Author: Jackie Crowe

On Feb. 1, 2023, Ohio Medicaid’s seven Next Generation managed care plans will begin serving members. At the same time, ODM’s new Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and the Fiscal Intermediary (FI) will go live. For more details about the launch, including training resources for providers, visit ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association is seeking nominations for its 2023 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 they ... [continue reading]

In 2023, the Ohio General Assembly will consider and pass the state budget for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. The ODA’s biggest priority for the next state budget will be to significantly increase funding for the state’s dental Medicaid program. The ODA has already begun the process of educating policymakers on the importance of fully funding ... [continue reading]

Over the last few months phone calls to the ODA have picked up regarding the Terminal Distributor of Dangerous Drugs license (TDDD). Due to the significant amount of conversation on this topic I think that it is worthwhile to let all member dentists know that the exemption from having a TDDD license has not changed. Most phone calls are due to ... [continue reading]

The federal No Surprises Act and Ohio’s surprise billing law have been in effect for a little over a year. While it appears there may be some limited confusion about the laws and their application to the average dentist, it also appears that this confusion has not resulted in Ohio dentists incurring substantive negative consequences from either ... [continue reading]

As part of their practice management curriculum, I asked my third-year dental students to describe the practice they envision 20 years from now and craft a mission statement for their office. I was impressed and encouraged by their responses. They took the assignment seriously and were amazingly honest and open with their dreams. The mission ... [continue reading]

When Dr. Fauci announced his retirement, we all thought that meant the COVID pandemic was over. But, if you follow the news on COVID-19, you know that while it has ebbed, people are still experiencing serious problems from the virus. How will we know, really, when COVID-19 joins smallpox and bubonic plague in the annals of infectious disease ... [continue reading]

The Cambridge Dictionary (the fanciest online dictionary I could find) defines fellowship as “a group of people or an organization with the same purpose.” Now many a person has come up to me and asked why I choose to spend my difficult to come by free time both volunteering for and being a part of organized dentistry. The answer is ... [continue reading]

We addressed workforce issues The ODA’s Workforce Working Group met 15 times over the past year and held a forum with the state’s dental hygiene program directors to develop both policy and program recommendations to assist ODA member dentists in meeting their staffing requirements. The ODA also signed onto two letters to the Commission on ... [continue reading]

University of Cincinnati Blue Ash is offering the first program to train community dental health coordinators in Ohio. A community dental health coordinator (CDHC) is a member of the dental team who provides oral health education and reaches out to the community. The goal of a CDHC is to help populations who are at risk for dental disease ... [continue reading]