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by Jackie Best      The Ohio State University chapter of the American Student Dental Association has teamed up with the Ohio Dental Association to create a new program to teach dental students about advocacy.      The new program – Advocacy Academy – kicked off Feb. 8 when eight members of the ... [continue reading]

by Jackie Best Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer will headline the Ohio Dental Association's Leadership Institute this year, where he will share his knowledge and leadership expertise with dentists who attend. The ODA Leadership Institute is Friday, May 18, 2012, and Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the Hilton Columbus Easton Town Center, 3900 ... [continue reading]

     It may be true that it is easier to recruit a midlevel provider (MLP) to rural areas than a dentist. Some have even argued that “any treatment is better than no treatment.” According to National Public Radio on November 14, 2011,1 Julie Rovner reported “in medicine midlevel providers are filling in the ... [continue reading]

“I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there.” Herb Caen      Yeah, I know, this is February, not New Year’s, but I’m writing this as I wait for the ball to fall in Times Square. Not that I’ll be awake that late, but I can dream, can’t I? Let’s talk about plans and ... [continue reading]

     A patient came in the other day with an emergency. She had fractured a molar crown. I quickly looked it up in her records and confirmed my fears.  Yes, it was one of mine.  I had placed the crown just a bit less than 2 years ago.      Why did it break? Insufficient prep?  Occlusion too ... [continue reading]

Last month, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I read an interesting study in the December 2011 edition of the Journal of the American Dental Association that shows the number of practicing African American Dentists in Cuyahoga County has decreased significantly since 1985.  The study, authored by Francis Curd, DDS, DMD, the assistant dean of ... [continue reading]

     Last year, the Ohio General Assembly and Gov. John Kasich adopted House Bill 93, a measure aimed at combating prescription drug abuse and diversion. HB 93 made several changes to Ohio law, including requiring licensure and additional oversight of pain management clinics, establishing a statewide take-back program to secure ... [continue reading]

     Each year, the Ohio Dental Association honors those who have offered distinguished service to dentistry, and members and local dental societies are encouraged to nominate those they know who have made extraordinary efforts to improve their profession and their world.      The ODA Awards of Excellence ... [continue reading]

CareSource is pleased to announce the launch of their new CareSource iConnect Program. The purpose of iConnect is to establish a community comprised of members to serve as the voice of the consumer. iConnect members will be asked to offer feedback on various CareSource related topics, questions and polls through electronic channels such as ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH), Oral Health Section will immediately begin accepting applications for the Ohio Dentist Loan Repayment Program (ODLRP). The application deadline is  March 1, 2012 (postmarked). To qualify for loan repayment, dentists must provide services in federally designated dental health professional shortage areas ... [continue reading]