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Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of articles about workforce and staffing issues brought to you by the ODA Dental Education and Licensure Committee as a benefit for ODA members. To view past articles, visit www.oda.org. Introduction We firmly established in the first two articles in this series that there is a crisis in ... [continue reading]

Dr. George R. Williams has served as a leader in organized dentistry since his time as a pre-dent student. In recognition of his efforts, he will receive the Ohio ... [continue reading]

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Maybe you’ve just decided to establish a dental membership plan for your practice. Or perhaps you’ve been running one on your own for some time. Either way, congratulations! Now you’re at a point where you want to maximize your membership plan, make it work for you, and help your practice, not hold it back. Picture this: you can easily ... [continue reading]

As a member of the Ohio Dental Association (ODA), you gain access to invaluable resources, including our advocacy efforts at the Statehouse to address unfair policies and eliminate burdensome regulations affecting the practice of dentistry in Ohio. We provide you with the regulatory guidance on the safe functioning of your practices, continuing ... [continue reading]

The ODA does much to support its member dentists, including through advocacy, dental insurance assistance, public service programs, continuing education, the ODA Annual Session and Leadership Institute, regulatory compliance assistance, and much more. In addition to these direct benefits, the ODA has also developed strong partnerships with ... [continue reading]

This month we will wrap up the top legal issues in the dental office. Please look back over the last two articles to review all topics and as always contact the ODA with your questions. 4.) Treatment of Minors with Separated, Unmarried or Divorced Parents Under Ohio law, courts may designate parents into two categories: resident parents and ... [continue reading]

Even though the new version of the American Dental Association’s Current Dental Terminology (CDT) will not take effect until Jan. 1, 2025, Ohio Dental Association member dentists interested in seeing changes made to the CDT should be thinking about submitting their revision suggestions now. The CDT’s purpose is “to achieve uniformity, ... [continue reading]

Some years ago, I was in New York City doing an interview as an ADA spokesperson. I returned from the studio to my hotel and picked up my bag. It had been a long day already, and I was tired. It was hot and humid, so I loosened my tie and walked out to grab a cab to the airport. This was in the pre-Uber era and my shoulders slumped as I saw the ... [continue reading]

There are many who feel the profession of dentistry, the private practice model, and the ADA are being threatened by DSOs, leading to the loss of professionalism, extinction of the private practice model and collapse of the ADA. I disagree. Our attitude towards, and reaction to the DSO model may jeopardize our future more than the mere existence ... [continue reading]