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The ODA has launched a new monthly podcast series called ODcAst: The Ohio Dental Podcast.  This monthly podcast is intended to be a convenient new communications vehicle featuring ODA staff members and other experts discussing the latest information related to the ODA and dentistry in Ohio. The first ODcAst is posted here and ... [continue reading]

A variety of hands-on courses will be offered at the 2017 ODA Annual Session, which is Sept. 14-17 in Columbus. This year's ODA Annual Session – Together Towards Tomorrow – will be Sept. 14-17 in Columbus. Annual Session will feature nationally known speakers, the largest Exhibit Hall in the region, fun social events and ... [continue reading]

Nowadays, during the first couple of weeks of dental school at The Ohio State University you are presented with all of the programs offered to you as extracurricular opportunities. Some social like Psi Omega Dental Fraternity, some educational like the Dental Entrepreneur Society, some with political focuses like our great ASDA chapter at Ohio ... [continue reading]

ADA President-Elect Dr. Joseph Crowley speaks to dental students, faculty and staff at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. American Dental Association President-Elect Dr. Joseph Crowley recently visited his alma mater, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, to address students, faculty and staff on the heels of his Oct. 24, ... [continue reading]

Those are the sweetest three words that we can hear; except for “I love you” when spoken by a significant other or our family. The month of February was so sweet because of how many times I heard "thank you" spoken to a dental professional.  This year 96+ Give Kids A Smile events were reported to the ODA involving thousands of ... [continue reading]

On Wednesday, April 26, the ODA will hold its annual Day at the Statehouse. This is organized dentistry’s biggest grassroots advocacy day in Ohio. The issues this year are extremely critical to the practice of dentistry, the dental profession, and dental patients across Ohio.  ODA’s Day at the Statehouse gives dentists the ... [continue reading]

The November 2016 election is in the rearview mirror and many Americans are happy to see politics take a back seat for a while. The reality is, however, that legislators and policymakers will continue making decisions that impact your future as a dentist. Health care remains in the midst of transformative change and many issues important to Ohio ... [continue reading]

Over two and a half years ago a major Ohio dental insurer changed its reimbursement rate and participation obligations for newly contracted dentists. At the time, the carrier reported it made the change in order to stay competitive with other preferred provider organizations (PPOs) that were reimbursing their contracting dentists at lower rates ... [continue reading]

I was talking with a patient recently about movies we loved and he recommended one that I had never before heard of.  His favorite was “A Good Year.”  This 2006 film by director Ridley Scott stars Russell Crowe as London-based bond trader Max Skinner.  He has built a career as a ruthless stock market speculator and has ... [continue reading]

The view of an independent woman has certainly changed over the years. On the shoulders of women who fought for the right to vote, we have certainly made great strides. In the ’60s women were proud to “bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan.” Their interpretation of freedom was the ability to be able to earn a living but ... [continue reading]