Category: ODA Today

The ODA's House of Delegates, which is the legislative and the supreme authoritative body of the association, will be meeting on Sept. 14 and 15 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Columbus in conjunction with the 2017 ODA Annual Session. Nearly 150 delegates from across the state representing all 25 component dental societies, including two student ... [continue reading]

The Maumee Valley Dental Society goes into area schools to teach children about oral health. Oral health education events qualify as Give Kids A Smile events. Give Kids A Smile event registration will take place in October, so now is the time to begin pla Give Kids A Smile is a national access to care and oral health education program where ... [continue reading]

Dr. George Zarb is the recipient of the 2017 Callahan Memorial Award. Dr. George Zarb has made significant contributions to the field of dentistry thanks to his clinical research on efficacy and effectiveness of osseointegrated dental implants. For his contributions, Zarb will receive the Callahan Memorial Award from the Ohio Dental Association on ... [continue reading]

Dr. Paul Casamassimo is the recipient of the 2017 ODA Distinguished Dentist Award. Dr. Paul Casamassimo is dedicated to his patients, his students and improving access to dental care for people in need. In recognition of his efforts, he will receive the Ohio Dental Association Distinguished Dentist Award on Friday, Sept. 15, at the Callahan ... [continue reading]

Dr. Rebecca Hayden founded The Lighthouse Youth Services Oral Health Program, which is the 2017 recipient of the Ohio Dental Association Access to Dental Care Program Award. The Lighthouse Youth Services Oral Health Program in Cincinnati will receive the Ohio Dental Association Access to Dental Care Program Award on Friday, Sept. 15 at the ... [continue reading]

At the end of the ODA House of Delegates on Sept. 15, the new officers of our association will be installed. I am looking forward to the unveiling of their plans for our association and I extend my utmost support to those whom have dedicated themselves to guiding our profession through a turbulent time. I ask each one of you who care about oral ... [continue reading]

The ODA regularly gets calls from our member dentists seeking guidance on how to handle specific scenarios in an ethical manner. One of the most common questions we get is how to terminate the dentist-patient relationship in a proper way. Terminating the dentist-patient relationship requires the dentist to exercise care to minimize the risk of ... [continue reading]

Patient records are an excellent treatment tool, can play an important role in the defense of a malpractice claim and can be a valuable asset when the time comes to sell a practice. There are, however, several key things dentists should remember about their patient records. Access and confidentiality Ohio law defines a medical record as ... [continue reading]

To say the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) prescription drug rule has caused a lot of confusion and angst within Ohio dental practices is an understatement. Enforcement date changes, third-party payer responses to the rule and the basic premise of the rule itself have left many dentists unsure of the best action to take to address ... [continue reading]

Lots of people can watch what you do. Thanks to social media, now more than ever, hordes of anonymous people see who you are, who your friends are, what you are doing, track where you are going, read what you say … and comment on it. There’s an infinite number of complete strangers who are evaluating you, making judgments, scoring ... [continue reading]