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The ODA Foundation achieved a significant milestone in 2013 – the highest amount given for grants and scholarship in a single year, $101,230 – bringing the amount awarded for dentistry in Ohio since 1995 to more than $743,000. Hundreds of Ohio dental school students have received scholarship assistance through the years – and ... [continue reading]

The Dental OPTIONS program recently adjusted its patient eligibility requirements in response to Medicaid expansion in Ohio to better serve patients in need. With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, more adults are now eligible for Medicaid, and therefore are no longer eligible to participate in Dental ... [continue reading]

The 2013 ODA House of Delegates approved “Access to Care: Blueprint for Success,” a set of recommendations on improving access to dental care in Ohio that is the basis for House Bill 463. Ohio Rep. Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) recently introduced legislation to expand access to dental care in underserved areas of Ohio. ... [continue reading]

Dr. Marc Fried speaks to Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine students at the Street of Dreams event. As part of the event, students toured several different dental offices to learn about their options after graduation. Thirteen dental students from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental ... [continue reading]

As a business owner, you are required to have expertise in many areas. Of course it begins with your own profession where you’ve had years of training and experience. But are you also an expert in accounting, financial planning, negotiating leases, HR and other day-to-day duties that impact your productivity and ability to run a successful ... [continue reading]

A recent first-of-its-kind analysis by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Resource Center identified that we have arrived at a critical moment for dentistry – a time for the profession to define its destiny. What is changing and how can we best adapt? These are foremost in our minds at the ADA’s new Practice ... [continue reading]

It sounded simple enough.  It would be a good thing for more children to have dental insurance coverage and receive comprehensive care in a dental home by a pediatric or general dentist.  A child in the Washington, D.C., suburbs died of a tooth infection in 2007 in part due to few dentists wishing to participate in a flawed Medicaid ... [continue reading]

In most cases, you will accept an associate position prior to entering into any form of practice ownership.  An associate position will take the form of private versus corporate practice, full versus part-time, and future ownership opportunity versus permanent associateship. While you may think that the most important issue in your employment is ... [continue reading]

ODA Staff Dr. Erwin Su, a pediatric dentist from North Canton, participates in a discussion at the 2013 Leadership Institute. The ODA Leadership Institute offers a small environment where attendees can interact with colleagues, ODA staff and keynote speakers. This year’s event is March 28-29 in Columbus. The Ohio Dental ... [continue reading]

Editor’s Note: William Prescott, E.M.B.A., J.D., will be a keynote speaker and will present two breakout sessions at the ODA Leadership Institute, March 28-29 in Columbus. His keynote presentation “Living Your Dreams as a Dentist,” will be March 28 and will focus on achieving balance professionally and personally. His breakout sessions will ... [continue reading]