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The Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Protection (ODH/BRP), X-ray Registration and Inspection Program introduced an online reference and management system in August 2010. All business with ODH/BRP is now conducted online. Hard copy forms for amendment or application are obsolete and registration customers are directed to obtain an ODH ... [continue reading]

by Jackie Best, Staff Writer      The Ohio Dental Association is made up of a number of councils and committees, each working year round on different issues affecting dentistry. Below you can find updates on what some of the councils and committees are doing to benefit member dentists across Ohio. Council on Access to Care and ... [continue reading]

     Hundreds of dentists from across the United States descended on Washington, D.C., from May 7 through 9 for the Washington Leadership Conference (WLC) to meet with their legislators, and about 12 Ohio Dental Association member dentists attended.      “This is my favorite meeting of the year,” ... [continue reading]

Have Americans become addicted to instant connectivity?       No matter where we are, it seems that someone is either sending or receiving messages through a variety of portable electronic devices.  Let’s consider the risk management implications of this “age of instant access” for the dental ... [continue reading]

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Headlining the 2012 Leadership Institute will be Urban Meyer, head football coach at The Ohio State University. Meyer is the 24th head football coach at OSU and previously was the head football coach at the University of Florida, the University of Utah and Bowling Green State University. At Leadership Institute on Saturday, May 19, Meyer will ... [continue reading]

by Jackie Best A program that provides educational and health resources to children in low-income families is making a push to help these children find dental homes. Head Start is a federal program started in the 1960s for children from birth to age 5 from low-income families aimed at preparing them for school. The program promotes ... [continue reading]

     Students from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine toured dental offices in the Cleveland area and got the opportunity to learn about their options post-graduation.      “The students get to see how their education translates into day-to-day work,” said Sara Fields, ... [continue reading]

     The Ohio General Tax Amnesty Program is now under way and lasts until June 15, 2012.      Through this program, taxpayers can catch up on certain back taxes that were due on or any time before May 1, 2011, without having to pay any penalties and only having to pay half of the interest ... [continue reading]

     Reality TV shows. Ancient Egyptian discoveries. An ancient evil that threatens the world. Romance. Mystery. And a dentist?      Dr. Matthew Messina, Ohio Dental Association executive editor and spokesman for the American Dental Association, recently published his first novel, “The Curse of Sekhem ... [continue reading]