About the ODA
Good DEED Program
In order to recognize dental offices that are pursuing more environmentally friendly practices, the Ohio Dental Association and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency have developed the Ohio Good DEED (Dedicated to Environmental Excellence in Dentistry) Program.
The Good DEED Program uses a tiered approach for recognizing dental offices that utilize simple and innovative solutions, without regulations, to minimize the environmental impact of their practices on Ohio’s environment.
Dentists can participate in the program on two levels, depending on which option best applies to their practice:
• In the Gold Tier, dentists agree to adhere to the ADA’s Best Management Practices (BMP’s) for Amalgam Waste, which includes use of an ISO 11143 compliant amalgam separator, while also abiding by the relevant waste disposal laws that are currently in place.
• In the Gold and Green Tier, dentists agree to adhere to everything that is included in the Gold Tier, while also incorporating basic recycling practices for office paper, lead, and having recycling programs in place for amalgam, fixer and used x-ray tubes (if in use). Dentists are also asked to implement at least 10 other pollution prevention practices into their office, for example using Star Energy appliances, unplugging appliances, using biodegradable disposable cups, using energy efficient low-mercury lighting, or using stainless steel endodontic suction tips, etc. Dentists may participate in this tier at any time after they have completed the Gold Tier.
It is a very easy process to participate. Most dental offices already do most of these environmentally friendly work practices. Just mark them off on a checklist and submit that checklist to the ODA. Participants will then receive a certificate via email from the ODA designating the tier for which they qualify. The ODA strongly encourages ALL Ohio dentists to participate in this program in at least the Gold Tier level. Doing so allows the profession to do the right thing while also demonstrating its ability to regulate itself without the need for unnecessary government mandates.
The following dental practices are participants at the Gold Tier level:
Adel H. Hanna, DDS, Springboro
Andrew Deak MD, DMD, Elyria
Brookview Dental, Sylvania
Darrow Family Dental Centre, Stow
Dental Depot Hagerty and Mazzola DDS, Inc, Miamisburg
Dr. Mark Perko, Akron
Dr. Philip J. Weiss, Willoughby
Drs. Gerald and Richard Adelstein, DDS, Willoughby
Drs. Obermeier, Adelstein and Associates, Beachwood
Julie S. Roberts DDS LTD, Norwalk
Kiourtsis Orthodontics, Grove City
Lawrence R. Kluener DDS INC, Harrison
Leone M. Pullella DDS, Inc., Beachwood
Mark A. Domo, DDS, Inc., Lyndhurst
Mary Ann Hanlon Inc., Cincinnati
Mentor Pediatric Dentistry, Mentor
Merion Dental Village, Columbus
Michael A. Hall DDS Inc., Vandalia
Northcoast Endodontic Specialists, Lyndhurst, Strongsville, Fairlawn, Westlake
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Centers: Chillicothe, Lancaster, Washington Court House, Grove City, Lewis Center, Marion, Heath
Richard J. Gromofsky Jr., DDS, Richfield
Roth and Miller Family Dentistry, Canton and Beachwood
Stanley A. Jankowski, DDS, Inc., Strongsville
Western Reserve Periodontics, Beachwood
The following dental practices are participants at the Gold & Green Tier level:
Akron Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Group, Inc., Akron, Stow, and Norton
Blue Ash Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati
Burns Dental, Inc., Lima
Christopher Thielen, DDS, LLC, Cincinnati
Cleveland Clinic Foundation – Section of Dentistry, Cleveland
Dental Associates, Columbus
Dentistry of Chagrin, Chagrin Falls and Dover
Dominick C. Adornato III DDS Inc., Macedonia
Drs. David and Jane Silk, Solon
Howard J. Messing DDS Inc., Parma Heights
Kenneth M, Sirocky DDS., Inc., Strongsville
Lakota Dental Group, West Chester
Michael H. Halasz, DDS, LLC, Kettering
Michael P. Pecenka, D.D.S. and John T. Herald, D.D.S., Inc., Strongsville
Modern Dental Concepts, Warren
North Coast Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Inc., Sandusky
Premier Dental, Inc., Avon Lake
R. Douglas Matthews, DDS, Broadview Hts.
Robert J. Dornauer, DDS, Inc. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Fremont and Tiffin
Scott Dental Group, Loundonville
Stephen P. Simpson DDS MS Inc., Hudson
Steven E. Watts DDS INC, Warren
The Dental Associates of Lyndhurst, Lyndhurst
For more information or to participate in the Good DEED Program, click here or contact the ODA at (800) 282-1526.