Category: ODA Today

What do 1.59 BILLION people do every day? Use Facebook! There’s no doubt about it, when it comes to social media, Facebook is the platform of choice. Wouldn’t it make sense to capitalize on the company’s unprecedented access to potential new patients with Facebook marketing? Since the social media giant provides free access to ... [continue reading]

Jack W. Gottschalk, age 90, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2019. Born in Cincinnati on December 10, 1928 to the late Walter and Georgia Drake Gottschalk. Beloved husband of Nancy Roudebush Rixey Gottschalk. Loving father of Lynn Gottschalk and Mark (Tammy) Gottschalk, stepfather of Eppa (Buffie) Rixey and the late James T. Rixey, ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Opioid Education Alliance recently announced survey results that demonstrate its Denial, OH advertising campaign is making a significant impact. The Denial, OH advertising campaign launched in 2018 with a goal to prevent prescription opioid abuse among the next generation. According to the survey, the Denial, OH advertisements are ... [continue reading]

I was all set to write this column. I had been thinking about it and knew what I wanted to say. Then, I attended a seminar/retreat last week. The seminar ended on Friday, it is now Tuesday and I am still thinking about it, so I wanted to share a bit. The title of the seminar was “Living Your Strengths,” or something similar. Before ... [continue reading]

The recent membership survey demonstrates that the ODA continues to be a successful and effective organization promoting the dental profession and oral health in Ohio. As dentistry continues to evolve, the ODA is addressing the various challenges facing dentistry by rolling out several new initiatives, including ODASC’s new group purchasing ... [continue reading]

At the end of the year I think it is important to recap what has taken place over the past 12 months and ensure that moving into the new year we are ready to take on our advocacy tasks with a clear plan. The main topics of interest over the past year have been the non-covered services legislation, the rule making process for teledentistry and ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association has recently been contacted by a number of ODA members who have received a notice from an insurance company that they contract with concerning their participation/non-participation in Medicare. The notice has led many dentists to draw incorrect conclusions regarding both its intent and their options to respond to ... [continue reading]

Our oldest son, Mike, is a first-year emergency medicine resident at USC/LA county hospital in Los Angeles. It’s tough having him 3,000 miles and three time zones away, but we try to stay in touch as best we can, given the grueling schedule of an EM intern. The other day, he called while driving home from work and told us that he had ... [continue reading]

Five years ago when I volunteered to do this periodic column, it was thought that a female’s op-ed would be appreciated. During this time I have chosen to talk about all types of issues such as running an all-female business, estate planning and philanthropy. Encouraged by the positive feedback in emails, text messages and shout-outs at ... [continue reading]

The ODA Council on Membership Services is excited to announce that a rolling application cycle is available for the 2020 recruitment grant program. Applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis until funds run out to allow dental societies more flexibility to target recruitment efforts in specific market segments as they are identified in ... [continue reading]