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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 American Student Dental Association (ASDA) Board of Trustees awarded Lydia Lancaster the 2014 Ryan Turner Memorial Scholarship. Lancaster is a class of 2016 dental student at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. She will receive a $2,500 scholarship and funding to attend ASDA’s National Leadership Conference, Oct. 31-Nov. 2 in ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association is hosting a free new dentist event at The Wilds. Dentists in practice for 10 years or less are invited to come with their families to The Wilds on Oct. 25. Lunch will be provided, and family activities will take place throughout the day. The Wilds is a safari park and conservation center located in Southeast ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Rising Star Award recognizes a young leader in dentistry with outstanding leadership and initiative and a strong commitment to volunteerism within the community and the profession. Past award winners often continue on to become leaders of organized dentistry on the local, state and national level. Dr. Thomas Kelly, a ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Rising Star Award recognizes a young leader in dentistry with outstanding leadership and initiative and a strong commitment to volunteerism within the community and the profession. Past award winners often continue on to become leaders of organized dentistry on the local, state and national level. Dr. Matt Messina, a ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Rising Star Award recognizes a young leader in dentistry with outstanding leadership and initiative and a strong commitment to volunteerism within the community and the profession. Past award winners often continue on to become leaders of organized dentistry on the local, state and national level. Dr. Ronald Lemmo, a ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Rising Star Award recognizes a young leader in dentistry with outstanding leadership and initiative and a strong commitment to volunteerism within the community and the profession. Past award winners often continue on to become leaders of organized dentistry on the local, state and national level. Dr. Billie Sue Kyger, ... [continue reading]

The 2014 Ohio Dental Association Annual Session has much to offer new dentists — a CE discount, a course designed specifically for new dentists, an evening reception and the Exhibit Hall. The 2014 Annual Session — ODA Live — will be Sept. 11-14 in Columbus. This year’s Annual Session also features a course aimed specifically at new ... [continue reading]

In today's marketplace a dentist establishing a practice or trying to improve upon an existing practice faces several challenges to attract new patients. Among those challenges are regulatory and legal restrictions on how a dentist can attract new patients. The Ohio State Dental Board has developed a regulatory scheme governing how a dentist may ... [continue reading]

Since it's passage in 2009, dentists across the country have asked, "What impact does the ACA have on me and my practice?" I have been wondering the same thing, so decided to do a little research. There are still many unknowns, but I have been able to pull out a few items that I think will be useful to my colleagues. First, to address dentists as ... [continue reading]