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Aug 31 2016
Ohio Gov. John Kasich recently appointed Dr. Michael Ginder and Dr. Kumar Subramanian to the Ohio State Dental Board.
Ginder is a general dentist from Athens. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from The Ohio State University in 1996. He then went on to complete a hospital-based general practice residency in Wilmington, Delaware. He has ... [continue reading]
Jul 25 2016
The Governor's Cabinet Opiate Action Team recently e-mailed dentists a short video to view on acute pain opioid prescribing guidelines. These guidelines were developed in conjunction with clinical professional associations, healthcare providers, licensing boards and state agencies.
The Ohio State Dental Board will approve 2 credit hours of C.E. ... [continue reading]
Jul 12 2016
Ohio is currently working to implement a recently-passed law regarding terminal distributor of dangerous drugs (TDDD) licensing. The law requires prescribers that either personally compound drugs or possess compounded drugs to obtain a TDDD license from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy.
This law impacts all prescriber practices that were previously ... [continue reading]
Aug 1 2013
Last month, the Ohio State Dental Board took the first step in initiating several proposed rule changes that could impact dental offices and personnel. The board submitted its proposed changes and accompanying business impact analysis for public review and comment.
The proposal includes changes to the dental assistant radiographer certificate ... [continue reading]
Apr 17 2013
In 2010, the Ohio General Assembly, with the backing of the Ohio Dental Association and Ohio Dental Hygienists' Association, created the Oral Health Access Supervision Program (OHASP). OHASP allows dentists to utilize dental hygienists in designated underserved locations outside of the traditional office setting under a relaxed level of ... [continue reading]
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