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At the risk of sounding like a movie critic, I highly recommend the movie “La La Land” to you. At the time I’m writing this, it has already swept the Golden Globe awards and is garnering expansive praise from around the world. It is an old-fashioned musical set in modern times but anchored more in the golden age of Hollywood. Two ... [continue reading]

I’ll never know if I was a mistake (quit laughing) and I certainly hope not. Sometime after Aug. 15, 1945, my father returned from the Pacific Theater, and in July of ’46 I made a premature entrance into this world. The only person that was offended was my older sister. She took sibling rivalry to a whole new level. How could both of ... [continue reading]

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University College of Dentistry is joining with the Ohio Dental Association to host the 2017 Give Kids A Smile Ohio kickoff. The Give Kids A Smile program is a collaborative effort among the American Dental Association, the Ohio Dental Association and other state and component dental societies throughout the ... [continue reading]

VAN WERT, Ohio – The Dental Center of Northwest Ohio Van Wert Smiles location is joining with the Ohio Dental Association to host the 2017 Give Kids A Smile Ohio kickoff. The Give Kids A Smile program is a collaborative effort among the American Dental Association, the Ohio Dental Association and other state and component dental societies ... [continue reading]

The 2017 Leadership Institute will be March 17-18 at the Hilton Columbus Polaris Hotel. Attendees will enhance their Leadership, Understanding, Collaboration and Knowledge in their practices and communities and within organized dentistry. The event will feature keynote presentations, roundtable discussions, breakout sessions and opportunities for ... [continue reading]

About 10 years ago, Stephanie Isaac went to the dentist to have some work done on her teeth. After the procedure, she was given a prescription for a 30 day supply of Percocet. “I started taking them and immediately began abusing them,” Isaac said. “I would go back to him and get more prescriptions until he eventually cut me off, ... [continue reading]

Past and present ODA Foundation trustees gathered at the 2016 ODA Annual Session to celebrate the Foundation reaching a milestone of having awarded more than $1 million in grants and scholarships. In 2016, the ODA Foundation reached a milestone of having awarded a total of more than $1 million of funding to dental students through scholarships and ... [continue reading]

Wilmington, Ohio, voters decided on Election Day to fluoridate their water. Almost 57 percent of voters said “yes” Nov. 8 to a ballot question that asked whether the city of about 12,500 should join eight other communities in Ohio that originally opted out of a state fluoridation mandate in 1970, but have since reconsidered and voted ... [continue reading]

Member dentists occasionally contact the Ohio Dental Association concerning third-party reimbursement arrangements that they are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with. Common recent examples have involved unsolicited efforts by third-party payers to provide reimbursement using electronic funds transfer (EFT) or virtual credit cards. ODA advocacy and ... [continue reading]

In high school, many of us were forced to read “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.  The author draws a distinction between “Matters of Consequence” and “Essential Matters.”  Early on, Saint-Exupery lists a number of Matters of Consequence:  bridge, golf, politics, neckties.  ... [continue reading]