Category: ODA Today

Obtain CE credit verification and download handouts for courses attended at the 2018 ODA Annual Session by clicking here. To access CE certificates, click the “proceed to CE dashboard” button shown at the top of the screen. If you would like to access course handouts, links are posted on the account summary page, which is the first ... [continue reading]

The Exhibit Hall is rated by ODA Annual Session attendees as one of the top reasons they attend the meeting each year. This year’s Exhibit Hall will have more than 200 vendors, and is the largest in the area. The 2018 ODA Annual Session – More Engagement = More Achievement – is Sept. 13-16 at the Greater Columbus Convention ... [continue reading]

The ODA's House of Delegates, which is the legislative and supreme authoritative body of the association, will meet on Sept. 13 and 14, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Columbus, Ohio in conjunction with the 2018 ODA Annual Session. Nearly 140 delegates from across the state representing all 25 component dental societies, including two student ... [continue reading]

Dentists, their staff members and others planning to hold Give Kids A Smile events any time in 2019 should plan to register those activities during October 2018. Events registered by Nov. 9 will qualify to receive free products to support their events such as toothbrush and toothpaste giveaways and dental supplies to perform screenings, cleanings, ... [continue reading]

The Ohio State University Infectious Diseases Institute recently hosted a workshop that brought together private practice dentists and orthopedic surgeons to discuss antibiotic prophylaxis. Dr. Debra Goff, an infectious disease pharmacist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the founding member of its inpatient antibiotic ... [continue reading]

Thank You! Thank you very much for the wonderful year as president of the Ohio Dental Association. Personally, this experience has been very enlightening. There is a significant amount of work being put forth on behalf of Ohio dentists and patients. Some examples of the legislative advocacy are HB 184, the Ohio Dental Care Optimization Act. This ... [continue reading]

The ODA regularly surveys its members. If you have ever attended an ODA event – whether it is the Leadership Institute, Day at the Statehouse, or Annual Session – chances are you received a survey from us following the event. If you participated in a specific ODA program or utilized an ODA-endorsed product, we likely sent you an ... [continue reading]

Eric Richmond, the ODA's new director of legal and legislative services, with his wife, Katelyn, and their daughter, Layla. Hello "ODA Today" readers, my name is Eric Richmond and I am the new director of legal and legislative services for the ODA. I would like to take the time to introduce myself during this month’s legal brief. I promise ... [continue reading]

What do the Ohio Dental Association; Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana; and the peer review process all have in common? They all are concerned about issues related to medical necessity and quality of dental care. How they address these issues and particularly disputes involving them, however, varies significantly. Peer Review Peer ... [continue reading]

As an online marketing provider for dentists, helping dental practices and their patients stay safe and secure online is one of our top priorities. Each year Google makes countless updates to continually improve the searcher’s experience – for example, when people use search on a mobile device, the results show mobile-friendly sites ... [continue reading]