Canton dentist receives Ohio Dental Association Rising Star Award
Dr. Zachary Christoff is the 2025 recipient of the Ohio Dental Association N. Wayne Hiatt Rising Star Award
Dr. Zachary Christoff has been involved with organized dentistry since his time in dental school and is dedicated to educating the next generation of dentists. In recognition of his efforts, he received the Ohio Dental Association N. Wayne Hiatt Rising Star Award on Friday, Sept. 26 at the Callahan Celebration of Excellence, held in conjunction with the 159th ODA Annual Session.
Christoff earned his DMD from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine in 2016 and completed a General Practice Residency at Summa Health System in Akron in 2017. After completing his residency, he worked at two private dental practices for six years and was an attending at the Summa Health System General Practice Residency Program. Since 2023, he has served full-time as the associate program director of the General Practice Residency at Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital.
Christoff has served as a delegate to the ODA with the Akron Dental Society and currently is an alternate delegate with the Stark County Dental Society. He has served on the ODA Council on Membership Services and has served as a member and vice chair of the ODA Subcouncil on New Dentists.
With the Subcouncil on New Dentists, Christoff has helped organize and facilitate several events for new dentists, including “Night at the Ball Park” at the ODA Annual Session, new dentist events at the Leadership Institute, as well as “Life in the Real World,” a panel discussion for young dentists and residents.
Christoff received the ODA Foundation’s Callahan Memorial Student Award for graduating first in his dental school class at Case Western in 2016 and the Academy for Advancing Leadership’s Institute for Teaching and Learning (AAL/ITL) scholarship from the ADA in 2024. He is a member of the ADA, ODA and Stark County Dental Society, as well as the Academy of General Dentistry, American Dental Education Association and Special Care Dental Association.
The Rising Star Award recognizes a young leader in dentistry with outstanding leadership and initiative and a strong commitment to volunteerism within the community and the profession. This person must demonstrate promise for continued and future accomplishments within the dental profession, and must have been in practice for 10 years or less.
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Contact: David Owsiany, ODA Executive Director
Phone: 614-486-2700
Email: david@oda.org
Photo available upon request.
