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The Ohio Dental Association continues to receive calls from Ohio dentists who are the subject of some form of elevated third-party payer scrutiny. While this scrutiny goes by different names, e.g., audit, focused review, utilization review, it typically causes a degree of angst and extra work for the involved dentist. One common area of ... [continue reading]

After 30 years in private practice, I have accepted a new opportunity.  This month, I will join the faculty of the College of Dentistry at The Ohio State University.  I will be teaching both in pre-clinical and clinical settings, as well as becoming the director of the new Outpatient Care clinic in Upper Arlington.  Planning to ... [continue reading]

State Reps. Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) and Anthony DeVitis (R-Green) testify in favor of House Bill 184 - the Ohio Dental Care Optimization Act of 2017 - before the Ohio House Health Committee on May 17. State Reps. Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) and Anthony DeVitis (R-Green) testified in May in favor of legislation to improve access ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association recently launched a new Find-a-Dentist tool to help get more patients in members’ chairs. The new Find-a-Dentist tool provides consumers with a user-friendly experience and additional search fields to easily find an ADA dentist. Prospective patients will be able to search by payment options, benefits accepted, ... [continue reading]

Ohio Gov. John Kasich recently appointed Dr. Andrew Zucker, a general dentist from Sandusky, to the Ohio State Dental Board. “I feel uniquely positioned to serve on the dental board because of my involvement in organized dentistry, connections throughout the state and knowledge of a lot of issues affecting dentistry,” Zucker said. ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Services Corp. (ODASC) endorses high quality products used in many dental offices and secures discounts for ODA members. “ODASC takes the time to research products and services for dentists and endorses the best-in-class,” said ODASC Chair Dr. Bert Jacob. “We do the work to find and test products and ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association Services Corp. (ODASC) recently endorsed CyraCom, an interpretation service. CyraCom specializes in health care translation services and can help dentists comply with requirements of section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Among other things, section 1557 requires most dental offices to offer a qualified interpreter to ... [continue reading]

Third-party payment can be a source of frustration and administrative burden to both patients and dental practices. If a practice is facing an insurance issue it is unable to resolve, then the dentist may want to consider submitting information to the Dental Insurance Working Group to determine if the ODA has a role in addressing the matter. The ... [continue reading]

A growing trend in dentistry the last 20 years is the increasing prevalence of associateship arrangements in dental practices. With Baby Boomers reaching retirement age and new dentists strapped with record levels of student-loan debt, this trend is likely to continue. Surveys indicate that a majority of new dentists entering private practice will ... [continue reading]

The other evening, I attended the annual members’ party and ceremony for the installation of officers of the Greater Cleveland Dental Society. I try to make it to this event each year, as it is an excellent chance to catch up with friends and have fun with others in our profession. This year’s incoming president, Dr. Dan Gindi, shared ... [continue reading]