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Oct 16 2023
Registration for the ODA Annual Session includes access to up to 26 hours of online CE, free with the cost of registration. Online CE will be available until Dec. 31, 2023. Free online courses include: Radiography review.
OSHA exposure control training.
Opioid CE.
OHASP course (note: the same course was also offered at last ... [continue reading]
Oct 16 2023
ODA members have recently reported a fraud scheme in which scammers have impersonated Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents. One member reported that a DEA impersonator called her and said if she did not cooperate, she would lose her dental license. A second impersonator called and requested that she write him a prescription. The DEA ... [continue reading]
Oct 16 2023
Open enrollment for the ODA’s health benefits plan, the ODA Wellness Trust, is available from Oct. 15 through Nov. 15. The ODA Wellness Trust is available exclusively to ODA members and their staff and features a more extensive provider network than most individual health insurance plans. It also has a wide range of deductible options to fit ... [continue reading]
Oct 16 2023
A call for nominations is now extended for dentist board member positions on the Ohio State Dental Board. The Ohio Dental Association has the opportunity to recommend nominees to the governor of Ohio for possible dentist board member openings on the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB), which may be vacant in April 2024. The board member positions ... [continue reading]
Oct 16 2023
Dr. Manny Chopra began his term as Ohio Dental Association president at the ODA House of Delegates in September. In this Q&A with “ODA Today,” Chopra looks forward ... [continue reading]
Oct 16 2023
The ODA regularly surveys its members. If you have ever attended an ODA event – whether it is the Leadership Institute, Day at the Statehouse, or Annual Session – chances are you received a survey from us following the event. If you participated in a specific ODA program or utilized an ODA-endorsed product, we likely sent you an electronic ... [continue reading]
Oct 16 2023
Efforts by the Ohio Dental Association, Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM), Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio General Assembly and other advocates to increase fees paid to dentists who treat patients covered by Ohio Medicaid will soon pay off as a new Medicaid dental fee schedule is slated to take effect on Jan. 1, 2024. The fee increase will be the first of ... [continue reading]
Oct 16 2023
During my campaign for the ADA Trustee position, my column had to go on hiatus. ... [continue reading]
Oct 16 2023
In the course of writing this column and other academic exercises that occupy my semi-retirement, I come across human behaviors that perplex me and lend truth to the old adage, “You couldn’t make that stuff up!” Some items make me pause and ask where we are as a species. Others make me sad. I thought these, across the spectrum of funny to ... [continue reading]
Sep 6 2023
The Ohio Dental Association has released an updated version of its regulatory compliance guide to help ODA members ensure they are in compliance with numerous Ohio regulations. The guide – “Ohio Dentist Advisor: Your Guide to Regulatory Compliance” – was created by the Ohio Dental Association as a benefit to ODA members. The Ohio State ... [continue reading]
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