Category: ODA Today

by Jackie Best      After reviewing a recent study that found a correlation between dental X-rays and the most common type of brain tumors, the American Dental Association continues to recommend that dentists order dental X-rays for patients only when necessary for diagnosis and treatment. The ADA also cites some reasons why ... [continue reading]

Last month, State Sen. Bill Seitz (R- Cincinnati) and State Rep. Bob Hackett (R-London) introduced legislation which would prohibit dental insurers from establishing fee schedules on dental services that the insurers do not cover for enrollees.   The ODA strongly supports the effort. Sen. Seitz’s proposal, Senate Bill 324, is assigned to ... [continue reading]

     I have received a significant amount of positive feedback related to my recent series of columns on the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of the legal challenges to President Barack Obama’s health care reform law.  This month, I continue to discuss issues related to this potentially landmark case that ... [continue reading]

     I spent most of this week dealing with the media fallout from the release of the Yale University study on dental radiographs and brain tumors.  Where I was talking to reporters, we all will be explaining things to our patients for quite a while.  My task as an ADA spokesperson is to put a story like this in ... [continue reading]

     One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”      The youth replied, “I’m throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is ... [continue reading]

The ODA Foundation achieved a significant milestone last year – surpassing the half million dollar mark in scholarships and grant awards. Since 1995, over $547,000 has been awarded for dental education in Ohio. Over the past several years, contributions and proceeds from the Foundation’s former raffle fundraiser specifically helped hundreds ... [continue reading]

Christopher A. Moore, MA - ODA Director of Dental Services The newest version of the American Dental Association’s Current Dental Terminology (CDT) will take effect on January 1, 2013. It will be the culmination of much work at the ADA and particularly the ADA Council on Dental Benefit Programs (CDBP) and its newly formed Code Advisory ... [continue reading]

The 2012 ODA Leadership Institute will be held on May 18-19, at the Hilton Columbus at Easton Town Center. Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer and Ohio Supreme Court Justice Yvette McGee Brown, will headline the Leadership Institute this year as keynote speakers. The ODA Leadership Institute will begin with registration at 10 a.m. on ... [continue reading]

The 2012 report of U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, “Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults” states “rates of smokeless tobacco use are no longer declining, and they appear to be increasing among some groups.” Based on recent Ohio tobacco use surveys, Ohio is one of the “groups” seeing an increased use of ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association’s 2012 Leadership Institute will feature a dean’s roundtable, where the deans from three dental schools will discuss issues facing the dental profession. Dr. Jerold Goldberg, of Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine; Dr. Patrick Lloyd, of The Ohio State University College of Dentistry; and Dr. ... [continue reading]