Category: ODA Today

Matthew J. Messina, DDS – Executive Editor Cornell University sociologist Matthew Brashears has recently surveyed more than 2,000 adults from a national database. His research spanned 1985 to 2010, and concluded that, "while we may friend more people on Facebook, we have fewer real friends." His defines real friends as "the kind who would ... [continue reading]

Ben Lamielle, DDS – Guest Columnist "Le client n'a jamais tort." In 1908 famed French hotelier Cesar Ritz coined this phrase, "The customer is never wrong." A few years later Marshall Field's department store in Chicago modified this slogan and helped popularize it to what many of us know today, "The customer is always right." While I doubt ... [continue reading]

Ken Jones, DDS – Guest Columnist "I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." E. B. White (1899 - 1985) As I write this, Halloween has passed, daylight savings time is no more, I've conceded that my golf game never was, and my mind is a ... [continue reading]

Anita Aminoshariae, DDS – Guest Columnist The English philosopher, Herbert Spencer, coined the term "survival of the fittest" in 1864 after reading the works of Charles Darwin. The phrase means better adaptation, and flexibility to the immediate, local environment." With the economic downturn of the last few months, it is easy for people to ... [continue reading]

Christopher A. Moore, MA ODA Director of Dental Services The Ohio Dental Association is again receiving phone calls from member dentists concerning how a large, out-of-state insurance carrier explains its subscribers' financial liability for care provided by non-contracting Ohio dentists. The insurance company lists on the explanation of ... [continue reading]

A new mouthwash developed by a microbiologist at the UCLA School of Dentistry is highly successful in targeting the harmful Streptococcus mutans bacteria that is the principal cause tooth decay and cavities. In a recent clinical study, 12 subjects who rinsed just one time with the experimental mouthwash experienced a nearly complete elimination ... [continue reading]

ODA Staff Do you have special needs patients that are unable to afford dental care or personally know of families in this situation? The Grottoes of North America offers a unique dental care program, Dental Care for Children with Special Needs, that may be able to help. This program is managed and funded directly through its Humanitarian ... [continue reading]

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ODA StaffThirty-two ODA members participated in the American Dental Association's House of Delegates meetings held in Las Vegas during the ADA's Annual Session on Oct 10 - 14. These delegates and alternate delegates, who were selected by their Ohio peers at the local level, participated in discussions regarding various resolutions governing the ... [continue reading]

Lindsey LandthornStaff Writer As part of the Ohio Department of Taxation's increased enforcement of Ohio's use tax, the department is implementing the Consumer Use Tax Amnesty program, which began on October 1 and extends until May 1, 2013.In early 2011, the department announced a stepped up emphasis on collection of Ohio's use tax. This increased ... [continue reading]