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Dental offices in Ohio and across the country are reporting the receipt of suspicious faxed invoices directed towards the office manager or “Dental Administrator” seeking payment for “2012-2013 Membership Dues” payable to the “ADA Association” in Brockton, Massachusetts. Please be aware that invoices meeting ... [continue reading]

Each year, the Ohio Dental Association honors those who have offered distinguished service to dentistry, and members and local dental societies are encouraged to nominate those they know who have made extraordinary efforts to improve their profession and their world. The ODA Awards of Excellence recognize men and women who give of their time, ... [continue reading]

As we start the new year, it is a good time to look back at the ODA’s successful 2011 and give a preview of what we can expect in 2012. 2011 ReviewState BudgetThe year started with Ohio’s new governor John Kasich facing an $8 billion budget shortfall. The ODA advocacy team met with representatives of the Kasich administration and ... [continue reading]

Day at the Statehouse, the Ohio Dental Association’s most important legislative advocacy event of the year, is set for Wednesday, March 14, at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Columbus. The annual event provides ODA member dentists and dental students with the opportunity to speak one-on-one with state legislators and advocate for issues ... [continue reading]

Over 650 Ohio Dental Association members and 1,200 other dental volunteers are expected to provide approximately $1 million in free dental services to underserved children around Ohio for the tenth annual Give Kids a Smile (GKAS) program, which will kick-off at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, on ... [continue reading]

ODA Staff Last month, ODA leaders met with Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown in the same week. Ohio Dental Political Action Committee Treasurer, Dr. Bruce Grbach, a general dentist from Mentor, attended both meetings and said "having the opportunity to discuss dental issues with these two leaders in the same week was a ... [continue reading]

ODA Staff Do you have special needs patients that are unable to afford dental care or personally know of families in this situation? The Grottoes of North America offers a unique dental care program, Dental Care for Children with Special Needs, that may be able to help. This program is managed and funded directly through its Humanitarian ... [continue reading]

A new mouthwash developed by a microbiologist at the UCLA School of Dentistry is highly successful in targeting the harmful Streptococcus mutans bacteria that is the principal cause tooth decay and cavities. In a recent clinical study, 12 subjects who rinsed just one time with the experimental mouthwash experienced a nearly complete elimination ... [continue reading]

Anita Aminoshariae, DDS – Guest Columnist The English philosopher, Herbert Spencer, coined the term "survival of the fittest" in 1864 after reading the works of Charles Darwin. The phrase means better adaptation, and flexibility to the immediate, local environment." With the economic downturn of the last few months, it is easy for people to ... [continue reading]

Ken Jones, DDS – Guest Columnist "I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." E. B. White (1899 - 1985) As I write this, Halloween has passed, daylight savings time is no more, I've conceded that my golf game never was, and my mind is a ... [continue reading]