The ADA surveyed 1,461 dentists nationwide. When asked, “How many days’ worth of N95/KN95 masks does your practice have at this time?” some respondents in these states said “zero.”
Percentage of dentists reporting a zero-day face mask supply:
Arizona: 7.7 percent
California: 1.4
Colorado: 5.7
Florida: 5.1
Idaho: 10
Illinois: 4.1
Kansas: 7.1
Louisiana: 9.1
Michigan: 2.8
Montana: 7.1
North Dakota: 16.7
New Hampshire: 9.1
Nevada: 9.1
New York: 5.1
Ohio: 7
Oklahoma: 6.7
Pennsylvania: 2
South Dakota: 16.7
Virginia: 15.6
Washington: 2.3
West Virginia: 16.7
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