As many states begin to allow the reopening of dental practices for elective procedures, the provision of dental care will look significantly different. Most notably, oral health professionals will be donning more extensive personal…

Alaska dental practices were preparing to see patients for non-emergency care as the state begins a phased-in approach to re-opening; however, a state health mandate issued by Governor Mike Dunleavy that requires testing patients for…

While the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that dental practices remain closed except for urgent or emergency treatment, it has updated its guidelines in light of the fact that offices in some states are…

Due to the continued difficulties in accessing personal protective equipment, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim guidance on the decontamination and reuse of N95 filtering…

The American Dental Association (ADA) has released an interactive map that provides information by state on the number of COVID-19 cases as well as state regulations and mandates relating to the provision of dental treatment.  The map will…

More than 15 states have begun to allow dental practices to reopen for elective procedures, including Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,…

A small study of patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Wuhan, China, showed that traces of the virus were still detected 5 weeks after symptoms initially presented. The study tested 56 patients with mild to moderate SARS-CoV-2…

This episode is packed with helpful information for dentists to navigate these challenging times.

As many states are in their fourth to sixth week of stay-at-home orders and others are beginning to reopen some businesses, there has been a shift in the discussion regarding whether those previously infected now have immunity.

The pandemic that has enveloped the entire globe has become so complete that it is hard to remember that not long ago we were living our “normal” lives.