Category: ODA Today

The Ohio Dental Association is excited to announce new resources for membership recruitment and retention. Dentist-to-dentist contact is the proven, most successful form of outreach. In order to help facilitate dentist-to-dentist outreach, the ODA has created a toolkit of resources for members to use when contacting non-members and non-renewed ... [continue reading]

On March 18, Dr. Steve Moore and I testified before the Ohio House Health and Aging Committee in favor of House Bill 95, which would prohibit the practice of dental insurance companies setting prices for services the insurers don’t even cover (see related story "ODA presents testimony in favor of non-covered services legislation"). Below is ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association is again receiving calls from dentists upset about the discounts they're being asked to give certain patients. A common theme among the callers is that the dentist has been directed to discount his/her fees for patients of plans the dentist has not signed a contract with. How can this be? What’s the payer’s ... [continue reading]

The obvious lesson in the debacle of NBC TV news anchor Brian Williams is to stick to the truth and not overstate your resume. History is a stubborn thing. No matter what, the facts have a strange way of coming out eventually. I certainly don’t condone his actions, but I feel sad for him. I hate to see anyone crash and burn, even if it is ... [continue reading]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC as we know them, in between scrambling to prevent Ebola’s establishment on our shores and searching for dusty vials of anthrax in its labs, has begun to release new data on early childhood caries (ECC). This new information points to a 180 degree turn for a dental condition that just 10 ... [continue reading]

How many times in the last year have you seen an advertisement for a new piece of technology, or a new dental material, or a new business seminar? If you’re anything like me, then the answer is probably thousands. Now think of those advertisements. How many of them promised to increase your production? How many promised to improve the oral ... [continue reading]

The annual ODA Foundation raffle is one of the primary sources of funding for oral health-related grants and scholarships. Raffle tickets are $100 each or six for $500,­ and only 700 will be sold. This year’s raffle prizes are: First Prize: Winner’s choice of a 2 year/12,000 mile lease (Lease terms established by Crown Mercedes) ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association’s Member-Get-A-Member campaign can benefit current tripartite members while helping to grow participation in organized dentistry. Dentists who recruit any new, active member before Sept. 30 will be rewarded with a $100 American Express Gift Card for each new eligible member they recruit (up to five new members ... [continue reading]

The ODA House of Delegates is the governing body and supreme authority of the Ohio Dental Association. As such, it speaks for the members of the Association. The House of Delegates is comprised of 131 delegates, who are chosen by the 25 component societies, and meets annually. This year, the ODA House of Delegates will meet on Thursday, Sept. 17 ... [continue reading]

The Ohio State University chapter of the American Student Dental Association received the ASDA Gold Crown Award for Advocacy in 2015. Catherine Kim, a third year dental student at Case Western Reserve University, received the Gold Crown Award for District 6 Delegate of the Year. ASDA Gold Crown Awards are presented to an individual or chapter in ... [continue reading]