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Aug 15 2024
Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 40 into law on July 24. This important legislation prohibits dental insurance companies from setting fees for non-covered services and improves professional practice portability by entering into the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Licensure ... [continue reading]
Jul 12 2024
The Ohio Dental Association has long had policies in support of dental licensure reform and freedom of movement for dentists between states. In fact, when I was first hired at the ODA way back in 1994 as the director of legal and legislative services, the ODA hosted a national symposium on dental licensure reform that included leaders from ... [continue reading]
Jun 19 2024
The Ohio State Dental Board recently announced a partnership with CE Broker to serve as its official education tracking system. Ohio Licensees can sign up for a free Basic Account or have the option to subscribe to an upgraded account, which offers additional CE tracking tools. Licensees are not required to sign up for and utilize CE Broker and ... [continue reading]
Dec 12 2023
A call for nominations is now extended for dentist board member positions on the Ohio State Dental Board. The Ohio Dental Association has the opportunity to recommend nominees to the governor of Ohio for possible dentist board member openings on the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB), which may be vacant in April 2024. The board member positions ... [continue reading]
Nov 13 2023
A call for nominations is now extended for dentist board member positions on the Ohio State Dental Board. The Ohio Dental Association has the opportunity to recommend nominees to the governor of Ohio for possible dentist board member openings on the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB), which may be vacant in April 2024. The board member positions ... [continue reading]
Oct 16 2023
A call for nominations is now extended for dentist board member positions on the Ohio State Dental Board. The Ohio Dental Association has the opportunity to recommend nominees to the governor of Ohio for possible dentist board member openings on the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB), which may be vacant in April 2024. The board member positions ... [continue reading]
Aug 15 2023
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently appointed a new member and reappointed three members to the Ohio State Dental Board. Dr. Kelly Kirtland, a pediatric dentist in Cleveland, was appointed to her first term on the board. Kirtland received her DDS degree from Baylor College of Dentistry, a General Practice in Dentistry Residency certificate from ... [continue reading]
Mar 7 2023
The Ohio State Dental Board recently announced that due to a statute change dentists will be required to complete 30 hours of continuing education biennially in order to renew their license. The new statute will go into effect April 6, 2023, and applies to the current biennium. Previous law required dentists to complete 40 continuing education ... [continue reading]
Dec 13 2022
A call for nominations is now extended for dentist board member positions on the Ohio State Dental Board. The Ohio Dental Association has the opportunity to recommend nominees to the governor of Ohio for possible dentist board member openings on the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB), which may be vacant in April 2023. The board member positions ... [continue reading]
Nov 11 2022
A call for nominations is now extended for dentist board member positions on the Ohio State Dental Board. The Ohio Dental Association has the opportunity to recommend nominees to the governor of Ohio for possible dentist board member openings on the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB), which may be vacant in April 2023. The board member positions ... [continue reading]
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