Author: Suhani Patel

I love tomatoes, a lot. Not the ones grown by commercial growers that are harvested green and sprayed with ethylene to turn them red. While it’s true they are voluptuous, deep red, and without blemishes, sadly they have no flavor, no character, no soul. Home grown tomatoes are completely different. They are a labor of love. Each spring ... [continue reading]

As we move into the heat of summer, we are all excited to have life returning to a more normal feel. We are busy doing the things that we were not able to do for more than a year...and it feels great! Dental offices quickly rebounded from the COVID shutdowns, with rapid growth heading toward the pre-pandemic levels. According to data from the ... [continue reading]

Over the years the number of calls to the Ohio Dental Association concerning prompt pay issues have dropped dramatically. Dentists’ adoption of electronic claims submission technology and insurance companies’ utilization of automatic claims processing practices have significantly helped with the timely adjudication of many claims. Slow ... [continue reading]

Being a member of organized dentistry provides plenty of benefits. Those benefits range from savings on products and services used in dental offices to continuing education opportunities to legislative advocacy. Along with these benefits, your membership also offers you access to necessary information in the dental community. This information ... [continue reading]

During the ODA’s upcoming Annual Session, I will be presenting a course along with Dr. Mark Alexandrunas regarding issues that dental practice owners and dentist-employees are frequently confronted with during their relationship with each other. We hope to share ideas in order to head off potential conflict between employer dentists and their ... [continue reading]

Dr. Christina Kulesa is dedicated to giving back to her community. In recognition of her efforts she will receive the 2021 Ohio Dental Association Marvin Fisk ... [continue reading]

Dr. Michael Schaeffer has been actively involved with organized dentistry throughout his career. In recognition of his efforts, he will receive the 2021 Ohio Dental Association ... [continue reading]

One of the busiest times of the year has come and gone in the Ohio legislature. The biennial operating budget (House Bill 110) has passed the House and Senate and has been signed by the governor. The budget has to be passed by July 1 in order for the state to continue to operate. The main purpose of the budget is to allocate money to departments ... [continue reading]

New this year, the ODA Annual Session will feature a special event “Celebrating Women in Dentistry, Honoring 2020 ODA President Dr. Sharon Parsons and Other Female Dental Leaders” on Friday, Oct. 1 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. “Women ... [continue reading]

This year’s ODA Annual Session will feature an event to help dentists, dental residents and dental students who are looking for a job match up with dentists who are preparing for a practice transition or looking to expand their practice. MATCH @ ODA Annual Session is a free event hosted by the ODA Subcouncil on New Dentists and will take ... [continue reading]