Dental patients in San Francisco must receive a COVID-19 test before procedures that can produce dental aerosols, excluding emergencies, according to ABC's KABC-TV.
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The FDA removed its emergency use authorization for some KN95 masks made in China after they failed to meet a filtration efficiency rate of 95 percent during testing by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Orders allowing Arkansas dentists to resume elective procedures are "ill-conceived" and "sow confusion and disorder," according to a letter from the Arkansas State Dental Association, KATV News reports.
Dentists in West Virginia said they were disappointed after each receiving a large box of personal protective equipment, only to find a handful of supplies inside, according to WCHS.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines for dental professionals who may have been exposed to COVID-19 during emergency care.
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Routine dental care may never be the same, and visits to the dentist are more likely to resemble hospital visits due to screening and safety precautions, Alec Parker, DMD, executive director of the North Carolina Dental Society, told the Charlotte…
The American Dental Association released guidelines to prevent the purchase of counterfeit N95 masks.
The nation's leading dental associations are calling on Congress to expand the non-payroll costs allowable for the Paycheck Protection Program to include personal protective equipment costs as dental offices reopen nationwide amid the pandemic.
About 90 percent of dental practices reported concern about their PPE supply amid the pandemic, according to a survey from dental supply company Net32.
The CDC released interim dental infection control measures for treating emergency patients April 27.