Category: ODA Today

Dr. Joe Crowley, ADA president. American Dental Association President Dr. Joe Crowley will be speaking at the ODA Leadership Institute on March 23 and 24 in Columbus. The 2018 Leadership Institute – People, Purpose & Passion:  The Pathway to Success – will be at the Hilton Columbus Polaris Hotel. The event will feature keynote ... [continue reading]

Editor’s Note: Dr. Tom Paumier will be presenting “The Oral Health-Systemic Health Connection: What’s the Evidence?” on March 24 at the ODA Leadership Institute. Visit www.oda.org/events to register and for more information. Nearly every week in the ADA Morning Huddle there are multiple news stories related to a chronic ... [continue reading]

Editor’s Note: Dr. Elizabeth Mueller, a pediatric dentist in Cincinnati, is the ODA Annual Session 2018 general chairman. Throughout the year, she will be sharing details on some of her favorite CE programs being offered during the ODA’s 152nd Annual Session, Sept. 13-16, 2018 in Columbus. Here is her second installment. I have been ... [continue reading]

Looking for a dental search engine optimization (SEO) provider can be painful. With everyone from local agencies to online marketing behemoths offering SEO, the process can be as unclear as online dating. Compound this with the added pressure of having your dental practice’s reputation on the line, and it might seem tempting to skip the ... [continue reading]

Advocacy is possibly the most important benefit the ODA provides our members. Support of ODPAC (Ohio Dental Political Action Committee) and ADPAC (American Dental Political Action Committee) is crucial to maintain our wonderful profession. A unified voice makes for a strong voice! Dentistry is ranked as one of the most trusted and admired ... [continue reading]

I recently watched paid advocates for dental therapists wearing green scarves testify about access to dental care in Ohio at a legislative hearing. During the testimony, I thought about what I had seen less than a week before at the national kickoff for the Give Kids A Smile program held at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, where ... [continue reading]

Today's dental marketplace is increasingly competitive, driving dentists to seek out new ways to market their practices and attract new patients. However, there are several legal and regulatory restrictions on dental marketing that dentists must consider before engaging in a new advertising campaign. State regulations and the profession’s ... [continue reading]

There is no way a dentist can prevent a third-party payer from auditing or "red flagging" his/her claims. A dentist’s actions, however, can impact the likelihood of unwanted insurance company scrutiny. For example, providing significantly more crowns or core buildups or doing more than two quadrants of scaling and root planing on the same ... [continue reading]

The ADA and the ODA have political arms, ADPAC and ODPAC respectively. They also have a Council on Governmental Affairs. These are two separate entities, for a good reason, as the difference between politics and advocacy are increasingly on display these days. Many people consider politics as a dirty business and don’t want to have anything ... [continue reading]

One is lucky if one is surrounded by people who call us into occasional introspection. It is very easy, especially for those of us in our private offices, to create a cocoon where we interact with those people who make us feel we can do no wrong. In my life that person who calls me out fairly regularly is my mother. One day, a few years back, she ... [continue reading]