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State Reps. Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) and Anthony DeVitis (R-Green) testify in favor of House Bill 184 - the Ohio Dental Care Optimization Act of 2017 - before the Ohio House Health Committee on May 17. State Reps. Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) and Anthony DeVitis (R-Green) testified in May in favor of legislation to improve access ... [continue reading]

Drs. David Ash, Tom Paumier and Jon Ash meet with Rep. Thomas West (D-Canton) during ODA Day at the Statehouse. The ODA organizes Day at the Statehouse once a year for members to speak to their legislators about issues important to dentistry and to presen There are many reasons why dentists become a member of the Ohio Dental ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association recently launched a new Find-a-Dentist tool to help get more patients in members’ chairs. The new Find-a-Dentist tool provides consumers with a user-friendly experience and additional search fields to easily find an ADA dentist. Prospective patients will be able to search by payment options, benefits accepted, ... [continue reading]

Ohio Gov. John Kasich recently appointed Dr. Andrew Zucker, a general dentist from Sandusky, to the Ohio State Dental Board. “I feel uniquely positioned to serve on the dental board because of my involvement in organized dentistry, connections throughout the state and knowledge of a lot of issues affecting dentistry,” Zucker said. ... [continue reading]

ODA Foundation trustees with the 2016 ODAF scholarship recipients. Holding the check are Dr. E. Karl Schneider (left) and Dr. Kim Gardner (right). In honor of Schneider, the ODA Foundation will award the Dr. E. Karl Schneider Humanitarian Scholarship each I lost a close friend at the end of March. By now most of you know that Dr. E. ... [continue reading]

Third-party payment can be a source of frustration and administrative burden to both patients and dental practices. If a practice is facing an insurance issue it is unable to resolve, then the dentist may want to consider submitting information to the Dental Insurance Working Group to determine if the ODA has a role in addressing the matter. The ... [continue reading]

Legislation to improve access to dental care in Ohio was recently introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives. House Bill 184 – the Ohio Dental Care Optimization Act of 2017 – was introduced by Reps. Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) and Anthony DeVitis (R-Green) on April 12. The Ohio Dental Association strongly supports this ... [continue reading]

Drs. Andrew and Bill Zucker meet with Rep. Steven Arndt (R-Port Clinton) during the 2017 ODA Day at the Statehouse. More than 100 dentists, dental residents, students and spouses met with their state senators and representatives at the 2017 Ohio Dental Association Day at the Statehouse on April 26. “ODA Day at the Statehouse is a seminal ... [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]

More than a third of HIV patients develop oral conditions from immune systems compromised by the virus and its treatment, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). While advances in HIV treatment have dramatically improved patient lifespans and quality of life, nagging side effects remain; among the most common is chronic inflammation ... [continue reading]