The Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in New Orleans has launched an initiative to 3D print personal protective equipment for front-line workers, according to New Orleans City Business.
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Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry has opened a teledentistry platform for patients and providers, according to an April 6 The Daily Tar Heel report.
As many dental offices throughout the country have postponed all non-essential appointments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, SmileDirectClub announced April 6 that it will open its teledentistry platform to all licensed dentists and orthodontists.
Briana Oller, DDS, of Glen Carbon, Ill.-based Simply Smiles, is recovering after being diagnosed with COVID-19, according to The Telegraph.
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Millions of people have filed for unemployment, with numbers continuing to rise as the coronavirus sweeps the nation.
Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Dental Services announced April 1 the launch of a teledentistry platform.
A dentist in Provo, Utah, is pleading with patients to visit dental practices for emergency care rather than go to an emergency room, according to local CBS affiliate KUTV.
Dental practices in Oregon are arguing that by temporarily suspending elective surgeries hospital emergency rooms will be begin to overflow, according to local news station KATU.
San Francisco-based 7X7 Oral Surgery Specialists is among the few dental practices in the area continuing to treat emergency patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to local CBS affiliate KPIX.