Category: ODA Today

On Oct. 24, the Ohio Dental Association, the Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine and Greater Cleveland Dental Society hosted a Street of Dreams event for third and fourth-year dental students at Case Western Reserve University. 22 students attended the event, where they toured several dental offices. Dr. Stuart Katz served as tour ... [continue reading]

The application period is now open for dental societies that would like to apply for a 2019 recruitment grant from the ODA. The proposed program must be a recruitment initiative with the goal of obtaining new members, and 25 percent of the total cost of the program must be funded by the component dental society. Events cannot be purely social and ... [continue reading]

The 2019 ODA Leadership Institute will be held March 15 and 16, 2019 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton Hotel in Columbus. Speakers at the 2019 Leadership Institute will include Dr. Joe Crowley, who will speak about his term as president of the American Dental Association, Dr. Purnima Kumar who will speak about e-cigarettes and oral health; Mike ... [continue reading]

Ohio Gov. John Kasich recently appointed Dr. Timothy V. Kyger to the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB). Kyger, who has been in practice in Gallipolis since 1978, was recommended by the Ohio Dental Association. He is a member of the American Dental Association, Ohio Dental Association, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, American Academy of Fixed ... [continue reading]

Dr. Ruchika Khetarpal participated in the Institute for Diversity in Leadership, and through the program she created DATPath Accelerator to help increase diversity in the field of dentistry. I will not forget my first day walking into the meeting room at the American Dental Association (ADA) building in Chicago. The room was a buzz! (Most ... [continue reading]

As my teaching career at OSU has evolved, my role as an educator has taken on more of a medical model. Most of my week, I actively treat patients in the dental clinic in the medical center and have fourth-year dental students with me in more of an attending/student relationship than the traditional dental clinical instructor experience. This works ... [continue reading]

In recent months, the Ohio Dental Association has received an increased number of calls from ODA member dentists regarding the proper way to report the names of the treating dentist and billing entity to third-party payers. Most of the calls were prompted by a dental practice bringing on an associate for the first time and some involved dentists ... [continue reading]

One of the most common questions I receive at the ODA is how to terminate the dentist-patient relationship in a proper way. I think this is the case because it is not something that a dentist does on a normal basis and they want to ensure they are doing it correctly. Terminating the dentist-patient relationship requires the dentist to exercise ... [continue reading]

As 2018 comes to a close, it is worth reflecting on the amazing impact Ohio's dental leaders have had on organized dentistry and the dental profession. In October, Dr. Joe Crowley from Cincinnati concluded his term as ADA president and Dr. Ron Lemmo from Cleveland concluded his term as ADA treasurer. I have worked with them both for more than 20 ... [continue reading]

Ah, the holiday season is upon us. As a matter of fact, it has been upon us since August. Yes, that’s correct. I actually saw holiday decorations right next to the school supplies at a local superstore. (Copyright laws forbid me from mentioning the name, but it rhymes with “shwalmart.”) My first thought was, “WHY?!?” ... [continue reading]