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Whether you're a recent graduate trying to pay off student loan debt, or a dentist who recently opened a practice, becoming financially stable is important. Paying off student loans According to the American Dental Association, the average student loan debt is over $200,000. After graduation, dealing with this amount of debt can seem ... [continue reading]

Social media provides a great, free opportunity for practices to market themselves, and having a plan in place will help you make the most of the opportunity. Whether you’re just getting started on creating social media accounts for your practice, or if your practice has been using social media for some time, the following considerations ... [continue reading]

When it comes to the Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature, better known as the CDT Code, most dentists have the same basic questions about their proper use. Common concerns include what to do if you can’t find a code that matches your procedure, how to react if your claim gets denied and where to go for help. Collected by the ADA’s ... [continue reading]

The 2014 Annual Session — ODA Live — will be Sept. 11-14 in Columbus, Ohio. The event will feature CE for the entire dental team, the largest Exhibit Hall in the area and special events and opportunities to connect with colleagues from across the state. The ODA Annual Session also has programming aimed at new dentists. ODA members who have ... [continue reading]

Several ODA member dentists and dental students meet with Speaker of the House William Batchelder and Ohio Rep. Terry Johnson during the ODA’s Day at the Statehouse. This year's ODA Day at the Statehouse was a busy event, full of meetings with legislators, a hearing on legislation supported by the ODA and a press ... [continue reading]

Dentists attend a breakout session at the 2014 Leadership Institute on third-party payer issues presented by ODA Director of Dental Services Chris Moore. The 2014 ODA Leadership Institute gave dentists a chance to learn about current trends and issues in dentistry, reconnect with colleagues and re-energize. “As I am becoming ... [continue reading]

Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a series about marketing. To see the first article, click here. Too many businesses think that "if you advertise, they will come." But "they" will not necessarily respond if you haven’t established a reason for "them" to take action. And that action begins with branding. Actually, your ... [continue reading]

The ODA Foundation achieved a significant milestone in 2013 – the highest amount given for grants and scholarship in a single year, $101,230 – bringing the amount awarded for dentistry in Ohio since 1995 to more than $743,000. Hundreds of Ohio dental school students have received scholarship assistance through the years – and ... [continue reading]

The Dental OPTIONS program recently adjusted its patient eligibility requirements in response to Medicaid expansion in Ohio to better serve patients in need. With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, more adults are now eligible for Medicaid, and therefore are no longer eligible to participate in Dental ... [continue reading]

When we usually think of “dental safety net” programs, we are drawn to clinics, public health programs, hospitals and dental educational programs like our two dental schools and the advanced general practice residencies across our state. This list also includes local programs run by societies, faith-based groups and local health ... [continue reading]