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What is Surcharging? Charging an additional fee when the patient pays with a credit card to cover the business’ cost to process the payment. How it works When patient pays, the card reader will immediately determine whether it is a debit or credit card. For credit cards, the card reader will add the additional 3% surcharge to the ... [continue reading]

Dr. Mark Vogley, a general dentist from Chagrin Falls, recently published his second book, “The Anxious Christian Dentist: Conquering Anxiety Through God.” “Although this is an ... [continue reading]

The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) recently installed Dr. Steven J. Katz, an endodontist from Beachwood, as its new president for 2025-26. Katz received his DDS from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in 1986 and his Certificate of Endodontics and Master of Science degree from the college in 1988. Katz has served as ... [continue reading]

Dr. Yi-Chu Wu, a periodontist in Columbus received an American Dental Association 10 under 10 award. Developed by the ADA New Dentist Committee in 2017, this award recognizes 10 amazing dentists who graduated from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation less than 10 years ago. It celebrates dentists who demonstrate ... [continue reading]

Applications for the ODA Foundation’s 2025 scholarships and grants are now open. Available scholarship opportunities for 2025 include: Dental Student Scholarship for dental students who are Ohio residents, members of ASDA and who will be D2s, D3s and D4s in fall 2025. Mercer Leadership Scholarship for OSU dental students entering ... [continue reading]

The annual ODA Foundation raffle is one of the primary sources of funding for oral health-related grants and scholarships. Raffle tickets are $100 each, three for $250 or six for $500. A maximum of 700 tickets will be sold. This year’s first place prize is $10,000 cash. The second place prize is 2026 tripartite membership dues paid or the ... [continue reading]

May is always a pinnacle month for me for several reasons. Obviously it marks the advent of the summer season, sunny days, end of school, bright flowers, etc. However, for me it holds a bit more from a visceral standpoint. You see, May is the month that houses Memorial Day, and a billion thoughts run through my mind and soul when I think of what ... [continue reading]

As anyone who is paying attention to the news these days knows, water fluoridation has become a hot issue once again. Certain policymakers at the federal level and in states across the country are questioning the value of community water fluoridation. Here in Ohio, House Bill 182, which was introduced at the Statehouse earlier this year, would ... [continue reading]

If you have read my columns in the past, you know that a consistent topic I have brought up is that documentation is key in the dental office. If it isn’t documented, then in the eyes of most regulatory or legal entities it did not happen. It is great to have all this documentation, but how long should you or do you have to keep it? The purpose ... [continue reading]

Ohio’s Medicaid program provides publicly funded health care coverage to about 3 million low-income Ohioans (or about 26% of the state’s population), including children, pregnant women, older adults, people with disabilities and other adults. It is jointly funded by a roughly 65-35 split of federal to state tax dollars for most Medicaid ... [continue reading]