Category: ODA Today

The Ohio Dental Association is seeking nominations for its 2021 Awards of Excellence program. The ODA’s Awards of Excellence program recognizes those who offer distinguished service to dentistry and improve oral health care by offering treatment, outreach or education. Members and local dental societies are encouraged to nominate those ... [continue reading]

Every few years, the ODA does an in-depth membership survey that asks all ODA members to provide feedback on our programs, events, publications, etc. The members are also asked to rate what they value most about their membership in the ODA. In the most recent membership survey, the ODA’s efforts in “providing members with information about ... [continue reading]

Since the beginning of this pandemic there has been much discussion around the COVID-19 vaccine. Now that we are a little over a month into vaccinating people, there are still many questions left to be answered. For many the vaccination is a light at the end of the tunnel and a way out of this pandemic. However, others are skeptical about the ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Council on Dental Care Programs and Dental Practice continues to monitor and address third-party payer issues on the ODA membership’s behalf. One issue of particular note that the council has been monitoring involves silent discount arrangements that are commonly known as “silent PPOs,” “ghost PPOs” or ... [continue reading]

What should we remember? Years from now, when we look back … Author Paul Coelho said, “Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen or by having everything happen all at once.” I’ve been writing lately about charting our course forward carefully, with intention and optimism. This month, I would like to ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Department of Medicaid recently announced coverage of certain new ADA Current Dental Terminology (CDT) 2021 procedure codes effective January 1, 2021. Coverage effective January 1, 2021 includes the following services: Two new frenectomy procedure codes, D7961 buccal/ labial and D7962 lingual, will replace a single non-specific ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association seeks member dentists to fill potential upcoming at-large positions on ODA councils. The ODA is seeking nominations for at-large positions on the association’s Council on Access to Care and Public Service, Council on Dental Care Programs and Dental Practice, and the Council on Membership Services. Nominations for ... [continue reading]

ODA members can download and print employment posters from the ODA’s website for free. All employers are required to post numerous employment posters in their offices. To download the posters, visit oda.org/member-resources/employment-posters/. These posters are only available to ODA ... [continue reading]

The 2021 Ohio Dental Association member logo is now available for members to download. The ODA member logo can be used by dentists on their websites, electronic communications and e-newsletters to highlight their membership in the ODA. To download the member logo, visit www.oda.org/member-center/news-media/oda-logo/. After logging in and ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association has released the CDT 2021, which took effect Jan. 1, 2021. The new “CDT: 2021 Current Dental Terminology” is the HIPAA-recognized code set for dentistry. The ADA offers several CDT coding products, including books, training tools and an app, which can be found at adacatalog.org or by calling the ADA Member ... [continue reading]