Author: Jackie Crowe

The advocacy efforts of organized dentistry provide a significant benefit to members. Throughout 2016, the 131st Ohio General Assembly has considered several hundred bills. Many of these bills would have a direct impact on dentists, patients and small businesses. The Ohio Dental Association, as part of its mission to support, protect and advance ... [continue reading]

This year, the ODA Foundation awarded 21 scholarships to dental students, one scholarship to a student going through a Community Dental Health Coordinator program, and two scholarships to EFDA students for a total of $60,000. The ODA Foundation has reached a giving milestone of awarding $1 million in grants and scholarships since its ... [continue reading]

The 2016 ODA Annual Session will feature a variety of hands-on CE courses and courses for the entire dental team. Annual Session will be Sept. 15-18, and there's still time to register! The 2016 ODA Annual Session – Celebrating our past, building our future – is just around the corner, and there’s still time to register. This ... [continue reading]

The ODA Annual Session Exhibit Hall will feature more than 200 booths, and attendees will have an opportunity to comparison shop and speak with company representatives. The Exhibit Hall at the 2016 ODA Annual Session will be a comprehensive, efficient way for dental practices to shop for equipment and products. Plus the Exhibit Hall ... [continue reading]

Dr. Jim Cottle, an associate professor at the OSU College of Dentistry, speaks with a dental student at The Ohio State University. Ohio's dental students expect to graduate with an average debt of $260,000. ODAFhelps offset that debt through scholarships. For 150 years, the Ohio Dental Association has been an advocate for Ohio's ... [continue reading]

The 2016 ODA Annual Session will feature a variety of hands-on courses and courses for the entire dental team. The pre-registration deadline for the ODA Annual Session is Aug. 1; after that date, registration fees will increase. This year’s ODA Annual Session will be the main event celebrating the ODA’s 150th anniversary and will be ... [continue reading]

Dr. Nithya Nagaraj, Dr. T. Ryan Phipps, Dr. J. Eric Hires, Dr. Lauren Czerniak, Dr. Eric Johanssen and Dr. Raymond Blackford volunteered for Stars, Stripes & Smiles to help veterans in need of dental care. A dental office in Toledo has been working to serve those who have served our country by providing free care to ... [continue reading]

OSU dental student Spencer Tepe, Dr. Joe Crowley and Dr. David Vorherr meet with Ohio Sen. Bill Seitz (far left) at the 2016 ODA Day at the Statehouse to talk about issues important to dentistry. The Ohio Dental Association provides a wide range of products and services to help make the entire dental team's job easier, so that dentists ... [continue reading]

As you know by now, the ODA is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Interestingly enough, so is the ADA’s code of ethics. And these two events – the founding of the ODA and the creation of the ADA code of ethics – both of which occurred in 1866, are closely tied together. At the founding meeting of the ODA in June of 1866, 41 ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association's Member-Get-A-Member campaign can benefit current tripartite members while helping to grow participation in organized dentistry. Dentists who recruit any new, active member before Sept. 30 will be rewarded with a $100 gift card for each new eligible member they recruit (up to five new members and ... [continue reading]