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As we come to the end of 2021 it is important to recap the year at the statehouse and look ahead to the coming year. As crazy as 2020 was, 2021 has also been full of challenges due to the pandemic that is still going on throughout the world. The ODA lobby team has been very busy this year. In the beginning of 2021, which seems like much longer ... [continue reading]

Last month’s Dental Insurance Corner discussed a letter that was recently sent from a major dental insurer to numerous Ohio dentists concerning their practices’ utilization patterns. Insurance companies utilize auto-adjudication to process more claims than ever. Auto-adjudication is the automated process of paying or denying claims quickly ... [continue reading]

Every time we fly, we hear flight attendants reciting their variation on the FAA oxygen mask rule. “Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead compartment. Please place the mask over your own mouth and nose before assisting others.” We’ve heard these instructions so many times that it doesn’t register for ... [continue reading]

Many of you know that for the past one year I have been on a personal transformational path. While the physical is obvious, the mental is what I want to talk about here. Between turning 50 last December and COVID stress eating, I had put myself in an unhealthy place. I avoided mirrors, stopped getting on my scale and hid behind layers of ... [continue reading]

The ADA is considered America’s leading advocate for oral health. My concern is that in setting policies or standards for our profession not based in true science but politicized information of the CDC we will lose our autonomy. Everyone has the personal right to make a choice based on their age, health status and other influences such as ... [continue reading]

ODA membership dues are due Jan. 1, 2022 for the 2022 membership year. Members can renew online at www.oda.org/joinandrenew, by fax at (614) 486-0381, by mail to Ohio Dental Association, P.O. Box 734508 Chicago, IL 60673-4508 or by phone at (800) 282-1526. Renew your membership to continue receiving access to all the Ohio Dental Association ... [continue reading]

Dentists and dental hygienists need to renew their licenses by Dec. 31 using the State of Ohio’s eLicense system at www.elicense.ohio.gov. As part of licensure renewal, dentists must earn 40 hours of CE, including two hours of opioid CE. The ODA offers a free opioid CE course to meet this requirement. Dentists and hygienists can also earn CE ... [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 2022. The board member positions ... [continue reading]

The 2022 ODA Leadership Institute is scheduled for March 18-19, 2022 at the Hilton Polaris in Columbus. Leadership Institute is the ODA’s award-winning program developed to help all ODA members become more successful and effective leaders in their dental practice and their profession. Attendees consistently rank the event as one of the top ... [continue reading]

Dentists and team members can log in to the ODA Virtual Annual Session at their convenience until Dec. 31 to earn up to 33 hours of CE through 18 courses and visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall. Don’t miss this opportunity for convenient and affordable CE to complete your CE requirements to renew your license. Register and access virtual courses ... [continue reading]