California dentist ‘slammed’ as appointments fill up

As COVID-19 cases decline across California, a dental practice in Santa Barbara, Calif., is busy with a backlog of patients who are now ready to get back on the schedule after missing routine care, local ABC/CBS affiliate KEYT reported April 26.

Advertisement

“Honestly we have been slammed,” Linda Miloud, office manager at Johnson Family Dental in Santa Barbara told the news station. The practice is already booked for cleaning appointments through the summer.

Steve Johnson, DDS, said the office staff and most of his patients have been vaccinated.

“Now we are doing a lot of larger fillings or root canals and putting out a lot of fires,” he said.

More articles on dentistry:
Medical students 2.7x more likely to get COVID-19 vaccine than dental students
The next 5 years in dentistry: Business growth & opportunities
Oklahoma dentist, family die in plane crash

 

Advertisement

Next Up in Dentists

  • Here are eight recent dental industry deals worth more than $759 million: 1. Five dental properties housing Dental Care Alliance-affiliated…

  • Dentists are facing financial difficulties this year amid rising operating costs, inflation and stagnant reimbursement rates. Here are seven statistics…

  • Here are seven statistics showing how the dental practice landscape is evolving: 1. The cost of dental equipment and supplies…

Advertisement

Comments are closed.