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Since the advent of federal privacy regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), dental offices have focused their attention on the security and safeguarding of the health information they gather on patients in the course of treatment. Concerns about patient privacy have forced offices to exercise caution on ... [continue reading]

The state's largest dental benefits program, Ohio Medicaid, is implementing new rules effective Jan. 1, 2016. The wide-ranging rules impact coverage and payment policies for dental services and related oral health services. More than 2.6 million Ohioans are covered by Medicaid, the state and federally funded health insurance program that covers ... [continue reading]

I just returned from America’s Dental Meeting, the ADA Annual Session, in Washington, D.C. I had the chance to meet with old friends and make new ones, as being in a city full of dentists is one of the singular pleasures of the ADA meeting. While there is a tremendous diversity of opinion among dentists about the future of the profession, ... [continue reading]

Most every portion of a human’s anatomy has some type of implied ratio, average measurement (metric or inches) or classification by shape. The distance between the pupils of our eyes is the most critical measurement currently being used by Interpol and the NSA. Yes, we’re being measured! There are even studies about head size and its ... [continue reading]

If you are old enough to have watched “Seinfeld,” back in the 1990s, you may be familiar with the term “anti-dentite” which was the theme of an episode poking fun at dentists and society’s negative view of the dental experience. We were represented by the veteran actor, Robert Wagner, and Bryan Cranston, most recently ... [continue reading]

The Ohio State Dental Board appointed Harry Kamdar, MBA, as executive director at its Sept. 16 meeting. Kamdar has served as chief financial officer/deputy director of the Ohio Department of Health since 2011. Before that he served as business transformation manager/Ohio Shared Services finance lead at the Ohio Office of Budget and ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association's Council on Dental Care Programs and Dental Practice (CDCPDP) is seeking qualified ODA members to fill an upcoming vacancy on the council. At its meeting Jan. 19-20, the CDCPDP will make a recommendation to the ODA Ad Interim Committee relative to who should fill the upcoming vacancy on the council.  The Ad ... [continue reading]

Dr. Ralph "Jim" Snelson, a general dentist from Warren, received the Ohio Dental Association Achievement Award on Sept. 18 at the Callahan Celebration of Excellence in Columbus. “He was a great supporter of bringing new people into organized dentistry, and pushing many to get and stay involved,” said Dr. Joseph Baytosh, immediate past ... [continue reading]

Dr. Stephen Simpson, a general dentist from Stow, received the Ohio Dental Association Distinguished Dentist Award on Sept. 18 at the Callahan Celebration of Excellence in Columbus. “Through his many years of personal and professional service, he exemplifies a member of our profession who has worked in the service of others,” wrote Dr. ... [continue reading]

Dr. Ruchika Khetarpal, a general dentist from Cincinnati, received the Ohio Dental Association N. Wayne Hiatt Rising Star Award on Sept. 18 at the Callahan Celebration of Excellence in Columbus. “Dr. Khetarpal joined the Cincinnati Dental Society in 2009 and during the past six years has been very involved both locally and statewide,” ... [continue reading]