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Jun 19 2024
The American Dental Association is now providing Mayo Clinic’s Well-being Index free to all members. Through the Well-Being Index, members can do a fast and easy check-in of their physical and mental health and get personalized resources. The Dental Well-Being Index is a validated self-assessment tool invented by Mayo Clinic that measures ... [continue reading]
Jun 19 2024
The Ohio State Dental Board recently announced a partnership with CE Broker to serve as its official education tracking system.
Ohio Licensees can sign up for a free Basic Account or have the option to subscribe to an upgraded account, which offers additional CE tracking tools. Licensees are not required to sign up for and utilize CE Broker and ... [continue reading]
Jun 19 2024
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 2025 tripartite membership dues paid or the ... [continue reading]
Jun 19 2024
The Ohio Dental Association Jobs & Ads Board makes it easy to find and post job listings and other advertisements.
Dentists looking for an associateship position, to buy a practice, to purchase equipment, or rent space can find listings on our Jobs & Ads Board. To view our Jobs & Ads Board, visit www.oda.org/jobs-ads/. Ads are ... [continue reading]
Jun 19 2024
This past month, we received the results of our ninth membership survey. We complete the survey to ensure that our events, products and services are meeting the needs and expectations of our members. This survey provides the Executive Committee not only with membership demographics, but rates the priorities we need to address, the value of our ... [continue reading]
Jun 19 2024
Last month’s column provided an update on the new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules that would ban the use of restrictive covenants in almost all employment contracts and the subsequent litigation filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others to challenge those rules. This month we are taking a deeper dive into the FTC’s new rules and ... [continue reading]
Jun 19 2024
We have heard from members across the state that one of the benefits of being a member of the Ohio Dental Association is being able to reach out to gain information regarding legal issues in their offices. While the ODA cannot give direct legal advice that a member can act upon, we can give you important information to help you make determinations ... [continue reading]
Jun 19 2024
“You win with people.” – Woody Hayes
While Woody Hayes’ famous quote is often associated with football, it is also very applicable to other sports, business and most other endeavors, including the world of dental insurance and third-party payment.
It applies to dental insurance when you consider that no matter how accurate, diligent and ... [continue reading]
Jun 18 2024
Two months before his death, author Jack London was discussing life and living with a group of his friends. He said the following, and it has become generally known as London’s Credo. “I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be ... [continue reading]
Jun 18 2024
I️t still surprises me that I️ always feel a flush of emotion when I️ hear the American National Anthem, especially when it is sung in a stadium. It is still particularly unexpected since I️ was ... [continue reading]
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