Category: ODA Today

As we start the new year, it is a good time to look back at the ODA’s successful 2011 and give a preview of what we can expect in 2012. 2011 ReviewState BudgetThe year started with Ohio’s new governor John Kasich facing an $8 billion budget shortfall. The ODA advocacy team met with representatives of the Kasich administration and ... [continue reading]

Day at the Statehouse, the Ohio Dental Association’s most important legislative advocacy event of the year, is set for Wednesday, March 14, at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Columbus. The annual event provides ODA member dentists and dental students with the opportunity to speak one-on-one with state legislators and advocate for issues ... [continue reading]

Over 650 Ohio Dental Association members and 1,200 other dental volunteers are expected to provide approximately $1 million in free dental services to underserved children around Ohio for the tenth annual Give Kids a Smile (GKAS) program, which will kick-off at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, on ... [continue reading]

For several generations now, dental treatment of third molars has been based on clinical impressions rather than on published scientific data, says Dr. Matthew Dennis in the November issue of the Journal of the Michigan Dental Association. But, as he notes, "questions about third-molar management are beginning to be answered." Impacted third ... [continue reading]

It's time to renew one of the most valuable assets to your dental practice: your membership in organized dentistry. Dues for the 2012 Ohio Dental Association membership are due by Jan. 1, 2012. Beginning in 1866 as the Ohio State Dental Society with 41 members, the Ohio Dental Association has grown to serve more than 5,400 member dentists in Ohio. ... [continue reading]

ODA Staff Each year, the Ohio Dental Association honors those who have offered distinguished service to dentistry, and members and local dental societies are encouraged to nominate those they know who have made extraordinary efforts to improve their profession and their world. The ODA Awards of Excellence recognize men and women who give of their ... [continue reading]

Joe Potestivo ODA Membership Services Manager The Ohio Dental Association (ODA) has retained 97.14% of its 2010 membership, an improvement over its 96.86% rate last year. Moreover, 23 of its 25 local component dental societies have retained 95.00% or more of their 2010 membership. Following is a list of those societies: Maumee Valley Dental ... [continue reading]

Keith Kerns, Esq. ODA Director of Legal and Legislative Services Since the advent of federal privacy regulations under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) in 2003, dental offices have focused their attention on the security and safeguarding of the health information they gather on patients in the course of treatment. ... [continue reading]

Patrick M. Lloyd, D.D.S., M.S., began his term as dean of The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in August. In this Q&A with ODA Today, Dean Patrick Lloyd looks forward on his first full year of leadership. What brings you to The Ohio State University College of Dentistry? During my 30-plus years in dental education, I made several ... [continue reading]

David J. Owsiany, JD – ODA Executive Director The following piece originally appeared in the Columbus Dispatch on November 19, 2011. This week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that will likely determine the constitutionality of the federal health care reform law's individual mandate. Interestingly, the legacy of a Dayton-area ... [continue reading]