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There is no way a dentist can prevent a third-party payer from auditing or "red flagging" his/her claims. A dentist’s actions, however, can impact the likelihood of unwanted insurance company scrutiny. For example, providing significantly more crowns or core buildups or doing more than two quadrants of scaling and root planing on the same ... [continue reading]

The ADA and the ODA have political arms, ADPAC and ODPAC respectively. They also have a Council on Governmental Affairs. These are two separate entities, for a good reason, as the difference between politics and advocacy are increasingly on display these days. Many people consider politics as a dirty business and don’t want to have anything ... [continue reading]

One is lucky if one is surrounded by people who call us into occasional introspection. It is very easy, especially for those of us in our private offices, to create a cocoon where we interact with those people who make us feel we can do no wrong. In my life that person who calls me out fairly regularly is my mother. One day, a few years back, she ... [continue reading]

The ODA Foundation is now taking applications for the 2018 Access to Dental Care Grant, available to Ohio-based oral health-related programs that reach out to the underserved.  Applicants must be 501(c)3 organizations in Ohio. The application process is a two-step process with a letter of inquiry due by May 23, 2018, and the grant proposal ... [continue reading]

The Statewide Peer Review Workshop will be held in the morning of Friday, March 23 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (registration will begin at 7:30 a.m.) at the Hilton Columbus Polaris just prior to the Ohio Dental Association’s 2018 Leadership Institute. Attendees will learn regulatory and legal compliance strategies, risk management practices, ... [continue reading]

Ohio Dental Association membership dues must be paid by April 30 for the 2018 membership year in order to continue receiving exclusive member benefits. Any member who did not pay their dues by Jan. 1, 2018, is considered past due. Dentists who have not already renewed their membership should do so as soon as possible so that membership benefits, ... [continue reading]

The ODA Subcouncil on New Dentists is hosting an event immediately following Leadership Institute to help dentists, dental residents and dental students who are looking for a job or to buy into a practice match up with dentists who are preparing for a practice transition or looking to expand their practice. MATCH is a free event for members and ... [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 members. ... [continue reading]

Drs. David Ash, Tom Paumier and Jon Ash meet with Rep. Thomas West (D-Canton) during last year's ODA Day at the Statehouse. This year's Day at the Statehouse will be March 7. Day at the Statehouse, the Ohio Dental Association's most important grassroots advocacy event, will be March 7 in Columbus. Day at the Statehouse gives dentists, dental ... [continue reading]

Pete Luongo, former president and CEO of the Berry Company, will be speaking at the 2018 ODA Leadership Institute about how dentists can become leaders in their own practices. “Leadership is simply the ability to influence an outcome,” Luongo said. “For dentists, the outcome is to make sure the patient has a good ... [continue reading]