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Before you read further, know that there is no answer. Dentistry, unlike medicine, has not looked at patient safety in an organized fashion, and our attention to safety comes episodically in response to “hot button” issues like infection breakouts or high lead levels in off-shore laboratory products. We simply don’t know how safe ... [continue reading]

ODA members and dental students spoke with their legislators about supporting legislation that would prohibit dental insurance companies from setting fees for services they do not cover. This legislation was recently introduced in the Ohio Senate. Legislation that would prohibit dental insurance companies form setting fees for services they do ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association has been looking into new membership benefits to support dental offices, including a group purchasing arrangement and endorsing an in-office dental plan platform. These benefits and others are being explored by the ODA’s DSO Task Force, which Dr. Steve Moore formed during his presidency at the 2017 ODA House of ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association offers many resources for dentists who are in a practice transition, including for those dentists who are opening a new practice or expanding their practice. Dr. Kari Cunningham, a pediatric dentist, recently opened a new practice in Euclid. Her commercial real estate agent found office space in a well-known medical ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Services Corporation (ODASC) works on behalf of member dentists to endorse products and services and secure discounts for ODA members. ODASC focuses on the main "pain points" for dental offices and the things that dentists say they need. “When you’re looking for a product or service for your office, check ... [continue reading]

The issue of preventing drug diversion and opiate addiction is important to the dental profession and the Ohio Dental Association.  The Ohio Dental Association has been proud to partner with policymakers and other interested parties to address this critical issue over the last several years. The number of prescription opioids dispensed to ... [continue reading]

Over the next two months we will be taking a closer look at each one of the dental team members to understand exactly what the Dental Practice Act allows each of them to do. As all of you know in Ohio we are fortunate to have a strong dental team made up of dentists, dental hygienists, expanded function dental auxiliaries, and dental assistants. ... [continue reading]

Ohio Dental Association membership surveys have consistently reported that ODA members rank the "monitoring [of] the dental insurance industry and advocating dental insurance benefits" as a high priority objective for the association. The dentists who volunteer their time at the American Dental Association, ODA and local dental societies and the ... [continue reading]

From the dawn of time, life has always been changing. There is a constant succession of power, sometimes orderly, often chaotic and destructive. One of the emotional moments found in so many old movies is when the battered, blood-stained knights stand anxiously around the castle yard, filled with dread, waiting for news. The elderly advisor to the ... [continue reading]

As I am coming to the end of my two years on the Ohio Dental Association Executive Board, I can’t help but reflect on how much growth I have experienced, not only professionally but personally. Indeed, it is truly a surreal thing. Let me take you back about 12 years. I was that dentist, overwhelmed with the “work-life balance” ... [continue reading]