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Mercy Medical Center in Canton worked with migrant children to provide dental check-ups for its Give Kids A Smile event in July. Give Kids A Smile is a national access to care initiative where dentists donate dental care to underserved children that are in need of care. Give Kids A Smile events and initiatives take place throughout the year, and ... [continue reading]

Dr. Denise Antalis at her office’s Give Kids A Smile event in Cambridge. My practice has been hosting Give Kids A Smile events for the past three years in our office in Cambridge, Ohio.  On that day, my team, other volunteers and I donate our time and services to children under the age of 18 who are accompanied by an adult.  Each child ... [continue reading]

Dr. Frank Beck, program director for the General Practice Dental Residency Program at Mercy Health. Mercy Health is the 2016 winner of the ODA Access to Dental Care Program Award. The Mercy Health Dental Residency Program in Youngstown will receive the Ohio Dental Association Access to Dental Care Program Award on Friday, Sept. 16, at the ODA's ... [continue reading]

The Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine and The Ohio State University College of Dentistry have made a major impact on the profession of dentistry throughout their histories. For their contributions, they will receive the Callahan Memorial Award on Friday, Sept. 16, at the ODA's 150th Anniversary Gala and Award Celebration, held in ... [continue reading]

Dr. Ken Brandt is a 2016 Marvin Fisk Humanitarian award winner. Dr. Ken Brandt has been instrumental in creating and maintaining a program to help veterans in need of dental care. In recognition of his efforts, he will receive the Ohio Dental Association Marvin Fisk Humanitarian Award on Friday, Sept. 16, at the ODA's 150th Anniversary Gala and ... [continue reading]

The ODA Annual Session registration fee includes the ability to earn up to 20 free CE credits.  Free CE courses are offered on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Annual Session.  In addition, attendees have the opportunity to earn CE credits while attending the Table Clinics on Friday in the Exhibit Hall.  All of the free ... [continue reading]

My time as president of the Ohio Dental Association is drawing to a close. As I look back, there are so many who help contribute to the success of the ODA and I want them to know how valuable and important they are, long after my time in leadership has concluded. I am so grateful to the volunteer leaders, who are those that provide the ideas and ... [continue reading]

Two recent federal court cases have raised significant issues about how dentists may advertise related to the services they provide. In January 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas issued a ruling invalidating a Texas State Board of Dental Examiners rule that prohibits a licensed dentist from advertising as a specialist ... [continue reading]

On May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act to protect individuals from discrimination in health care on basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability and sex, including discrimination based on pregnancy, gender identity and sex stereotyping. ... [continue reading]

In 2008, the Ohio General Assembly passed the Healthcare Simplification Act. One provision of this law, Ohio Revised Code 3963.05, required the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) to prescribe the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) credentialing application form in electronic or paper format for physicians. It also required ODI to ... [continue reading]