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My son Brian and I had takeout Chinese food for dinner the other night. His fortune cookie said, “A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.” We both agreed that sounded like something written by someone in deep you-know-what who was trying to make himself feel better. So many of our problems are the result of ... [continue reading]

Last month I alluded to the fact that some of our profession’s specialists might have a more advantageous status in their dealings with third-party payers. Well ...  yes they do ... and more than just a few specialists reside in our profession’s penthouse accommodations. For you “young’uns,” way back when there ... [continue reading]

At this juncture of my career, I find myself obsessed with practice management courses versus those courses that teach the latest and greatest in endodontic technique. Does it mean that I am at the pinnacle of being an endodontist and all that is to be learned has been learned? “No … of course not” she emphatically stated. Is it ... [continue reading]

The Ohio State University College of Dentistry and Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine chapters of the American Student Dental Association both received ASDA Gold Crown Awards. CWRU won the Gold Crown Award for Quality of Website Information and OSU won first place for Predental Recruitment Initiative. ASDA Gold Crown Awards ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association's Member-Get-A-Member campaign can benefit current tripartite members while helping to grow participation in organized dentistry. Dentists who recruit any new, active member before Sept. 30 will be rewarded with a $100 gift card for each new eligible member they recruit (up to five new members and ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association’s consumer website, mouthhealthy.org, features a "Find a Dentist" section. Nearly 20,000 patients use this function to search for a dentist every month. The Ohio Dental Association also refers patients to the ADA’s “Find a Dentist” search feature to find a dentist in their area. Over the past ... [continue reading]

The 2016 ODA Annual Session will feature a wide variety of courses for the entire dental team, including hands-on courses and a variety of courses on Sunday based on feedback from attendees. Annual Session will be Sept. 15-18 in Columbus. The 2016 ODA Annual Session will be the main event celebrating the ODA's 150th anniversary. This ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association and the American Dental Association are lobbying for two pieces of legislation that would prohibit insurance companies from setting fees for non-covered services. Dental insurance plans are dictating fees for dental services that the insurance company does not cover for enrollees. This practice is fundamentally unfair ... [continue reading]

The Dental OPTIONS program is seeking volunteers to help provide care to Ohioans in need. Dental OPTIONS is a program provided through a joint partnership between the ODA and the Ohio Department of Health that helps eligible, low-income uninsured adults in Ohio obtain access to dental care by linking them with volunteer dentists. “OPTIONS is ... [continue reading]

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, and dentists are the first line of defense in early detection of the disease. Oral cancers are newly diagnosed in about 132 individuals each day in the U.S., but when found at early stages of development, oral cancer patients have an 80 to 90 percent survival rate. “Creating awareness, discovery, ... [continue reading]