Category: ODA Today

The Columbus Dental Society received the 2017 Membership Award Program for Success (MAP for Success) Most Innovative Recruitment and Retention Initiative for its CDS Family and Friends night. The event took place at a Columbus Clippers game and 200 people attended. “CDS Family and Friends night was a social event planned to bring together ... [continue reading]

I recently returned from my third or fourth favorite dental meeting, the Mid-winter Meeting in Chicago. The exhibit hall was very large with hundreds of vendors. The selection of dental products ranged from the simple to the most extravagant. From supplies that cost very little to equipment that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Amazingly, ... [continue reading]

On March 7, ODA President Dr. Steve Moore and I testified before the Ohio House Insurance Committee in favor of House Bill 367, which would prohibit the practice of dental insurance companies setting prices for services the insurers don't cover. Below is my testimony. Chairman Brinkman, Vice Chairman Henne, Ranking Member Boccieri and members of ... [continue reading]

Today, many patients investigate your office prior to an initial appointment using Internet ratings sites such as Yelp, Healthgrades, Bestdentists, Angie's List, and RateaDentist. A majority of consumers report to trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations, meaning a single negative review can harm your practice by turning away ... [continue reading]

Many Ohio Dental Association members have contacted the ODA concerning a February letter they received from WILMAPC, the state of Ohio's Workplace Injury Labor Management Approved Provider Committee. The letter congratulated the dentists on being selected to be part of “a select group of providers committed to ensuring that State Agency ... [continue reading]

It’s time to have frank discussion about pain management.  In fact, it’s long past time.  In 2016, opioids (prescription opioids, as well as the street drugs heroin and fentanyl) killed more than 42,000 people. That’s the population of Warren, or Fairfield, or Dublin, or Findlay dead in a year.  That’s the ... [continue reading]

This past winter I had the pleasure of attending the installation of the officers of the Cincinnati Dental Society. Living in central Kentucky makes an event such as this a trip and not a jaunt. During the social hour prior to the dinner and ceremonies, I was privileged to be a listener, not a participant, in what basically was a discussion about ... [continue reading]

The ODA's podcast, ODcAst: The Ohio Dental Podcast, is now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and TuneIn. The podcast also continues to be available on the ODA’s website at www.oda.org/resource-library/. The ODA’s podcast is intended to be a convenient communications vehicle featuring ODA staff members and other experts ... [continue reading]

The ODA recently emailed a survey to all dentists who have signed up to provide discounted and/or donated care to Ohio’s working poor through the Dental OPTIONS program.  The program has been on hold since 2016, but the ODA received the following update from the Ohio Department of Health, the state organization that operates the ... [continue reading]

The National Health Service Corps is now accepting applications for its loan repayment program. The program provides loan repayment for dentists and other health care professionals that practice for two years in a Health Professional Shortage Area. The program aims to find participants who demonstrate a willingness to continue practicing in a ... [continue reading]