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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently appointed a new member and reappointed three members to the Ohio State Dental Board. Dr. Kelly Kirtland, a pediatric dentist in Cleveland, was appointed to her first term on the board. Kirtland received her DDS degree from Baylor College of Dentistry, a General Practice in Dentistry Residency certificate from ... [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, three for $250 or six for $500. This year’s first place prize is winner’s choice of a Vacation of a Lifetime through LuxGive or a $10,000 cash prize. The second place prize is 2023 ... [continue reading]

This year’s ODA Annual Session will feature an event to help member dentists, dental residents and dental students who are looking for a job connect with dentists who are preparing for a practice transition or looking to expand their practice. Career Connections is a free event hosted by the ODA Subcouncil on New Dentists and will take place ... [continue reading]

OhioDDS is a Group Purchasing Organization built to save members money. Created and operated by the ODA Services Corp., this free member-only program allows ODA dentists exclusive access to discounted pricing on dental supplies, equipment and services. We partner with three strong vendors to provide OhioDDS participants with savings and ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Jobs & Ads Board makes it easy to find and post job listings and other advertisements. Dentists looking for an associateship position, to buy a practice, to purchase equipment, or rent space can find listings on our Jobs & Ads Board. To view our Jobs & Ads Board, visit www.oda.org/jobs-ads/. Ads are ... [continue reading]

As my term is wrapping up, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize all that the ODA team members do for us on a daily basis and bestow well deserved accolades and express my appreciation to them, for you all know within your own practices that it is the team that makes the dream work. It goes without saying that we are all indebted ... [continue reading]

The ODA has been very active in advocating for a substantial increase in the state’s funding of Ohio’s dental Medicaid program. We have engaged state leaders for the last two years as we prepared for passage of the state’s budget for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. These efforts are paying off. The state budget that passed the Ohio General ... [continue reading]

In communication with patients, other practices or other practitioners there are certain circumstances where records can be requested, and it is important to understand your responsibilities when those scenarios arise. Ohio Revised Code section 3701.74, which includes dentists and dental hygienists by definition, is clear on one thing in this ... [continue reading]

On occasion, the Ohio Dental Association receives calls from member dentists who have seen their claims for dental services provided to a family member denied solely because the patient or subscriber is related to the dentist. The calls oftentimes involve patients or subscribers who have benefits as an employee of, or union member who works for, a ... [continue reading]

Enter any major retailer at the moment, and you’re sure to see beach towels, sparklers  and picnic supplies heavily discounted as the retail world shoos away summer and makes room for the colorful onslaught of Back-to-School merchandise. At the time of this writing, summer is in its golden hour, and all too soon its twilight will be upon us, ... [continue reading]