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Dr. Alex Mellion is the 2019 recipient of the N. Wayne Hiatt Rising Star Award. As a new dentist, Dr. Alex Mellion is committed to organized dentistry and has been involved at the local and state levels. In recognition of his efforts, he will receive the Ohio Dental Association N. Wayne Hiatt Rising Star Award on Friday, Oct. 4 at the Callahan ... [continue reading]

Medworks Inc., a nonprofit organization that holds large scale health care and dental clinics to provide free care for those in need, will receive the Ohio Dental Association Access to Dental Care Program Award on Friday, Oct. 4 at the Callahan Celebration of Excellence, held in conjunction with the 153rd ODA Annual Session. Medworks was founded ... [continue reading]

Dr. Mark Vogley, a general dentist in Chagrin Falls, recently published a children's book called "Tooth Poop - The Truth About Dental Cavities." Dr. Mark Vogley, a general dentist from Chagrin Falls, has dreamed of writing a children's book to help motivate kids to take care of their teeth since the beginning of his career. His dream recently ... [continue reading]

For some reason, when I hear of or witness ethics violations, that bothers me more than standard of care issues. Don’t get me wrong. Consistently cranking out bad dentistry is a problem, but everybody has a bad day or an "oops" occasionally. But in my mind, there is no excuse for violating the ethics standards set forth by the ADA in ... [continue reading]

Most dentist employment contracts include a "restrictive covenant" or "non-compete" clause. Generally, this type of clause is 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 ... [continue reading]

I feel like I have lied to you because I stated in my last column that this would only be a two-part series. I know, you were excited that you would only have to read two articles jam packed with statutes and rules. However, we are going to make this a three-part series because the last two members of the dental team have more tasks to cover. So ... [continue reading]

Ohio Dental Association members continue to address situations where an insurance company or other third-party payer wants to recover funds from reimbursement amounts they have previously made to the dentist. The causes for the initial incorrect payment, or overpayment, vary. Sometimes the initial payment was made to the dentist and other times it ... [continue reading]

So, which is more interesting: a vintage Aston Martin DB5 or a Honda Civic? For the uninitiated, a 1964 DB5 is the car that Sean Connery famously drove as James Bond in the movie “Goldfinger.” Ejector seat aside, which is a better car? If we think about the definition of better, by just about any objective measure or performance ... [continue reading]

Before you read further, know that there is no answer. Dentistry, unlike medicine, has not looked at patient safety in an organized fashion, and our attention to safety comes episodically in response to “hot button” issues like infection breakouts or high lead levels in off-shore laboratory products. We simply don’t know how safe ... [continue reading]

This year's ODA Annual Session will feature an event to help dentists, dental residents and dental students who are looking for a job match up with dentists who are preparing for a practice transition or looking to expand their practice. MATCH @ ODA Annual Session is a free event hosted by the ODA Subcouncil on New Dentists and will take place ... [continue reading]