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Legislation to create a dental therapist in Ohio was introduced in the Ohio Senate on May 17. The Ohio Dental Association is strongly opposed to this legislation. Senate Bill 330 creates a new midlevel dental provider, a dental therapist, plus changes the delegable duties and supervision of hygienists, assistants and EFDAs. Sen. Peggy Lehner ... [continue reading]

OSU dental student Spencer Tepe, Dr. Joe Crowley and Dr. David Vorherr meet with Ohio Sen. Bill Seitz (far left) at the 2016 ODA Day at the Statehouse to talk about issues important to dentistry. The Ohio Dental Association provides a wide range of products and services to help make the entire dental team's job easier, so that dentists ... [continue reading]

Ohio Gov. John Kasich's Mid-Biennium Review proposes several new strategies to fight opiate abuse, including requiring dentists to be licensed with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to be able to purchase and distribute controlled substances. Several bills regarding Kasich’s Mid-Biennium Budget Review have been introduced by state lawmakers, ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association began offering a new way for dentists to pay their membership dues beginning with the 2016 membership year - Reward Program Payment with Benco Dental. The Reward Program Payment allows dentists to redeem their Benco Dental BluChips® for a dues credit toward their ADA, ODA and local dental society dues. “Cost ... [continue reading]

The Ohio House of Representatives adopted a resolution in April honoring the Ohio Dental Association on its 150th anniversary. “This is a clear demonstration of the positive relationship that we enjoy with the legislature,” said ODA President Dr. Chris Connell. The resolution states that “recognition of this prestigious ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Services Corp. (ODASC) launched the ODA Wellness Trust in March 2015 to create an affordable health benefit option for ODA member dentists and their staffs. The Ohio Dental Association Wellness Trust is a self-insured employer plan that allows participants to avoid some of the regulations and requirements of the ... [continue reading]

Table Clinics have always been a part of dental continuing education meetings, and they continue to adapt with the times. They have been known as poster sessions and essay programs, and were the main focus of the ODA’s first Annual Session in 1866. During the ODA’s 150th ODA Annual Session, attendees will again have the opportunity to ... [continue reading]

I live and practice in the Dayton metro area (live north and practice south).  Over the past couple of months in southwest Ohio there have been an unusual number of wrong-way accidents on local freeways caused by drunk drivers.  All of these incidents resulted in the loss of lives; one such incident had five fatalities.  The ... [continue reading]

Recently, I had the privilege to be an honored guest at the Senior Awards Ceremony for the Ohio State University College of Dentistry. Once again, I enjoyed the opening remarks from Dean Patrick Lloyd about the college, its accomplishments throughout the year, the faculty and their commitment to excellence, and the students – all of them. He ... [continue reading]

State Sen. Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering) recently introduced Senate Bill 330, which would create a new dental provider in Ohio. Under the proposal, this new “dental therapist” would, after just three years of training post-high school, be able to perform a broad scope of practice and duties, including diagnosis of dental disease, ... [continue reading]