the population of Europe, Asia and the Middle East felt the same when a volcanic eruption caused massive, sudden climate change ... [continue reading]

As I write this column in the middle of December, Ohio has experienced another spike in COVID cases and the Christmas holiday is just a few days away. Like the Thanksgiving spike, experts are expecting another spike in cases due to Christmas and New Year celebrations despite pleas to limit such celebrations to immediate family. While the COVID ... [continue reading]

This is the first article of 2021 and an opportunity to bid farewell, I mean good riddance, to the crazy year that was 2020. With all of the unforeseeable hurdles that appeared in 2020, we are hopeful that 2021 will edge closer to normal at some point. The end of 2020 marked the end of the 133rd General Assembly. The start of 2021 will begin the ... [continue reading]

Effective May 1, 2020, CareSource transitioned the administration of the dental component of its Medicaid HMO product to DentaQuest. A number of issues have emerged as a result of this transition. Representatives of DentaQuest and the Ohio Dental Association, through the ODA Medicaid Working Group, have been working together to identify and then ... [continue reading]

Welcome to 2021. New year. Same virus. New vaccine. New hope! Many people loudly expressed that they wanted to bid adieu to 2020. As “adieu” is French for “goodbye forever,” I can certainly empathize with that emotion. Living on the west side of Cleveland for 30 years, I’ve become accustomed to the “Irish Goodbye” as an excellent ... [continue reading]