Category: ODA Today

Drs. David Ash, Tom Paumier and Jon Ash meet with Rep. Thomas West (D-Canton) during ODA Day at the Statehouse. The ODA organizes Day at the Statehouse once a year for members to speak to their legislators about issues important to dentistry and to presen There are many reasons why dentists become a member of the Ohio Dental ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association recently launched a new Find-a-Dentist tool to help get more patients in members’ chairs. The new Find-a-Dentist tool provides consumers with a user-friendly experience and additional search fields to easily find an ADA dentist. Prospective patients will be able to search by payment options, benefits accepted, ... [continue reading]

Ohio Gov. John Kasich recently appointed Dr. Andrew Zucker, a general dentist from Sandusky, to the Ohio State Dental Board. “I feel uniquely positioned to serve on the dental board because of my involvement in organized dentistry, connections throughout the state and knowledge of a lot of issues affecting dentistry,” Zucker said. ... [continue reading]

ODA Foundation trustees with the 2016 ODAF scholarship recipients. Holding the check are Dr. E. Karl Schneider (left) and Dr. Kim Gardner (right). In honor of Schneider, the ODA Foundation will award the Dr. E. Karl Schneider Humanitarian Scholarship each I lost a close friend at the end of March. By now most of you know that Dr. E. ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Services Corp. (ODASC) endorses high quality products used in many dental offices and secures discounts for ODA members. “ODASC takes the time to research products and services for dentists and endorses the best-in-class,” said ODASC Chair Dr. Bert Jacob. “We do the work to find and test products and ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Services Corp. (ODASC) recently endorsed CyraCom, an interpretation service. CyraCom specializes in health care translation services and can help dentists comply with requirements of section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Among other things, section 1557 requires most dental offices to offer a qualified interpreter to ... [continue reading]

Third-party payment can be a source of frustration and administrative burden to both patients and dental practices. If a practice is facing an insurance issue it is unable to resolve, then the dentist may want to consider submitting information to the Dental Insurance Working Group to determine if the ODA has a role in addressing the matter. The ... [continue reading]

Most of us have had someone in our family or circle of friends graduate in the last month or so, so a lot of us have heard some version of a graduation speech ranging from tearful goodbyes to soaring inspirational rhetoric to Will Ferrell’s silliness. I am guilty of tending to zone out during a lot of these speeches, but this year I was ... [continue reading]

It is no surprise to any practicing dentist that the challenges of keeping up with changes to the laws and regulations impacting dentistry can be daunting.  Fortunately, organized dentistry works to impact those rules and regulations before they are enacted to ensure they are based on sound science and make sense for patients and dental ... [continue reading]

A growing trend in dentistry the last 20 years is the increasing prevalence of associateship arrangements in dental practices. With Baby Boomers reaching retirement age and new dentists strapped with record levels of student-loan debt, this trend is likely to continue. Surveys indicate that a majority of new dentists entering private practice will ... [continue reading]