Dentists

A New York dentist is treating an infant with a cleft lip and palate by offering drive-thru services amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to CBS affiliate WROC-TV.

The Commission on Dental Accreditation is rescheduling all remaining site visits to 2021 due to the pandemic, including regular/reaccreditation and special focused site visits.

Dentists at Waterford, Mich.-based Stannard, Studt and Tironi Dentistry and others across the country are reevaluating what is considered emergency dental care, according to Detroit's FOX 2 News,

Colleen Lam, DMD, a Chinese American dentist based in Atlantis, Fla., has experienced adverse reactions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to NBC affiliate WPTV.

The Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in New Orleans has launched an initiative to 3D print personal protective equipment for front-line workers, according to New Orleans City Business.

Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry has opened a teledentistry platform for patients and providers, according to an April 6 The Daily Tar Heel report.

Nineteen percent of dentists said their offices are closed completely, while 76 percent said their offices were only treating emergency patients during the pandemic, according to an American Dental Association Health Policy Institute biweekly poll.

The Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations plans to launch a new clinical licensure exam in June, according to the American Dental Association.

Steven Huber, DDS, of Jefferson City, Mo.-based Huber Orthodontics, died from COVID-19, according to ABC's KMIZ.

As many dental offices throughout the country have postponed all non-essential appointments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, SmileDirectClub announced April 6 that it will open its teledentistry platform to all licensed dentists and orthodontists.