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Question: Can a dentist who is not under contract to an insurance company be forced to accept the insurer’s allowed fee solely because the dentist accepted assignment of benefits from the patient? Answer: Providing nothing else is going on, no. Just as a patient/subscriber and a dentist cannot obligate an insurance company or other ... [continue reading]

As we near the end of another year, this is a time of reflection for me. Around the dental school, we are putting the final touches on another admissions cycle and it is time for us to plan next year with 120 new members of our profession. I have a busy spring ahead, as I am the course director for two courses: Practice Management for the third ... [continue reading]

Being a dentist, I always thought we were natural born leaders. We lead our teams at work. We often take on volunteer roles in our ... [continue reading]

Dedicated to Dentistry. Benefiting Dentists. Membership in the Ohio Dental Association has many benefits ... [continue reading]

The 2022 ODA House of Delegates passed a resolution to develop and implement a dental staff recruitment campaign to help member dentists meet their staffing needs. The resolution was submitted by the ODA Workforce Working Group, which was established by the Dental Education and Licensure Committee in 2021 to address the shortage numbers of ... [continue reading]

Registration for the ODA Annual Session includes access to 18 free hours of online CE, available until Dec. 31, 2022. Didn’t register for the in-person event? No problem, you can still register to access our online CE. Online CE courses offered through ODA Annual Session: Oral Health Access Supervision Program, presented by a panel of ... [continue reading]

The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has begun installment billings for Private Employers for the July 1, 2022 rate year. Your premium payments for the rate year are based on the installment schedule that you selected. In July of 2023, you will receive your annual Payroll True Up Report from the BWC, where you will report your actual ... [continue reading]

Northeast Ohio Medical University announced in September that it will pursue the development of a College of Dentistry. In 2021, the University began exploring the feasibility of a dental college, including the number of training sites for dentists, curricular needs and the financial sustainability, according to a press release. The NEOMED Board ... [continue reading]

Membership dues statements and electronic renewal notices were recently sent out to ODA members. Members who indicated previously that they prefer to receive membership communications electronically will not receive a paper statement in the mail and will only receive e-notifications. Dues are due Jan. 1, 2023, for the 2023 membership year. Renew ... [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]