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Save the date for the 2025 ODA Annual Session, which will be Sept. 25-27 in Columbus. The 2025 ODA Annual Session will offer many opportunities for attendees to connect, learn and excel, including CE courses, new technology, exhibitor networking and special events. Registration will launch this spring. Click here for more ... [continue reading]

First and foremost I would like to wish everyone reading this a very happy 2025! My sincerest hope is that you all were able to unplug for just a bit, enjoy the closeness of your family and friends, and recharge your batteries for the coming year. The New Year represents different things to us as individuals. For many, it is seen as a ... [continue reading]

As 2024 exited on Dec. 31, so did the 135th Ohio General Assembly. A General Assembly that ushered one of the most successful legislative agendas ever for the Ohio Dental Association. During the past two years, the ODA was able to finalize a new law that increased the reimbursement rates for dental Medicaid procedures by an average of 93%, join ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association has received many calls over the last number of months concerning Ohio’s new non-covered services law. It may be helpful to review the new law and the commonly asked questions concerning it so dental offices have a good idea of what to expect from its full implementation on Jan. 1, 2025. Background and key to ... [continue reading]

I’ve been thinking about language these days, which is nothing new for me.  As your editor, I’m supposed to be the “word guy” and I firmly believe that “words mean things!”  I’ve been reflecting on two nautical terms that perfectly capture the challenges of running a dental practice: floundering and foundering. While they sound ... [continue reading]

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to take my grandkids to Leeds Farm, a child-friendly experiential place with animals, games, hay maze, corn pits and all sorts of great activities near Marysville. I learned that this day had been set aside for families with children on the autism spectrum and I got to watch their joy as they, for this moment ... [continue reading]

Reporting entities, including dental offices, have a reprieve from filings pursuant to the most recent court order In another ruling related to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a District Court’s preliminary nationwide injunction related to the CTA’s reporting requirements, which would ... [continue reading]

As of Dec. 23, reporting companies, including most dental offices, DO have to comply with the reporting mandates of the Corporate Transparency Act. Because of the confusion and delay caused by the initial injunction that was just overturned, FinCEN is now giving reporting companies until Jan. 13, 2025, to make their filings. WHO IS REQUIRED TO ... [continue reading]

On Nov. 21, a group of Ohio Dental Association leaders met with the leadership of the new Bitonte College of Dentistry at ... [continue reading]

ODA membership dues are due Jan. 1, 2025 for the 2025 membership year. Members can renew: Online at www.oda.org/joinandrenew. By fax at (614) 486-0381. By mail to Ohio Dental Association, P.O. Box 734508 Chicago, IL 60673-4508. By phone at (800) 282-1526. Renew your membership to continue receiving access to all the Ohio Dental ... [continue reading]