Component Dental Society Resources

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Component Dental Society Resources

Access assistance for dental society recruitment and retention efforts.

Member-to-member contact is the proven, most successful form of outreach.

The Ohio Dental Association provides member dentists and local component societies with resources to help with recruitment and retention efforts.

Component Society Resources

The ODA provides the following resources for component dental society officers to use:

  • Sample Conflict of Interest Policy
  • Sample Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
  • Sample Installation of Officers Script
  • Collaboration Between ODA and Component Societies

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Component Dental Society Recruitment & Retention Grants

The ODA’s application cycle for the 2026 Component Dental Society Recruitment & Retention Grants is now closed and all funds have been awarded for 2026.

Membership Recruitment and Retention Toolkit

The ODA Membership Recruitment and Retention Toolkit provides dentists and local component societies with resources such as scripts, talking points, and email templates for reaching out to non-members and non-renewed members about joining the tripartite.

 Membership Recruitment and Retention Workshop

The ODA offers a Membership Recruitment and Retention Workshop for local component societies where attendees will learn about local trends and challenges and participate in an outreach skills training session. This workshop will provide attendees with the skills and resources they need to successfully reach out to non-members and non-renewed members.

Membership Award Program for Success (MAP)

The ODA has launched the Membership Award Program for Success (MAP for Success) to reward component dental societies for effective outreach.

Membership Benefits News

May112026
NEW GRADUATES MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR MALPRACTICE INSURANCE AT NO COST
Dentists who are new graduates, former ASDA members and current ODA members may be eligible to have their first year of malpractice insurance coverage prepaid by the ODA. Through this program, the ODA provides new graduates with their first year of malpractice coverage through MedPro at no cost to them (subject to underwriting guidelines). ... [continue reading]
May112026
ODA AWARDS THE 2026 ODA COMPONENT DENTAL SOCIETY RECRUITMENT GRANTS
The ODA Council on Membership Services has awarded all available funds for the 2026 ODA Component Dental Society Recruitment Grants. The council awarded the following activities a 2026 grant: Cincinnati Dental Society, “Navigating the legislative process, using your voice to protect our profession!” Greater Cleveland Dental Society, ... [continue reading]
Apr22026
ADVOCACY EFFORTS RESULT IN POSITIVE FLUORIDE OUTCOME; MORE WORK TO BE DONE
Earlier this General Assembly, two bills that would have a negative impact on community water fluoridation were introduced at the Ohio Statehouse. House Bill 182 was introduced by Rep. Levi Dean and would ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water across the state. House Bill 272 was introduced by Reps. Justin Pizzulli and Monica ... [continue reading]