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The Ohio Dental Association is seeking nominations for its 2025 Awards of Excellence program. The ODA’s Awards of Excellence program recognizes those who offer distinguished service to dentistry and improve oral health care by offering treatment, outreach or education. Members and local dental societies are encouraged to nominate those ... [continue reading]

Save the date for the 2025 ODA Annual Session, which will be Sept. 25-27 in Columbus. The 2025 ODA Annual Session will offer many opportunities for attendees to connect, learn and excel, including CE courses, new technology, exhibitor networking and special events. Registration will launch this spring. Click here for more ... [continue reading]

Happy March! I am excited about seeing everyone at Leadership Institute March 21-22! If you haven’t registered yet go to https://www.oda.org/events-ce/leadership-institute. In this month’s column I would like to share some thoughts about Medicaid. Here are a few statistics to chew on as we go along: The population of Ohio is 11.8 ... [continue reading]

Pursuant to Ohio law, licensed dentists are required to obtain 30 hours of qualifying continuing education (CE) in order to renew their licenses every two years. While nearly all dentists are aware that they need 30 hours of CE, they often have questions about what types of CE actually qualifies in the eyes of the Ohio State Dental Board ... [continue reading]

If you have been following along with the Corporate Transparency Act, it has been a whirlwind of a year with court decisions, reversals, and now promised interim final rules. A new law that was supposed to go into effect at the beginning of the year has been pushed back again. The latest announcement from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association is often contacted by ODA member dentists upset with how an insurance company or other third-party payer has handled a dental claim. Some of these calls involve claim or prior authorization denials issued by a Medicaid HMO because the insurer determined the service in question was not medically necessary. As more ... [continue reading]

As dental professionals, we often focus on clinical precision – the perfect margin, the ideal occlusion, the flawless crown. Yet precision extends beyond our handpieces and into our professional communications and practice management. Understanding the nuanced differences between “ensure,” “insure” and “assure” offers an interesting ... [continue reading]

As an endodontist, I️ really enjoy taking my time during my consultations. I️ take this time to really connect with the patient since many patients are new to the office and the idea of having a potentially painful procedure performed by someone they do not know can create tremendous anxiety. Believe it or not, it is easier to treat a patient ... [continue reading]

Jeff Butler, an author and workplace strategist who ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dentist Loan Repayment Program recently signed contracts with seven new dentists who are serving in safety net dental clinics across Ohio. Through the program, dentists sign two-year contracts for $50,000 of loan repayment ($25,000 per year) for working in a designated shortage area and agreeing to provide dental services for patients ... [continue reading]