Author: Jackie Crowe

Save the date for the 2021 ODA Annual Session, which will be Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2021 in Columbus. The 2021 ODA Annual Session will offer many opportunities for attendees to connect, learn and excel, including CE courses, new technology, exhibitor networking and special events. We are in the process of planning an Annual Session that is safe, ... [continue reading]

Dr. Jeanne Nicolette served as the first female president of the ODA in 2002. She served as the ADA 7th District Trustee from 2004-2008. Dr. Nicolette also served as president of the Columbus Dental Society and chair of the ODA Services Corp. She received the ODA Distinguished Dentist Award in 2006. Dr. Nicolette received her DDS degree from The ... [continue reading]

Throughout the month of February, we’ve been highlighting some of the ODA’s Black leaders in honor of Black History Month. On this final day of the month, we’d like to highlight a leader and look to the future of diversity and inclusion at the ODA. Dr. Canise Bean currently serves as chair of the ODA's new Subcouncil on Diversity and ... [continue reading]

Dr. Mark Bronson served as ODA president in 2011-12 and is currently running to serve as vice president of the American Dental Association. He has been a member of organized dentistry since 1991 after graduating dental school. He served as president of the Cincinnati Dental Society and has chaired the ODA’s Council on Dental Care Programs and ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association today praised the release of the “State Oral Health Plan” from Oral Health Ohio.  This plan includes many proactive and positive policy recommendations and identifies clear paths forward to build on Ohio’s recent successes in improving oral health for Ohioans. Over the last several years, the State of Ohio has ... [continue reading]

ODA Vice President Dr. Lori Fitzgerald recently received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Dentists can go to https://vaccine.coronavirus.ohio.gov/ to find locations in their county where they may be able to receive the vaccine. Supply of the vaccine is limited and availability ... [continue reading]

In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, Give Kids A Smile is moving forward in 2021, although events ... [continue reading]

This month, the Ohio Dental Association is releasing a new COVID-19 online CE course for members. The course, “COVID-19 Update:  From Vaccines to Aerosols,” will be presented by Dr. Tom Paumier, an ODA past president. Paumier is a general dentist in Canton and served on the ADA’s Advisory Task Force on Dental Practice Recovery developed ... [continue reading]

Membership in the Ohio Dental Association proved to be as valuable as ever in 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic creating so much uncertainty for the dental industry, the ODA staff did an amazing job providing resources and clear guidance as state and federal changes were announced. Another member benefit that became heavily impacted by the pandemic ... [continue reading]

Just prior to leaving office last month, then-President Donald J. Trump signed “The Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020” into law. The legislation, which repeals the antitrust exemption for health insurers, including dental insurers, passed the United States House of Representatives in September 2020 and the U.S. Senate in December ... [continue reading]