Author: Todd Odenweller

The Ohio Dental Association has been sending out regular communications about COVID-19 via email. If you are not receiving our emails, please email dentist@oda.org to ensure we have your correct email address on file. You can also add dentist@oda.org to your address book to help make sure you receive our emails. You can also view our updates on ... [continue reading]

Applications for the ODA Foundation’s 2020 scholarships and grants are now open.  Available scholarship opportunities for 2020 include: Dental Student Scholarship for dental students who are Ohio residents, members of ASDA and who will be D2s, D3s and D4s in Fall 2020. Mercer Leadership Scholarship for OSU dental students entering ... [continue reading]

Last month, I helped with the kickoff for the Ohio Give Kids A Smile event, which was held at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry.  Besides it being a great event, with lots of children treated, I was heartened to see all of the families involved.  Since this event was held on a weekend instead of during the week, families ... [continue reading]

The ODA's recent membership survey conducted in late 2018 reveals a significant changes from 2012 in terms of dentists looking to hire dental hygienists and dental assistants and in reporting difficulty in finding dental hygienists and dental assistants. For example, in 2018, 52% of respondents reported that they had no need to hire a dental ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association has received reports from several ODA members that they have received an email or text that claimed to be from the Ohio Dental Association but was not. When you receive an email from the Ohio Dental Association, please verify the sender address to be sure it is coming from an email address that ends in ... [continue reading]

Immediately following the ODA Leadership Institute, the ODA Subcouncil on New Dentists will host a MATCH event to help dentists, dental residents and dental students who are looking for a job match up with dentists who are preparing for a practice transition or looking to expand their practice. MATCH  is a free event and will take place from ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association is seeking nominations for its 2020 Awards of Excellence program. The ODA’s Awards of Excellence program recognizes those who offer distinguished service to dentistry and improve oral health care by offering treatment, outreach or education. Members and local dental societies are encouraged to nominate those they ... [continue reading]

ODA members can download and print employment posters from the ODA's website for free. All employers are required to post numerous employment posters in their offices. To download the posters, visit www.oda.org/member-center/resources/employment-posters/. These posters are only available to ODA ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Department of Medicaid recently posted an instruction video to help Medicaid providers search the MITS portal. The 5 minute video explains how to search for patients and check their eligibility of certain procedures in the portal. The video can be accessed at ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Department of Medicaid recently published a Medicaid Handbook Transmittal Letter (MHTL) about transitioning prior authorized state plan services from managed care to fee-for-service. The MHTL states that the Ohio Department of Medicaid will honor previously approved prior authorizations for patients who were covered by a Medicaid managed ... [continue reading]