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License renewal for dentists and hygienists and registration renewal for EFDAs (depending on original date of registration) is currently under way, and licenses will expire on Dec. 31. License renewal must be completed online at eLicense.ohio.gov. The ODA has received several questions about the renewal process this year and reached out to the ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association has retained 96.2 percent of its 2016 membership, which is up slightly from last year. Moreover, 19 of its 25 local component dental societies have retained 95 percent or more of their 2016 membership. Following is a list of those societies: Western Ohio Dental Society (100 percent) Tuscarawas County Dental Society ... [continue reading]

Jennifer Barrord, a fourth-year dental student at CWRU, participates in an outreach event with Care Alliance Health Center at a senior apartment building. The ODA Foundation awarded Care Alliance Health Center with the Callahan/Henry Schein Cares Award for Improving Access to Care, providing $5,000 to support its senior oral health outreach ... [continue reading]

I love the holiday season. Christmas always brings back memories of the wonderful time I had as a child. My parents always made it a fun time. The searching out of the perfect tree. Bringing it home, decorating it and the rest of the house. And of course, the anticipation and excitement of opening the beautifully wrapped gifts. Every year I watch ... [continue reading]

The ODA's Task Force on Auxiliary Utilization and Access to Care continues to research and develop proposals related to enhancing access to dental care in Ohio, better utilizing the existing dental team, and modernizing Ohio's dental laws to reflect advancements in technology. In recent years, the task force’s work has led to legislation ... [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 at times receives calls from member dentists concerned about insurance company claim denials because the carrier determined the work the dentist provided was not medically necessary. If appealing the denial does not provide a satisfactory resolution to the matter, then the dentist and patient may want to consider ... [continue reading]

Growing up, I loved maps. I was fascinated by the ability of ancient cartographers to determine how the topography and boundaries should be drawn, given the fact that they never left the ground to see from above. It all had to be done in their mind and then committed to paper. When they were drawing the coastline, accuracy was paramount. A ... [continue reading]

I’m still just a kid at heart ... but after my recent fall trip to Disney World, I realized Walt’s venue might be considered an oxymoron. Disney World is a human mousetrap! Disney’s physiological mission statement, perhaps could be, “We are dedicated to rewarding you with pleasurable thoughts and feelings – over and ... [continue reading]

Can we win the fight for oral health for all Ohioans? Some would think yes and believe that with improvements in access to care, all Ohioans will rush to the dentist and emerge as faithful members of a dental home family and enjoy a full and functional dentition for life. I am a little more tempered in my enthusiasm. A day or two before writing ... [continue reading]