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After about three decades into the profession, Dr. Bill Claytor noticed he was becoming more cynical at work and often felt exhausted by the end of the day. “I realized I lost some of that drive I associated with early in my dental career,” he said. “I always enjoyed dentistry, but I saw the early signs of burnout.” For him, it was ... [continue reading]

Millennials. I'm not a human Google, but I can think of no greater buzzword in the past couple of years, except for maybe "selfie" (and now "flossing!"). "Millennial" is a word that surprisingly elicits a polarized, emotional response for the majority of individuals. A word that is often viewed as a charged bubble, released to fly and feared to ... [continue reading]

The 2018 ODA Annual Session featured many hands-on workshops, team building courses, front office courses and more. The 2018 ODA Annual Session – More Engagement = More Achievement – featured top-notch CE for the entire dental team, an Exhibit Hall where attendees could comparison shop and purchase products for their office, ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association House of Delegates met Sept. 13 and 14 in conjunction with the 2018 ODA Annual Session in Columbus. During the meeting, the House of Delegates adopted several resolutions, including: Adopting the association’s policy on opioid prescribing, Adopting the association’s position to urge third-party payers to ... [continue reading]

Open enrollment for the ODA’s health benefits plan, the ODA Wellness Trust, is available from Oct. 15 through Nov. 15. The ODA Wellness Trust is available exclusively to ODA members and their staff. The ODA Wellness Trust features a more extensive provider network than most individual health insurance plans and includes almost all of the ... [continue reading]

ODA President Dr. Michael Halasz. Dr. Michael Halasz, a general dentist in Kettering, was installed as president of the Ohio Dental Association on Sept. 14 during the ODA’s 152nd Annual Session in Columbus. As president of the ODA, Halasz will serve on the ODA’s Executive Committee overseeing the management of the association ... [continue reading]

Many of the 2018 dental student scholarship recipients gathered at the ODA Annual Session to meet the Foundation's trustees and thank them for supporting their dental education. In September, the ODA Foundation awarded its 2018 grants and scholarships. For the second consecutive year, the total amount awarded was more than $125,000. This year, ... [continue reading]

Dr. Rolf Behrents, the 2018 recipient of the Callahan Memorial Award, with Dr. Joseph Mellion, chairman of the Callahan Commission. Dr. Rolf Behrents has been a leader in orthodontics education and research throughout his career. In recognition of his efforts, he received the Callahan Memorial Award from the Ohio Dental Association on Friday, ... [continue reading]

Since the introduction of federal privacy regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), dental offices have focused their attention on the security and safeguarding of the health information they gather on patients in the course of treatment. Concerns about patient privacy have forced offices to exercise ... [continue reading]

A recently adopted law in Connecticut has prompted a number of questions from Ohio Dental Association member dentists concerning similar situations in Ohio. The Connecticut statute, which went into effect on Oct. 1, allows dentists in that state to refuse insurers’ virtual credit card claims payment methodology (i.e., “single-use ... [continue reading]