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The American Dental Association is asking all dentists to postpone elective procedures for the next three weeks to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued new guidance for healthcare providers to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente announced March 15 that all nonemergency medical and dental procedures in Oregon and Southwest Washington will be postponed through the end of the month, according to The Oregonian.

A Spokane, Wash.-based dentist is concerned he might have to temporarily close his practice due to shortages in medical masks, according to local CBS affiliate KREM.

A North Carolina dentist is offering COVID-19 screenings in an attempt to raise awareness and ease concerns about the virus, according to MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYA-TV.

The 2020 Connecticut Mission of Mercy dental clinic has been canceled until further notice due to mounting concerns of the coronavirus, according to local news station WFSB.

A man in Jacksonville, Fla., was arrested March 4 and charged with practicing dentistry without a license, according to local news station Action News Jax.

Dentists in Albuquerque, N.M., are claiming the cost of certain products used at their practices have increased between 25 percent to 50 percent since the coronavirus outbreak went global, according to local news station KOAT.

Patients of the Galveston County (Texas) Health District who visited the public health clinic for dental procedures claim they contracted HIV and hepatitis C after their visits, according to the Star-Telegram.

Hidden cameras placed at SmileDirectclub shops in Ohio, New Jersey and Alabama recorded employees misguiding patients, telling them they don't have to see a dentist before starting treatment, according to NBC News, who placed the hidden cameras.