Author: Jackie Crowe

In September, the Ohio Dental Association’s House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved a comprehensive list of legislative initiatives developed by the Task Force on Access to Care and Auxiliary Utilization aimed at improving access to quality, comprehensive dental care. The initiatives are a collection of recommendations compiled by the task ... [continue reading]

The Governor’s Cabinet Opiate Action Team recently released guidelines to help health care providers when prescribing opioids. The guidelines recommend that if a patient is receiving 80 mg morphine equivalency dosing (MED) or above, the health care provider should evaluate how to optimize therapy and safety, and consider possible adverse ... [continue reading]

Obtain CE credit verification for courses attended at the 2013 ODA Annual Session! To log in, attendees will need their badge/account number and the first four letters of their last name. Once logged in, attendees will need to enter the code received during each course in order to print a personalized CE ... [continue reading]

Businesses subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act - which include most small businesses and dental offices with annual sales or receipts greater than $500,000 - should notify their employees about the Health Insurance Marketplace (the "exchange") and inform them of various health insurance options that might be available. This notification ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association’s Member-Get-A-Member campaign can benefit current tripartite members while helping to grow participation in organized dentistry. Dentists who recruit any new, active member before Sept. 30 will be rewarded with a $100 American Express Gift Card for each new member they recruit (up to five new members and ... [continue reading]

One of 2013 Annual Session Chair Dr. Bruce Grbach’s favorite parts about visiting Columbus for the convention is all of the activities and night life attendees can experience when they aren’t taking CE or shopping the Exhibit Hall. Several events will be taking place in Columbus during the 147th Ohio Dental Association Annual Session Sept. ... [continue reading]

Last month, the Ohio State Dental Board took the first step in initiating several proposed rule changes that could impact dental offices and personnel. The board submitted its proposed changes and accompanying business impact analysis for public review and comment. The proposal includes changes to the dental assistant radiographer certificate ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association is now accepting applications for the John W. Stanford New Investigator Award. The award highlights the crucial role dental standards play in assuring patient health and safety and the efficacy of dental products and aims to encourage dentists and dental students to conduct standards-based research and standards ... [continue reading]

Some health care practitioners who treat Medicare beneficiaries – even if they do not bill Medicare for the services they provide – may need to register with Medicare for the sole purpose of ordering or referring items or services for Medicare beneficiaries. Health care practitioners, including general dentists, who order or refer services ... [continue reading]

Nathan Prueter - OSU College of Dentistry During the 2013 National Dental Student Lobby Day in Washington, D.C., on April 15 and 16, Ohio State’s American Student Dental Association (ASDA) chapter was awarded the Ideal Legislative Grassroots Network (LGN) Chapter of the Year. This award honors outstanding achievements by an ASDA chapter in ... [continue reading]