Cincinnati prosthodontist receives Ohio Dental Association Joseph P. Crowley Distinguished Dentist Award
Dr. Manny Chopra is the 2026 Ohio Dental Association Joseph P. Crowley Distinguished Dentist Award winner.
Dr. Manny Chopra has been a dedicated leader at all levels of organized dentistry throughout his career. For his efforts, he received the 2026 Ohio Dental Association Joseph P. Crowley Distinguished Dentist Award on Friday, Sept. 18 at the Callahan Celebration of Excellence, held in conjunction with the 160th ODA Annual Session.
Chopra earned a BDS Degree from the Government Dental College and Hospital in Bombay, India in 1987, a DMD degree from the Washington University School of Dental Medicine in 1990 and a Certificate of Postgraduate Prosthodontic Study from the Indiana University School of Dentistry in 1993. Chopra is now in private practice in Cincinnati and Wilmington.
Chopra has been involved at the local, state and national level of organized dentistry throughout his career.
He currently serves as the 7th District trustee to the American Dental Association. He has served on many councils, committees, taskforces and working groups with the ADA, including chairing the Council on Dental Practice and the Dental Wellness Advisory Committee.
He served as president of the Ohio Dental Association in 2023-24 and has served on many councils and committees with the ODA including as chair of the Council on Dental Care Programs and Dental Practice, on the ODA Foundation Board, Finance Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, Ad Interim Committee, Dental Insurance Working Group, Medicaid Working Group and many others.
With the Cincinnati Dental Society, Chopra served as president in 2017 and has served on many council and committees.
Chopra is also involved in many access to care initiatives, including the Cincinnati Dental Society’s Leave No Vet Behind program.
Chopra is a fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, International College of Dentists, American College of Dentists and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. He has served in many professional and community organizations, including the American College of Prosthodontics, American Prosthodontic Society, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, and many others.
The Joseph P. Crowley Distinguished Dentist Award is the ODA’s most prestigious award. It is given to a leader in the profession committed to the advancement of dentistry who is dedicated and committed to organized dentistry at the local, state and national level.
