Category: ODA Today

Starting April 1, certain business entities, including some dentists, will be required to hold a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs license in order to possess, have custody or control of, and distribute dangerous drugs that are compounded or used for the purpose of compounding. In accordance with a recent legislative change, entities ... [continue reading]

Ohio Dental Association membership dues must be paid by March 31 for the 2015 membership year in order to continue receiving exclusive member benefits. Any member who did not pay their dues by Jan. 1, 2015, is considered past due. Dentists who have not already renewed their membership should do so as soon as possible so that membership benefits, ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) needs your input! ODH would like to know about your experiences with and opinions about tobacco cessation strategies in dental practices so ODH can better understand what dentists know about tobacco cessation strategies, and if/how these strategies are being implemented in dental offices. Your responses will be ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) continues to post information about ICD-10 implementation on its website at  http://medicaid.ohio.gov/providers/billing/icd10.aspx. ODM has posted its third and fourth billing guidance documents, located under ICD-10 TIPS (Billing Guidance) along the right. New International Classification of Disease ... [continue reading]

Submitted photo Dr. Sahar Parvani and Dr. Adel Hanna. Parvani and Hanna met during a Day at the Statehouse event when they were paired together to meet with legislators. At the time, Parvani was a student. She and Hanna kept in touch, and when she graduated Hanna offered her a position as an associate. When Dr. Sahar Parvani ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Services Corp. (ODASC) is excited to announce its new health insurance plan, the Ohio Dental Association Wellness Trust, will officially go into effect March 1. The new plan is a self-insured plan that will allow participants to avoid some of the regulations and requirements of the Affordable Care Act. The Wellness ... [continue reading]

The 2015 Ohio Dental Association Leadership Institute – Learn, Lead, Succeed – will feature several keynote speakers focusing on topics that affect dentists of all ages and practice types. Marilyn Moats Kennedy Marilyn Moats Kennedy spoke at the 2009 Leadership Institute and received very positive reviews. Moats Kennedy is founder and ... [continue reading]

House Bill 463, which was signed into law at the end of the year, has many provisions aimed at improving access to care. One such provision is the expansion of the Ohio Dentist Loan Repayment Program (ODLRP). The ODLRP was created in 2003 and is fully funded by Ohio dentists. It provides loan repayment for dentists who practice in designated ... [continue reading]

When I was a young first-year dental student in 2013, I registered for Day at the Statehouse. Little did I know that the event would entirely change my view on politics and advocacy. Participating in Day at the Statehouse (DATSH), even as a student, was a very empowering experience that ignited my passion for organized dentistry. The past two ... [continue reading]

Dental researchers hope to vastly improve oral health in children by countering a common misperception that dental care for baby teeth isn’t important because they just fall out anyway. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland and the University of Washington Northwest Center to Reduce Oral Health ... [continue reading]