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Showcase your membership in the Ohio Dental Association by downloading the 2019 ODA member logo for use on your website or electronic communications. For more information and to download the logo, ... [continue reading]

ODA members can download and print employment posters from the ODA's website for free. All employers are required to post numerous employment posters in their offices. To download the posters, visit www.oda.org/member-center/resources/employment-posters/. These posters are only available to ODA ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association has released the CDT 2019, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2019. The new CDT includes 15 new codes, five revised codes and four deleted codes. The new “CDT: 2019 Dental Procedure Codes” is the HIPAA-recognized code set for dentistry. The ADA offers several CDT coding products, including books, training tools ... [continue reading]

The U.S. Postal Service offers a free service to help residents and businesses track their incoming mail, which can help to avoid theft of important mail. When you sign up for the service, you will receive an email containing grayscale images of the exterior, address side of incoming letter-sized mailpieces that are arriving soon. According to ... [continue reading]

Transportation assistance may be available for Medicaid patients who need a ride to an appointment. Patients who are a member of a managed care plan or MyCare Ohio plan can contact the Ohio Medicaid Hotline for consumers at 1-800-324-8680 or ohiomh.com for ... [continue reading]

On Nov. 14, the Ohio Dental Association along with the Columbus Dental Society hosted a Street of Dreams event for third- and fourth year dental students at The Ohio State University. 5 students attended the event, where they toured several dental offices. Dr. Beth Loew served as tour guide, and the students toured the offices of Dr. Shelly Lee, ... [continue reading]

On Oct. 24, the Ohio Dental Association, the Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine and Greater Cleveland Dental Society hosted a Street of Dreams event for third and fourth-year dental students at Case Western Reserve University. 22 students attended the event, where they toured several dental offices. Dr. Stuart Katz served as tour ... [continue reading]

The application period is now open for dental societies that would like to apply for a 2019 recruitment grant from the ODA. The proposed program must be a recruitment initiative with the goal of obtaining new members, and 25 percent of the total cost of the program must be funded by the component dental society. Events cannot be purely social and ... [continue reading]

The 2019 ODA Leadership Institute will be held March 15 and 16, 2019 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton Hotel in Columbus. Speakers at the 2019 Leadership Institute will include Dr. Joe Crowley, who will speak about his term as president of the American Dental Association, Dr. Purnima Kumar who will speak about e-cigarettes and oral health; Mike ... [continue reading]

Ohio Gov. John Kasich recently appointed Dr. Timothy V. Kyger to the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB). Kyger, who has been in practice in Gallipolis since 1978, was recommended by the Ohio Dental Association. He is a member of the American Dental Association, Ohio Dental Association, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, American Academy of Fixed ... [continue reading]