Category: ODA Today

     I just watched the latest installment of the James Bond movie franchise and, while it was an excellent movie, I have to admit to being somewhat troubled.  From the beginning, 007 was suave and self-assured, always in command and ready with a pithy phrase, laughing in the face of danger.  Daniel Craig, the newest ... [continue reading]

“For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three.” Alice Kahn    Today, I unloaded the last three boxes of old record albums so I could transform them into MP3s to play on my iPod while I walk. I listened to them while I recorded, and just as I had remembered, the sound was great – rich ... [continue reading]

     I would like to applaud the Ohio Dental Association and the Ohio Dental Political Action Committee for their legislative success over the last decade. It is easy with the level of success the dentists of Ohio have enjoyed during this time period for us to become  complacent and assume that the formula for success at ... [continue reading]

     Blake first came to my office when he broke his wisdom tooth while eating some “hard candy.” That was the start of our dentist-patient relationship, or more importantly, our friendship. The date was Aug. 8, 2000. Over the years we have learned a lot about each other. I know that Blake does not like to floss and ... [continue reading]

Jackie Best, Managing Editor On Oct. 22 during the American Dental Association Annual Session, the ADA House of Delegates elected ODA Past President Dr. Ronald Lemmo as the ADA Treasurer. “I am honored and privileged to have been elected by the ADA House of Delegates as Treasurer,” Lemmo said. “I am grateful for the confidence ... [continue reading]

It appears likely the City of Akron will not require dentists within its sewer district to install amalgam separators. Instead, the city intends to strongly recommend that dentists who place or remove or in other ways handle amalgam, including teeth that contain amalgam restorations, install amalgam separators. The recommendation will be ... [continue reading]

Lighthouse Practice Management Group Inc., creators of award winning Lighthouse 360, have partnered with the Ohio Dental Association Services Corporation (ODASC) as its recommended automated patient communications software for dentists. “Automated patient communications can be a significant asset to a dental practice,” said Dr. Billie ... [continue reading]

Jackie Best, Managing Editor      The Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine recently finalized a program with Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel, to prepare foreign graduates for Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) training and specialty training at Case Western.      The ... [continue reading]

Jackie Best, Managing Editor The Ohio Dental Political Action Committee (ODPAC) reached a fundraising milestone this year as it received more than $250,000 in contributions. This year, nearly 40 percent of ODA member dentists became members of ODPAC. Such strong support gave dentists across Ohio a unified voice at the Statehouse and in the ... [continue reading]

The process to join is easy and you set the level of participation. You decide the number of patients to see each year and the frequency; and the type of patient – elderly on a fixed income, working poor, single parent, disabled and so on. You do the dentistry. Regional referral coordinators handle the paperwork and other administrative tasks ... [continue reading]