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Legislation to improve access to dental care in Ohio was recently approved by the Ohio House of Representatives. House Bill 184 – the Ohio Dental Care Optimization Act of 2017 – was introduced by Reps. Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) and Anthony DeVitis (R-Green) on April 12. The Ohio Dental Association strongly supports this ... [continue reading]

Membership renewal season is here, and there are many reasons why dentists choose to renew their tripartite membership. The ODA is tracking legislation and educating legislators on your behalf. From legislation to create mid-level providers, to legislation to stop insurance companies from setting fees for services they do not cover, to legislation ... [continue reading]

Dr. Paul Casamassimo (center) has been named the 2017 recipient of the ADA Norton M. Ross Award. The American Dental Association announced that Dr. Paul Casamassimo, a past president of the Ohio Dental Association, has been named the 2017 recipient of the ADA Norton M. Ross Award. The ADA has presented the annual award, financially supported by ... [continue reading]

Ohio is deploying a new tool in its fight against prescription drug abuse. The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy announced an upgrade to Ohio’s prescription drug monitoring program, known as the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS), that will provide Ohio prescribers and pharmacists with advanced analytics and tools to promote patient ... [continue reading]

In 2017, the ODA began offering recruitment grants to local component dental societies for events and initiatives aimed at gaining new members. “The ODA recruitment grant program for component dental societies was started to encourage component dental societies to create innovative programming with a focus on member recruitment,” said Dr. ... [continue reading]

Ohio Gov. John Kasich recently announced new limits on prescription opiates that, according to Kasich, "will save lives and fight addiction." The new rules for prescribing opiates for acute pain apply to all prescribers, including dentists, and went into effect on Aug. 31. They generally include the following limits: No more than seven days of ... [continue reading]

Many of the 2017 dental student scholarship recipients gathered at the ODA Annual Session to meet the Foundation's trustees and thank them for supporting their dental education. Of the ODAF total awards, $55,500 was awarded in scholarships in 2017. In September, the ODA Foundation awarded its 2017 grants and scholarships. This year, the total ... [continue reading]

The ODA installed new Executive Committee officers for the 2017-18 term on Sept. 15 during the House of Delegates meeting. The Executive Committee is the managing body of the ODA. The committee administers the policies established by the ODA House of Delegates and the Ad Interim Committee. The 2017-18 Executive Committee Officers are: President: ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association House of Delegates met Sept. 14 and 15 in conjunction with the 151st ODA Annual Session in Columbus. During the meeting, the House of Delegates adopted several resolutions, including: Adopting the association’s position that dental insurance companies should disclose how they spend patient premium dollars in a ... [continue reading]

The ODA's House of Delegates, which is the legislative and the supreme authoritative body of the association, will be meeting on Sept. 14 and 15 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Columbus in conjunction with the 2017 ODA Annual Session. Nearly 150 delegates from across the state representing all 25 component dental societies, including two student ... [continue reading]