Category: OSDB

The Ohio State Dental Board is requesting that dentists ensure their dental auxiliary staff have an active and current license to practice. To verify that staff has a license: Visit the eLicense Ohio portal at elicense.ohio.gov Select “Verify a License” section  Select Board Name - Dental Board Enter first and last name or ... [continue reading]

It is no surprise to any practicing dentist that the challenges of keeping up with changes to the laws and regulations impacting dentistry can be daunting.  Fortunately, organized dentistry works to impact those rules and regulations before they are enacted to ensure they are based on sound science and make sense for patients and dental ... [continue reading]

"How should a claim be billed when the treating dentist is not the entity that’s supposed to receive payment for the service?" The Ohio Dental Association receives that question with some degree of regularity throughout the year. The calls typically come from practices that are either bringing on an associate for the first time or are ... [continue reading]

The Ohio State Dental Board is no longer accepting paper applications for any license type. All applicants will now be required to apply and manage their license through a new online licensing portal at ... [continue reading]

Two recent federal court cases have raised significant issues about how dentists may advertise related to the services they provide. In January 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas issued a ruling invalidating a Texas State Board of Dental Examiners rule that prohibits a licensed dentist from advertising as a specialist ... [continue reading]

Ohio Gov. John Kasich recently appointed Dr. Michael Ginder and Dr. Kumar Subramanian to the Ohio State Dental Board. Ginder is a general dentist from Athens. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from The Ohio State University in 1996. He then went on to complete a hospital-based general practice residency in Wilmington, Delaware. He has ... [continue reading]

The Governor's Cabinet Opiate Action Team recently e-mailed dentists a short video to view on acute pain opioid prescribing guidelines. These guidelines were developed in conjunction with clinical professional associations, healthcare providers, licensing boards and state agencies. The Ohio State Dental Board will approve 2 credit hours of C.E. ... [continue reading]

Ohio is currently working to implement a recently-passed law regarding terminal distributor of dangerous drugs (TDDD) licensing. The law requires prescribers that either personally compound drugs or possess compounded drugs to obtain a TDDD license from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. This law impacts all prescriber practices that were previously ... [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]

In 2010, the Ohio General Assembly, with the backing of the Ohio Dental Association and Ohio Dental Hygienists' Association, created the Oral Health Access Supervision Program (OHASP). OHASP allows dentists to utilize dental hygienists in designated underserved locations outside of the traditional office setting under a relaxed level of ... [continue reading]