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I just came back from a dental conference in Orlando with mixed feelings. On the one hand I felt very excited about the future of dentistry, but on the other hand my husband and I felt a little “over the hill.” When I first finished my endodontic residency in 2002, my husband and I looked up to the folks that were in their mid-40s who ... [continue reading]

Time passes and memories fade. Since this is the 150th year of the Ohio Dental Association, I decided to visit the central office and look up the proceedings of the House of Delegates for 1966. While the HOD is not the entire meeting, it serves to document what activities took place. Dr. Harold Barlow of Akron was the president and presided over ... [continue reading]

I think the old saw is something like this: “Absence of evidence does not equal evidence of absence.” The absence of data supporting the health benefits of flossing from longitudinal, multi-center, multi-populational, randomized controlled studies doesn’t mean flossing has no benefits.  It just means those complex, very ... [continue reading]

Obtain CE credit verification and download handouts for courses attended at the 2016 ODA Annual Session by clicking here. CE credit verification from the 2015 ODA Annual Sesssion can be found here. Email suzy@oda.org with any questions about accessing CE ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association House of Delegates, which is the legislative body and the supreme authoritative body of the association, will meet on Sept. 15 and 16 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Columbus in conjunction with the 2016 ODA Annual Session. Nearly 140 delegates from across the state representing all 25 local component dental societies, ... [continue reading]

Dr. Frank Beck, program director for the General Practice Dental Residency Program at Mercy Health. Mercy Health is the 2016 winner of the ODA Access to Dental Care Program Award. The Mercy Health Dental Residency Program in Youngstown will receive the Ohio Dental Association Access to Dental Care Program Award on Friday, Sept. 16, at the ODA's ... [continue reading]

The Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine and The Ohio State University College of Dentistry have made a major impact on the profession of dentistry throughout their histories. For their contributions, they will receive the Callahan Memorial Award on Friday, Sept. 16, at the ODA's 150th Anniversary Gala and Award Celebration, held in ... [continue reading]

Dr. Ken Brandt is a 2016 Marvin Fisk Humanitarian award winner. Dr. Ken Brandt has been instrumental in creating and maintaining a program to help veterans in need of dental care. In recognition of his efforts, he will receive the Ohio Dental Association Marvin Fisk Humanitarian Award on Friday, Sept. 16, at the ODA's 150th Anniversary Gala and ... [continue reading]

The ODA Annual Session registration fee includes the ability to earn up to 20 free CE credits.  Free CE courses are offered on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Annual Session.  In addition, attendees have the opportunity to earn CE credits while attending the Table Clinics on Friday in the Exhibit Hall.  All of the free ... [continue reading]

In 2008, the Ohio General Assembly passed the Healthcare Simplification Act. One provision of this law, Ohio Revised Code 3963.05, required the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) to prescribe the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) credentialing application form in electronic or paper format for physicians. It also required ODI to ... [continue reading]