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While in Houston for the ADA meeting, I enjoyed a ride with a most interesting UBER driver.  His car was decked out with small white Christmas lights on the ceiling in the back.  With long stringy gray-brown hair and beard, Jerry looked like a retired member of the band ZZ Top.  It was early evening, and we were returning to our hotel from ... [continue reading]

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It’s safe to say that the past few years have presented new difficulties, obstacles and changes to all of our lives. We want you to know that in these unpredictable times, it has confirmed the importance the ODA placed on developing a private, member-owned health care option several years ago. The ODA Wellness Trust Board is dedicated to ... [continue reading]

Registration for 2023 Give Kids A Smile events is now open. Dentists, their staff members and others planning to hold Give Kids A Smile events any time in 2023 should plan to register those activities. Events registered between Oct. 1 and Nov. 15, 2022 will qualify to receive free products to support their events such as toothbrush and toothpaste ... [continue reading]

Dr. Lori Fitzgerald began her term as Ohio Dental Association president at the ODA House of Delegates in September. In this Q&A with “ODA Today,” Fitzgerald looks forward to her term. What are some of the issues you expect the Ohio Dental Association to face during your presidency? How do you think the ODA should address these ... [continue reading]

Dr. David Kimberly, past president of the ODA, installs the 2022-23 Ohio Dental Association Executive Committee. From left: Dr. Kelly Roth, speaker of the House of Delegates; Dr. Kyle Bogan, treasurer; Dr. Hal Jeter, vice president; Dr. Brett Pelok, secretary; Dr. Lori Fitzgerald, ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association House of Delegates met Sept. 15 and 16 in conjunction with the 2022 ODA Annual Session in Columbus. During the meeting, the House of Delegates adopted several resolutions, including: Updating the association’s policy, “Statement on Preventive Coverage in Dental Plans,” to include language that addresses ... [continue reading]

Open enrollment for the ODA’s health benefits plan, the ODA Wellness Trust, is available from Oct. 15 through Nov. 15. The ODA Wellness Trust is available exclusively to ODA members and their staff and features a more extensive provider network than most individual health insurance plans. It also has a wide range of deductible options to fit ... [continue reading]

A call for nominations is now extended for dentist board member positions on the Ohio State Dental Board. The Ohio Dental Association has the opportunity to recommend nominees to the governor of Ohio for possible dentist board member openings on the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB), which may be vacant in April 2023. The board member positions ... [continue reading]

A new Ohio law mandating e-prescribing went into effect Friday, Sept. 23. The law requires prescriptions for schedule II-controlled substances to be done electronically, however, those prescribers who write 50 or fewer schedule II prescriptions per year are exempted from the requirement. There are also exceptions in situations where it is ... [continue reading]