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The eight-hour work day is ingrained in the American psyche. We get out of bed. Rush to the office by 8 in the morning. Squeeze in a quick bite of lunch in the middle. Stay until 5. Five days a week. Collapse for two days, then get back at it again. Every week. Over and over. Ugh! Everyone complains about it. Loudly! We have sayings that revolve ... [continue reading]

No, not a “compact disc, high capacity!” but an essentially missing link in the dental care system. CDHC stands for community dental health coordinator and these are people who work in various capacities in the dental care system, linking patients with care at the practice level and in the greater community. At the ADA’s recent ... [continue reading]

The 2020 ODA Leadership Institute will be held March 27 and 28, 2020 at the Hilton Columbus Polaris Hotel. Leadership Institute is the ODA’s award-winning program developed to help all ODA members become more successful and effective leaders. Attendees consistently rank the event as one of the top leadership development workshops. This event ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association seeks members to fill potential upcoming at-large positions on ODA councils. The ODA is seeking nominations for at-large positions on the association’s Council on Dental Care Programs and Dental Practice and the Council on Membership Services. Nominations for these at-large council positions are open to all ODA ... [continue reading]

Dentists and dental hygienists need to renew their licenses by Dec. 31 using the State of Ohio’s eLicense system at www.elicense.ohio.gov. If you have questions or concerns about the licensure process, please contact the Ohio State Dental Board by emailing ... [continue reading]

A call for nominations is now extended for dentist board member positions on the Ohio State Dental Board. The Ohio Dental Association has the opportunity to recommend nominees to the governor of Ohio for possible dentist board member openings on the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB), which may be vacant in April 2020. The board member positions are ... [continue reading]

ODA President Dr. Sharon Parsons drew the winning tickets for the ODA Foundation raffle on Oct. 5 during Annual Session Thank you to all those who purchased tickets for the ODA Foundation's raffle to support access to care grants and dental student scholarships.  Your contributions and ticket purchases have allowed the Foundation to ... [continue reading]

Obtain CE credit verification and download handouts for courses attended at the 2019 ODA Annual Session by clicking here. To access CE certificates, click the “proceed to CE dashboard” button shown at the top of the screen. If you would like to access course handouts, links are posted on the account summary page, which is the first page shown ... [continue reading]

You spoke, we listened! Earlier this year, the ODA conducted a survey about generationD and how new dentists and dental students prefer to receive news. Based on those results, the ODA Subcouncil on New Dentists has decided to rename, reformat and relaunch the ODA’s e-newsletter for new dentists, dental students and dental residents. As part ... [continue reading]

The ODA Subcouncil on New Dentists is hosting an exciting evening at the JACK Casino Cleveland, just for dental residents! Life after Residency will be from 7-10 p.m. Nov. 8. Attendees will have a chance to hear from new dentists a few years out of residency as they reflect upon their journey from residency to now. This fun and FREE evening ... [continue reading]