Despite more than half a million dental job losses in April, the industry could bounce back, with 48 percent of practices in 28 states fully staffed for the first week of May, according to CNBC.
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A Georgia dentist filed a class-action lawsuit May 8 against insurers that denied claims for lost income because of the pandemic, according to Atlanta radio station WSB.
Delta Dental of Tennessee is giving $1,000 to all in-network and out-of-network dentists statewide beginning May 11.
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.
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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.