COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS: ODA MEMBERSHIP SAVES YOU MONEY

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS: ODA MEMBERSHIP SAVES YOU MONEY

Being a member of the ODA saves you money. As a member of the ODA, the ODA Services Corp. has secured exclusive discounts on products and services. We advocate to help reduce unnecessary financial burdens on dental offices. We provide resources to help you comply with laws and regulations. Here are some recent examples of how you can save money with your ODA membership.

Regulatory compliance and risk management resources: $145,516.22

  • The ODA regulatory compliance guide helps you avoid fees associated with regulations in Ohio: OSHA, ODH, OEPA or OSDB regulations could cost a dentist $100 to $145,027 in fines or legal fees to fix compliance issues.
  • The ODA’s legal staff is available by phone and email to answer members’ questions. To consult with an attorney, it would cost $200 per hour.
  • Companies charge up to $289.22 for labor law poster packages. The ODA offers these posters free for members to download and print.

Endorsed products and discounts: $12,856

  • Credit card processing: $4,221 annual average savings.
  • Electronic claims processing: $438 annual savings.
  • Workers’ Comp group rating: $485 average savings per office per year.
  • Website: $1,352 average savings depending on type of website.
  • Automated patient communication system: $330 annual savings.
  • Personalized whitening gel syringes: $200 when purchasing 46 kits annually.
  • Sterilizing test strips and SUV disinfectant: $830 annual average savings for all services/supplies.
  • Dental supplies through OhioDDS, our group purchasing organization: $5,000 on average.

COVID-19 initiatives: $7,900

  • Thanks to ODA advocacy efforts, dental offices in Ohio opened about two weeks before most of the rest of the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby saving dentists on average about $7,800 in lost net income.
  • The ODA facilitated the distribution of PPE credits available to all dentists: $100.

ODA advocacy initiatives: $2,225

  • Prevented the implementation of new taxes: $1,000.
  • Maintained the exemption for small generators of waste: $1,000.
  • Prevented new license for terminal distributor of dangerous drugs for nearly all dentists: $125.
  • Prevented new CE mandates in human trafficking: $50.
  • Prevented new CE mandate in cultural competency: $50.

Continuing education: $1,545

  • Members save $375 on ODA Annual Session registration, plus up to a $100 discount for each Annual Session course. Members and their staff also have access to free CE hours with their Annual Session registration, worth $1,000.
  • The ODA offered a course to meet the OSDB opioid CE requirement. Other courses to meet this requirement typically cost at least $70.

Insurance contract analysis service: $400

  • The ODA offers an insurance contract analysis service through the American Dental Association that will explain contract language in plain, clear terms, and is free for members. It would cost about $400 to have an attorney review an insurance contract.

“ODA Today”: $100

  • Non-members pay a $100 yearly subscription fee to receive the “ODA Today.”

Potential savings: $170,542.22

For more details about membership benefits and your potential savings, or to renew your membership, visit www.oda.org.

These numbers are estimates based on the average potential savings of members.