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The Ohio Dental Association Services Corp. (ODASC)’s new health insurance plan, the Ohio Dental Association Wellness Trust, is now in effect. The plan is available to all members and their staffs. Below are some common questions ODA members have been asking about the new plan. What is the Ohio Dental Association Wellness Trust? The Ohio ... [continue reading]

The following article is part of a series of reviews encompassing various medical issues relevant to dentistry today. The ODA Dental Education and Licensure Committee (DELC) recruited a handful of experts to write these concise reviews to inform our member dentists about the most current opinions, positions and evidence on the topics. We hope ... [continue reading]

There was much confusion among dental practitioners, orthopedic surgeons and patients after the 2012 Joint Recommendations from the AAOS/ADA related to antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with prosthetic joints. While it appeared clear that there was no scientific evidence for a protective benefit of prophylaxis and no association between dental ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association is excited to announce new resources for membership recruitment and retention. Dentist-to-dentist contact is the proven, most successful form of outreach. In order to help facilitate dentist-to-dentist outreach, the ODA has created a toolkit of resources for members to use when contacting non-members and non-renewed ... [continue reading]

On March 18, Dr. Steve Moore and I testified before the Ohio House Health and Aging Committee in favor of House Bill 95, which would prohibit the practice of dental insurance companies setting prices for services the insurers don’t even cover (see related story "ODA presents testimony in favor of non-covered services legislation"). Below is ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association is again receiving calls from dentists upset about the discounts they're being asked to give certain patients. A common theme among the callers is that the dentist has been directed to discount his/her fees for patients of plans the dentist has not signed a contract with. How can this be? What’s the payer’s ... [continue reading]

The obvious lesson in the debacle of NBC TV news anchor Brian Williams is to stick to the truth and not overstate your resume. History is a stubborn thing. No matter what, the facts have a strange way of coming out eventually. I certainly don’t condone his actions, but I feel sad for him. I hate to see anyone crash and burn, even if it is ... [continue reading]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC as we know them, in between scrambling to prevent Ebola’s establishment on our shores and searching for dusty vials of anthrax in its labs, has begun to release new data on early childhood caries (ECC). This new information points to a 180 degree turn for a dental condition that just 10 ... [continue reading]

How many times in the last year have you seen an advertisement for a new piece of technology, or a new dental material, or a new business seminar? If you’re anything like me, then the answer is probably thousands. Now think of those advertisements. How many of them promised to increase your production? How many promised to improve the oral ... [continue reading]

The annual ODA Foundation raffle is one of the primary sources of funding for oral health-related grants and scholarships. Raffle tickets are $100 each or six for $500,­ and only 700 will be sold. This year’s raffle prizes are: First Prize: Winner’s choice of a 2 year/12,000 mile lease (Lease terms established by Crown Mercedes) ... [continue reading]