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One of the busiest times of the year has come and gone in the Ohio legislature. The biennial operating budget (House Bill 166) has passed the House and Senate and has been signed by the governor. The budget has to be passed by July 1 in order for the state to continue to operate. However, this year lawmakers were still working out the details of ... [continue reading]

Peg Cissell, former ODA director of finance and COO of ODASC, is the recipient of this year’s Achievement Award. After 34 years of serving the profession of dentistry in Ohio, Peg Cissell, ODA director of finance and COO of ODASC, retired from the Ohio Dental Association at the end of July. In recognition of her contributions, she will receive ... [continue reading]

Dr. Stephen Fabry is this year's recipient of the Marvin Fisk Humanitarian Award. Dr. Stephen Fabry is dedicated to providing dental care for people in need in his community and internationally. In recognition of his efforts, he will receive the Ohio Dental Association Marvin Fisk Humanitarian Award on Friday, Oct. 4 at the Callahan Celebration of ... [continue reading]

The Toledo Dental Society recently created a new initiative to help patients properly dispose of their unused medications. The initiative provides patients with a Drug Disposal Solution card that has information about where they can dispose of unused medications. It was created by Dr. Bill Zouhary, a general dentist in Rossford. The Toledo Dental ... [continue reading]

Dr. Frank Williams, a past president of the Ohio Dental Association. Dr. Frank Williams, a past president of the Ohio Dental Association, passed away on July 12. “In my professional life, there are only a few colleagues that have accomplished what may be called by the Harvard Business Review as, ‘Breakthrough Leadership.’ Dr. ... [continue reading]

Dr. Jeffrey Krause, an oral surgeon in Westerville and a sergeant with the Westerville Division of Police, recently medaled in all 13 shooting events that he participated in at the Ohio Police and Fire Games. Dr. Jeffrey Krause, an oral surgeon in Westerville and a sergeant with the Westerville Division of Police, recently medaled in all 13 ... [continue reading]

As many of you know, I'm a Facebook (FB) junkie. That could be a good thing, or a bad thing and it usually depends upon the day. I think that FB can be a great sounding board. It can be very entertaining. It can be a great place to look for advice. In fact, you can get advice even when you don’t ask for it! FB has different groups you can ... [continue reading]

In last month's column, I discussed “non-compete” clauses in dentist employment contracts. Those clauses are intended to prevent an employee dentist from competing with the employer dentist after the end of the employment relationship. Usually these “non-compete” clauses include a specific time period following conclusion of employment and ... [continue reading]

The long awaited end to this three-part series comes to you this month as we dive in to look at the role of an expanded function dental auxiliary (EFDA) in the office. Over the past decade we have seen each member of the dental team flourish in their role because of what the dental practice act allows each of them to do. This team approach to ... [continue reading]

It appears the Ohio Dental Association has played an instrumental role in overturning a decision to terminate the participating provider status of a number of ODA member dentists with one of Ohio's Medicaid HMOs. Earlier this year numerous ODA member dentists received correspondence from DentaQuest stating that their offices would no longer be ... [continue reading]