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One of the most highly valued ODA member benefits is the opportunity to network with dentists from across the state. Being a member of the ODA can help save you money, make your practice life easier and benefit you professionally. Here are 10 reasons why being a member of the ODA is valuable. To join together with other dentists ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association has been looking into new membership benefits to support dental offices, including a group purchasing arrangement and endorsing an in-office dental plan platform. These benefits and others are being explored by the ODA’s DSO Task Force, which Dr. Steve Moore formed during his presidency at the 2017 ODA House of ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association offers many resources for dentists who are in a practice transition, including for those dentists who are opening a new practice or expanding their practice. Dr. Kari Cunningham, a pediatric dentist, recently opened a new practice in Euclid. Her commercial real estate agent found office space in a well-known medical ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Services Corporation (ODASC) works on behalf of member dentists to endorse products and services and secure discounts for ODA members. ODASC focuses on the main "pain points" for dental offices and the things that dentists say they need. “When you’re looking for a product or service for your office, check ... [continue reading]

The issue of preventing drug diversion and opiate addiction is important to the dental profession and the Ohio Dental Association.  The Ohio Dental Association has been proud to partner with policymakers and other interested parties to address this critical issue over the last several years. The number of prescription opioids dispensed to ... [continue reading]

Throughout our lives, many of us try to give a helping hand to someone in need.  It is with this kind of thinking that the Subcouncil on Dentists Concerned for Dentists (DCD) was formed to help Ohio dentists with alcohol or substance abuse problems. I have spoken with many dentists who were unaware of DCD or were unfamiliar with its ... [continue reading]

As most of you know, aside from college football “season,” summer is my favorite season. Golf, camping, golf, concerts, golf, picnics, golf and golf. Summer arrives in June and June marks the middle of the calendar year. It’s hard to believe that my presidency is more than half over. We are constantly working to achieve our goals ... [continue reading]

Last month, my column discussed the Ohio State Dental Board's recent efforts to reform its rules related to specialty recognition and advertising. This process started more than two years ago and is starting to take its final form. As part of the rule-making process in Ohio, certain rules must be submitted to the Ohio Common Sense Initiative (CSI) ... [continue reading]

Over the next two months we will be taking a closer look at each one of the dental team members to understand exactly what the Dental Practice Act allows each of them to do. As all of you know in Ohio we are fortunate to have a strong dental team made up of dentists, dental hygienists, expanded function dental auxiliaries, and dental assistants. ... [continue reading]

Ohio Dental Association membership surveys have consistently reported that ODA members rank the "monitoring [of] the dental insurance industry and advocating dental insurance benefits" as a high priority objective for the association. The dentists who volunteer their time at the American Dental Association, ODA and local dental societies and the ... [continue reading]