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Dec 5 2011
Visit the Resource Library to see previous issues of ODA ... [continue reading]
Nov 22 2011
The American Dental Association will convene in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 10-13 for the ADA 2011 Annual Session. The ADA Annual Session will also host the 2011 ADA House of Delegates. 16 ODA members will serve as delegates during the ADA House of Delegates meeting.
Among the issues that the ADA House of Delegates will consider at Annual ... [continue reading]
Nov 22 2011
Ohio Dental Association members will receive tripartite membership dues statements this month. ODA membership dues payments are due Jan. 1, 2012 for the 2012 membership year.Tripartite membership affords member dentists access to experts on regulations and legal issues; savings with member discounts on continuing education, insurance plans and ... [continue reading]
Nov 22 2011
The end of a calendar year often brings thoughts of retirement. Ohio Dental Association members who have retired from the practice of dentistry can receive ODA benefits at a fraction of the cost of active membership. ODA members with Retired Membership status pay a quarter of ODA active dues but receive 100 percent of the benefits. To qualify for ... [continue reading]
Nov 22 2011
Keith Kerns, Esq.ODA Director of Legal and Legislative ServicesThis fall, dentists and dental hygienists will receive licensure renewal information from the Ohio State Dental Board. As was the case during the last two renewal periods, the board will direct licensees to renew licenses and report continuing education compliance online. The ... [continue reading]
Nov 22 2011
In the 14-plus years since the first patient was seen through the Dental OPTIONS (Ohio Partnership To Improve Oral health through access to Needed Services) program, volunteer treatment values total more than $15.5 million in dental care.Since 1997, the Dental OPTIONS Program has helped many Ohioans in need of reduced-fee or free treatment. In the ... [continue reading]
Nov 22 2011
ODA StaffEach year, the Ohio Dental Association honors those who have offered distinguished service to dentistry, and members and local dental societies are encouraged to nominate those they know who have made extraordinary efforts to improve their profession and their world.The ODA Awards of Excellence recognize men and women who give of their ... [continue reading]
Nov 22 2011
Ken Jones, DDS – Guest Columnist "Never confuse movement with action." Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961) When it comes to "access," a lot of people around the country talk a really good game – and that's about it. They often have jobs where they don't treat patients, able to pay or not. They often put down others who disagree with their ... [continue reading]
Nov 22 2011
Matthew J. Messina, DDS – Executive Editor I had the chance to sit down for lunch recently with a group of younger dentists. We talked about the future, and their perception of where the profession was going. They had significant concerns about changes that threatened their dreams and made them wonder if their practice would exist in the ... [continue reading]
Nov 22 2011
David J. Owsiany, JD – ODA Executive Director Survey Says! Last spring, the Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio (UHCAN-Ohio) – a group that heretofore has had little interest in access to dental care – claimed that a survey it sponsored showed support for the "dental therapist model" in Ohio. And just last month, the ... [continue reading]
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