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Earlier this year, the ADA announced a three-year collaboration with CVS Pharmacy® to help put millions on the path to better oral health – from dental chair to daily care. A core component of the initiative is to give premium placement and promotion of dental care products that have the ADA Seal of Acceptance. Permanent signage is now ... [continue reading]

For more than 20 years, I have been doing interviews about the ADA Seal of Acceptance. I’ve been telling reporters and, through them, the public that the Seal is the mark that affirms that a product says what it does and does what it says. It is the emblem placed by the profession that allows people to be confident in their purchase, stating ... [continue reading]

I’m not sure why the second time is so much different from the first, but it is! I’m talking about children, and more specifically my grandchildren. All of you that are blessed to have grandchildren know what I mean. Perhaps the primary difference is due to the fact that these grandchildren are not totally my or my wife’s ... [continue reading]

More networking. More knowledge. More experiences. More resources. More skills. More technology. Discover more at the 2018 ODA Annual Session on Sept. 13-16, where More Engagement = More Achievement. This year's ODA Annual Session offers new dentists and dental students opportunities to connect with colleagues and resources. Receive $50 off a CE ... [continue reading]

When Dr. David Kimberly, an oral surgeon in Akron, heard about the overdose of ODA Vice President Dr. Sharon Parsons’ son, it affected him personally. “It was a slap in my face when I saw that a young person who is a family member of someone I care about was injured as a direct result of the types of medications that I am responsible ... [continue reading]

House Bill 367 - legislation that would prohibit dental insurance companies from setting fees for services that they do not cover - has passed the House Insurance Committee with a 7-4 vote! The legislation now goes to the full house for consideration. House Bill 367 was introduced in the Ohio House by Rep. Anthony DeVitis along with 11 ... [continue reading]

The ODA Ad-Interim Committee passed an Interim Policy on Opioid Prescribing at its meeting in March. The policy supports Continuing Education for dentists in prescribing opioids and other controlled substances. The policy also supports statutory limits on opioid dosage and duration of no more than seven days for the treatment of acute pain, while ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association's consumer website, mouthhealthy.org, features a Find a Dentist section. The tool allows patients to search by geography, dental benefit plans and specialty. Last year, more than 1.7 million patients visited the Find a Dentist site. “One of the complaints from dentists that the ADA took into consideration was ... [continue reading]

Ohio Dental Association member dentists created the ODA Wellness Trust several years ago to meet the needs of dentists and their staffs amid rising health insurance costs.  As the health insurance marketplace has become more and more restricted and continues to have a shortage of quality products, the ODA Services Corp. (ODASC) has made it a ... [continue reading]

Editor’s Note: Dr. Elizabeth Mueller, a pediatric dentist in Cincinnati, is the ODA Annual Session 2018 general chairman. Throughout the year, she will be sharing details on some of her favorite CE programs being offered during the ODA’s 152nd Annual Session, Sept. 13-16, 2018 in Columbus. Here is her fifth installment. One of the ... [continue reading]