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Applications for the ODA Foundation's 2019 scholarships and grants are now open.  Available scholarship opportunities for 2019 include: Dental Student Scholarship for dental students who are Ohio residents, members of ASDA and who will be D2s, D3s and D4s in Fall 2019. Mercer Leadership Scholarship for OSU dental students entering their ... [continue reading]

Dr. William M. Black. Dr. William M. Black passed away Jan. 21, 2019. He was born April 16, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Frederick W. Black, DDS and Adele Marshall Black,who preceded him in death along with his sisters, Louise Kocher (Jack) and Catharine League (Paul). He was also preceded in death by his first wife, JoAnn Groves Black ... [continue reading]

In a recent interview with the BBC, Mel Brooks, one of my comedic heroes, called the current political correctness culture "stupid." He further said that, “It’s not good for comedy. Comedy is the lecherous little elf whispering in the king’s ear, always telling the truth about human behavior.” Brooks’ famous film, ... [continue reading]

According to last year's ODA membership survey results, member dentists rate "lobbying on behalf of the dental profession" as the ODA’s highest priority. As practicing dentists, members understand that dentistry is a highly regulated profession and that it is important for policymakers to understand how their decisions might impact oral ... [continue reading]

Dentists are well respected professionals and are trusted members of any community. As such, state law and the ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct (Code) place obligations upon dentists to report abuse and neglect at certain times. It is important for dentists to be familiar with the legal and ethical requirements surrounding ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association continues to see problems for many dentists when it comes to obtaining third-party payer reimbursement for core buildups. Sometimes these problems have resulted in the third-party payer requesting additional information from the dentist, denying the claims for the service or disallowing the claim in question. (Generally ... [continue reading]

I was watching a video podcast of a motivational business speaker the other weekend and he was talking about the value of establishing a positive work-life balance. He’s well known and respected – and he was giving the TED talk, after all – so who am I to dispute his claim. However, I’ve got more mileage on me than he does ... [continue reading]

I wanted to share with you that a few weeks back I was shaken to the core by something that happened in my personal life. A good friend of mine died suddenly, age 50, leaving behind his devastated wife, and two small children age 4 and age 6. Being close to the family, I took it upon myself to step in to organize and settle his affairs and bring ... [continue reading]

Windows 7 will go into an "End-of-Life" status on Jan. 14, 2020, and Microsoft will no longer release security updates for Windows 7. Without updates from Microsoft, dental offices that continue to run Windows 7 or older operating systems could be at an increased risk for serious security problems from viruses, spyware and other malicious software ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association and American Dental Association partner with dentists and local dental societies to help make the Give Kids A Smile program a success. As a benefit of membership, offices can receive product support, volunteer CE for dentists and hygienists providing free dental care and promotional materials for their GKAS events. GKAS ... [continue reading]