As dental staff in New York and New Jersey get fully vaccinated against COVID-19, some practices are advertising their new protected status in an effort to lure back patients, reports The Wall Street Journal.
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After almost a year of new, more complex COVID-19 safety protocols, many dental professionals are exhausted, reports the California Dental Association.
University of Utah Health and Intermountain Healthcare, both based in Salt Lake City, have promised to investigate the death of a man who died a week after getting nine of his teeth pulled at the university's student dental clinic, reports…
The California Dental Association is advising practice owners to encourage dental staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19 instead of implementing mandates.
Some patients may refuse to comply with mask mandates for dental appointments. Dental professionals must be prepared for difficult conversations and using de-escalation tactics to reduce tension, reports the California Dental Association.
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The California Health Department has expanded its definition of healthcare workers to now include people who work at dental clinics in the state's first wave of COVID-19 vaccination.
The CDC has included dental professionals in its recommendation regarding which healthcare personnel should be prioritized for the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
California officials have approved a public health emergency waiver that allows dentists to administer COVID-19 vaccines to patients 16 and older, reports NBC's KNSD.
Dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants in Idaho are being prioritized for COVID-19 vaccinations, reports CBS affiliate KBOI-TV.
Below is an overview of the factors that affect how quickly California dentists will receive their COVID-19 vaccine, per the California Dental Association.