Category: Miscellaneous

The Ohio Dental Association and MedPro are offering a deal to new graduates to receive their first year of malpractice insurance at no cost to them. Recent graduates who are former ASDA members and current ODA members may be eligible to have their first year of malpractice insurance coverage be pre-paid by the ODA (subject to underwriting ... [continue reading]

It may be helpful for Ohio dentists to review some of the major dental benefits issues that confronted the profession during 2016 in order to prepare for the coming year. Medicare prescription drug rule The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has again delayed its enforcement of its new Medicare prescription drug rule until Jan. 1, ... [continue reading]

Advocacy efforts at work: A look ahead at 2017 The Legal Briefs column in the December "ODA Today" focused on the membership benefits of organized dentistry’s advocacy efforts and reviewed several pieces of legislation the ODA’s professional lobbying team worked on throughout 2016 leading up to the final weeks of the 131st Ohio General ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association has created an eBook commemorating its 150th anniversary. The eBook, "Ohio Dental Association: 150 Years of Excellence," includes a timeline plus information about advocacy, education, ethics and more throughout the association's history. To read the book, click ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Leadership Institute will be March 17 and 18, 2017, at the Hilton Columbus Polaris Hotel. Featured speakers this year will include Attorney General Mike DeWine, Dr. Don Lewis on protecting against embezzlement in the dental office, and leadership expert and motivational speaker Dr. Nate Booth.  Leadership Institute ... [continue reading]

Membership renewal season is now under way, and dues statements were mailed and emailed in November. Members can renew online at www.oda.org/joinandrenew/, by mail to Ohio Dental Association, P.O. Box 182039, Dept 367, Columbus, OH 43218-2039, by fax at (614) 486-0381 or by phone at (800) 282-1526. Dues are due Jan. 1, 2017, for the 2017 ... [continue reading]

Most healthcare providers know that a patient's signature on an informed consent document may not automatically make the consent valid. The same is true of informed refusal. Both of these concepts rely on ethical and legal guidelines that acknowledge the right of competent adults to determine the course of their healthcare. The decision-making ... [continue reading]

Kicking off on Thursday, Sept. 15, the ODA Annual Session returns to the Greater Columbus Convention Center for four days of continuing education, entertainment and camaraderie with dental peers. High quality educational courses will be available daily including a full-day course on Thursday with Dr. Gordon J. Christensen. Additionally, there are ... [continue reading]

This year's ODA Annual Session will feature a new event to help newer dentists and fourth-year dental students who are looking for a job match up with more seasoned dentists who are preparing for a practice transition or looking to expand their practice. MATCH @ ODA Annual Session is a free event hosted by the ODA Subcouncil on New Dentists and ... [continue reading]

As dentists start their careers, different employment options are available, and many new dentists are finding themselves in an untraditional employment situation. “I don’t think new dentists can come out of school and expect to be able to walk into a full-time gig because times have changed,” said Dr. Lauren Czerniak, a general ... [continue reading]