Category: ODA Today

The 2024 ODA Leadership Institute is scheduled for March 22-23, 2024 at the Hilton Columbus Polaris Hotel. Leadership Institute is the ODA’s award-winning program developed to help all ODA members become more successful and effective leaders in their dental practice and their profession. Attendees consistently rank the event as one of the top ... [continue reading]

Where does time go? I started the journey as your president one year ago with the intentions of accomplishing grandiose plans to move the needle of membership within the ODA. I had hoped to bridge relationships among men and women, seasoned and new dentists, DSO and private practice models. I have so enjoyed the opportunity of visiting several ... [continue reading]

The ODA’s House of Delegates (HOD) will be meeting in Columbus in conjunction with the ODA Annual Session on Sept. 21-22. The HOD is the ODA’s supreme governing body and is made up of 135 ODA member dentists from across the state who are selected to serve from their local dental societies. The HOD determines the policies and sets the direction ... [continue reading]

In this column of the “ODA Today” I try to be cognizant of questions I am hearing from members and help relay answers to common questions or hot topics. This edition is no different and comes about due to questions that I have heard over the last few months. The main question that I am referring to in this article is what can I do about credit ... [continue reading]

One of the more common calls the Ohio Dental Association receives from member dentists involves the coordination of benefits (or possible issuance of refunds) for patients who are covered by multiple dental benefit plans. While the patient may benefit by having a lesser out-of-pocket expense, their multiple coverages can present administrative ... [continue reading]

Today’s column is going to sound like a rant but it isn’t one. It’s just me reflecting like always on things that I think and talk about every day. Every time I engage in any dental community, be it online forums or some written article in some dental economic publication of the day, I feel that the topic of work force issues bubbles to the ... [continue reading]

Pictured are Drs. Matthew Shaughnessy, Jimmy Zimmerman, III, Amar Vagadia, Brian Gallagher, Zachary Christoff, Jeffrey Evanko and Britni Skoda at the New Dentist Social. The 2023 ODA Annual Session is Sept. 21-23 in Columbus. Learn more and register at ... [continue reading]

Remote Area Medical (RAM) is planning an event in Columbus on Sept. 23-24. Volunteer dentists, oral surgeons, hygienists and assistants are needed at this event. The two-day clinic will be held at East High School, located at 1500 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205. This clinic is in collaboration with the Columbus Community Host ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association House of Delegates will elect the next 7th District trustee to the American Dental Association at its meeting in September. The 7th District Trustee represents Ohio and Indiana on the ADA Board of Trustees, which is the managing body of the ADA. The trustee is elected from Ohio or Indiana based upon a rotation ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association House of Delegates will elect the next 7th District trustee to the American Dental Association at its meeting in September. The 7th District Trustee represents Ohio and Indiana on the ADA Board of Trustees, which is the managing body of the ADA. The trustee is elected from Ohio or Indiana based upon a rotation ... [continue reading]