Category: ODA Today

     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]

     A recent study found an increase in the number of patients seeking dental care in emergency rooms.      Preventable dental problems were the primary diagnosis in an estimated 830,590 ER visits nationwide in 2009, which is a 16 percent increase from 2006, according to research by the Pew Center on the ... [continue reading]

     Back by popular demand: your Ohio Dental Association and Bank of America Practice Solutions will help you through the process on Friday, April 27, 2012. You will discover the keys to:      • Starting your first office.      • Expanding or relocating your current ... [continue reading]

     Problem employees can disrupt any business, but they have potential to do significant damage to small businesses.  This is particularly true in dental offices, where employees work closely with the public and in close proximity to other staff members.  One of the most difficult issues a dentist must handle as a ... [continue reading]