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Mar 5 2024
The Commission on Ohio Dental Assistant Certification (Ohio Commission) has resumed offering testing for dental assistants. The Ohio Commission had stopped offering the exam during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under Ohio law, the Ohio Commission is one of three testing agencies through which dental assistants may become certified by passing an ... [continue reading]
Mar 5 2024
Save the date for the 2024 ODA Annual Session, which will be Sept. 12-14 in Columbus. The 2024 ODA Annual Session will offer many opportunities for attendees to connect, learn and excel, including CE courses, new technology, exhibitor networking and special events. Confirmed speakers include: Dr. Paul Goodman Dr. Mark Hyman Kelly ... [continue reading]
Mar 5 2024
The Ohio Dental Association is seeking nominations for its 2024 Awards of Excellence program. The ODA’s Awards of Excellence program recognizes those who offer distinguished service to dentistry and improve oral health care by offering treatment, outreach or education. Members and local dental societies are encouraged to nominate those ... [continue reading]
Mar 5 2024
I went to my first Give Kids A Smile event last month! Our 2024 GKAS event was held at Butler Tech Bioscience Center in West Chester, Ohio.  What an amazing facility!  We had eight dentists from the Keely and Cincinnati Dental Society volunteer their services for the day.  We were able to partner with the junior and senior dental assistant ... [continue reading]
Mar 5 2024
Last month, I wrote my column on the ODA membership survey conducted in the fall of 2023. To review, we commission an independent survey research firm to conduct a broad, comprehensive survey of the entire ODA membership periodically. We did such surveys in 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2018 and again in 2023. While the surveys have ... [continue reading]
Mar 5 2024
It seems that we are in the time of the year where dental suppliers are requesting offices to update their exemption from having a Terminal Distributor of Dangerous Drugs license (TDDD). Over the last few months phone calls to the ODA have picked up regarding the TDDD. Due to the significant amount of conversation on this topic I think it is ... [continue reading]
Mar 5 2024
Early in the year, the Ohio Dental Association and Ohio Academy of Pediatric Dentistry penned a joint letter to Maureen Corcoran, Director of the Ohio Department of Medicaid, concerning coding practices and reimbursement levels for dental treatment that must be provided in hospital or ambulatory surgical center operating room settings for patients ... [continue reading]
Mar 5 2024
This is my second year as the director of the Practice Management curriculum for the College of Dentistry for OSU. I teach a year-long series of three courses for third- and fourth-year predoctoral dental students. I have 37 years of private practice experience upon which to draw and I hope to give them the benefit of my time as a dentist. As ... [continue reading]
Mar 5 2024
I often give my columns to any one of my kids to review before I hand them in. I ask them to check for readability to some extent, but really I am checking for palatability. I often express strong opinions, rooted in experience but sometimes our own unique lens prevents us from being objective. The above is my disclaimer. Lately I have been ... [continue reading]
Feb 14 2024
Camaraderie, networking and connecting with colleagues from across the state are always top reasons why many members attend the event. The 2024 ODA Leadership Institute is scheduled for March 22-23 at the Hilton Columbus Polaris Hotel. Learn more and register at ... [continue reading]
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