Category: Opinion & Editorial

By Paul S. Casamassimo, DDS, MS, FAAPD, FRCSEd - ODA President; Matthew J. Messina, DDS - Executive Editor; Ken Jones, DDS, JD - Guest Columnist; Robert Buchholz, DDS - Guest Columnist; Ryan Walton, DDS - Guest Columnist This month, the “ODA Today” columnists are taking a look at what they think the profession of dentistry will look ... [continue reading]

By Stephanie SiskChicago Dental Society Surveys, reports and forecasts all hint at a shifting, sometimes confusing, landscape for dentistry: The outlook for dentists is strong, so say forecasts including that from the U.S. Bureau of Statistics. Between 2010 and 2020, dentistry is expected to grow by some 32,200 jobs, a 21 percent ... [continue reading]

To the editor: I wanted to share how great my experience on the Ohio Dental Association Committee on Access to Care and Public Service (CACPS) has been. The opportunity to meet and work with one of the finest state level organizations in organized dentistry has just been a tremendous experience. The staff at the ODA is top notch and really set the ... [continue reading]

Resolution 11-13: New Dentists’ Involvement at ODA and Dental Schools The 2013 House of Delegates passed a resolution charging our Subcouncil on New Dentists to provide the 2014 House with a report on the state of the new dentist in Ohio. I was pleased that the House saw the urgency to look at our next generation of dentists. They are our ... [continue reading]

There is a great deal of talk these days about looking to the future, trying to decide what is likely to happen so that we may better plan for it.  My friend, author and business guru Mark Sanborn often says that “predicting the future is easy – predicting it correctly is very hard.”  From Nostradamus on down, there ... [continue reading]

“It is far easier to entertain than it is to educate.” – Unknown “It is far easier to educate if you are entertaining.” – Kdj It’s been a long time since a certain head of the OSU College of Dentistry’s department of full dentures chewed my butt for not taking notes in his class. Now, I no longer ... [continue reading]

Last month’s rant about the general lack of happiness in the country, especially as it relates to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was so well received that I suspect that there are many of you that are as annoyed as I am.  In fact, if return emails are an indication (and they usually are), there’s a great deal of pent up anger ... [continue reading]

 “In the year 2525, If man is still alive If woman can survive, They may find, In the year 3535 Ain’t gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies Everything you think, do, and say Is in the pill you took today”ii – Zagar and Evans It’s always interesting to predict the future. Everyone seems to have a different ... [continue reading]

Three years ago I had no clue of the whereabouts of Salt Lick and Lynch and the counties of Harlan, Bath and McCreary. But then again, I had no clue that the practice of dentistry would be a faint vision in my rear view mirror of life. I traveled to these Kentucky cities and counties this summer, as a volunteer for Lexington Kentucky’s ... [continue reading]

I have spent a great deal of time this summer discussing the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the profession of dentistry and the country as a whole. While we can debate the overall effect of the law on individual practices and the general health of the American public, I had an epiphany recently when I stepped back and looked at the ... [continue reading]