Dentists

Ninety-four percent of dental assistants in Washington state filed unemployment claims amid the pandemic, according to The Seattle Times.

These 22 states have allowed dental practices to reopen and resume elective surgeries.

Healthcare employment declined by 1.4 million in April, led by losses in dental offices, with 503,000 related unemployment claims filed in the last month, according to a May 8 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Stories about how dental offices were operating amid the COVID-19 pandemic were the most read in April.

Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.

The Massachusetts Dental Society filed a petition May 5 urging the state Division of Insurance to require insurers to provide emergency financial aid, according to The Boston Globe.

The American Dental Association has asked the CDC to provide guidance on how to safely reopen dental practices during the deceleration phase of the pandemic.

As dental offices reopen, costs may increase and unemployed patients may have lost the coverage they had when they were employed, according to the American Dental Association.

Delta Dental of Tennessee announced a $50,000 donation to nonprofit organizations in Tennessee focusing on COVID-19 relief efforts.

Elective dental procedures, surgeries and non-urgent visits should all be postponed, according to CDC revisions made April 27.