Category: ODA Today

Winners of the Ohio Dental Association N. Wayne Hiatt Rising Star Award often continue on to become leaders of organized dentistry on the local, state and national level. Dr. Billie Sue Kyger Dr. Billie Sue Kyger, a general dentist in Gallipolis, was the first recipient of the Rising Star Award in 1991. At that time, she was a past president of ... [continue reading]

My apologies to Robert Fulghum, whose book title, "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten," I paraphrased for this, my last message as ODA president. Dental politics being as it is, the experience of volunteer leadership can take many forms, from programmed perceived professional participation, to just wanting to make a difference. In ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association's mission is to improve oral health and strengthen dentistry in Ohio. I view this as presenting two equally important and related objectives: (1) working to improve the oral health of Ohioans and (2) protecting and promoting the interests of Ohio’s dentists. We do both at a high level, and, as we work to achieve ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association, in its "Employee Office Manual" guide for dentists, estimates that 40 percent of dental offices will experience employee fraud at some point during the life of the business. On average, these events cause the practice around $100,000. News reports this summer do nothing to dispel these statistics. Last month, a ... [continue reading]

“The ODA’s Dental Insurance Working Group often hears complaints from dentists concerning hassles in dealing with dental insurance companies,” said Dr. Manny Chopra, chairman of the Ohio Dental Association’s Council on Dental Care Programs and Dental Practice. “Pre-treatment estimates, inferences that a fee is too ... [continue reading]

Columnist Frank J. Fleming made a point that I found very interesting. Recently, he wrote: “Here’s how articles written about science should read in the future: ‘Some guys say there’s oil on Titan.’ ‘Some guy has some new ideas on the effects of cholesterol on the human body.’ ’97 percent of some ... [continue reading]

Well, it's Fall and some weather forecasts are indicating the Midwest is going to experience another series of Polar Vortexes this winter. If so, these two years have been quite a change from the norm. Speaking of change, it has been six years since a majority of Americans, that bothered to vote, cast their ballots for “Hope and ... [continue reading]

Popular culture, and the mainstream media it supports, is fond of labels. You needn’t look far to see complicated issues, places or people summarily reduced to a catchy, one-or-two word descriptor. Soccer Mom. Workaholics. Tree-huggers. Dentites. Labels are easy to remember, occasionally humorous, and utilize much less print space than a ... [continue reading]

Registration for the 2015 Give Kids a Smile program opens Oct. 1 on ada.org. Those interested in participating are encouraged to register by early November to be eligible for product donations. The 13th annual kickoff event for GKAS is Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton. Give Kids a Smile is one of the ODA’s biggest ... [continue reading]

The American Dental Association's consumer website, mouthhealthy.org, features a "Find a Dentist" section. Nearly 20,000 patients use this function to search for a dentist every month. The Ohio Dental Association also refers patients to the ADA’s “Find a Dentist” search feature to find a dentist in their area. Over the past ... [continue reading]