States Are Beginning to Allow Oral Health Professionals to Vaccinate Against SARS-CoV-2

A growing number of states are authorizing dentists to administer immunizations for COVID-19 to help speed vaccine delivery. At presstime, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Oregon allow dentists to inoculate for COVID-19. The orders in Connecticut and New York also apply to dental hygienists. Additional states, including Indiana and Missouri, are considering similar authorizations. For more information, visit  https:/​/​success.ada.org/​en/​practice-management/​patients/​covid-19-vaccine-regulations-for-dentists-map.

From Decisions in Dentistry. February 2021;7(2):8.