Category: ODA Today

The Ohio Good DEED (Dedicated to Environmental Excellence in Dentistry) Program continues to expand as it celebrates its fourth anniversary. The voluntary program is a collaboration between the Ohio Dental Association and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to recognize dental offices for implementing simple, innovative solutions to reduce ... [continue reading]

In recent years, Ohio has taken several steps to address the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. Unintentional drug poisoning became the leading cause of injury death in Ohio in 2007, surpassing motor vehicle crashes for the first time on record, according to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). The trend continued through 2012, the most ... [continue reading]

The ODA's Subcouncil on Dentists Concerned for Dentists (DCD) is here to help Ohio dentists grappling with chemical dependency and alcoholism addictions. If you carefully read the questions on your dental license renewal application, you will see something that I think is quite remarkable. If a dentist has completed treatment at an Ohio State ... [continue reading]

Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a series about marketing. To see the first article click here, and to see the second article click here. Recent studies have shown that consumers are exposed to more than 10,000 marketing messages each day. From the logo on your coffee cup to the radio commercial you heard on the drive to work to ... [continue reading]

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), an illness caused by a coronavirus, recently began showing up in the United States in very small numbers. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the MERS situation presents a very low risk for the general public in the United States. As of press time, the CDC reported two known ... [continue reading]

Since the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District's regulations requiring dentists to install an amalgam separator went into place in 2010, dentists in the area and the sewer district report the regulations have had a positive effect on dental practices and the environment. “Since installing an amalgam separator, my office is now more ... [continue reading]

One of the pleasures of the Ohio Dental Association presidency is visiting local societies and letting members know what they get for their dues dollar. This year, I asked local societies to encourage members to invite a non-member to the society’s meeting when ODA Executive Director Dave Owsiany and I talk about what the ODA does to ... [continue reading]

You can't pick up a dental publication without reading about the emerging demands and challenges facing the dental profession today. The list of issues facing the profession is endless. For example, studies from the American Dental Association and elsewhere indicate that dentists’ incomes have remained relatively flat in recent years while ... [continue reading]

In April, over 100 Ohio Dental Association member dentists and 50 dental students visited Columbus to meet with legislators and discuss the legislative issues of importance to dentistry as part of the annual ODA Day at the Statehouse. Their participation could not have come at a better time. The legislature is nearing completion of its work before ... [continue reading]

With two of my children graduating from college this year, I’m getting to be a connoisseur of commencement addresses. There is a fine art to this special form of speech. It is delivered to a crowd that expects little from the words and is interested only in how quickly it ends. Once completed, the audience can get on to the reason that they ... [continue reading]