Dentists

Briana Oller, DDS, of Glen Carbon, Ill.-based Simply Smiles, is recovering after being diagnosed with COVID-19, according to The Telegraph.

Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines:

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed an order March 23 banning dental providers from performing non-emergency procedures until April 13, dramatically decreasing patient numbers and shutting down some practices completely, according to the Memphis Business Journal.

A dentist in Provo, Utah, is pleading with patients to visit dental practices for emergency care rather than go to an emergency room, according to local CBS affiliate KUTV.

Articles informing readers about the COVID-19 pandemic were the most read in March.

Dental practices in Oregon are arguing that by temporarily suspending elective surgeries hospital emergency rooms will be begin to overflow, according to local news station KATU.

The ADA and other healthcare organizations signed a public statement March 27 strongly supporting emergency efforts at the federal level to increase the production and distribution of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

San Francisco-based 7X7 Oral Surgery Specialists is among the few dental practices in the area continuing to treat emergency patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to local CBS affiliate KPIX.

A dentist who was being evicted from his office allegedly doused medical gowns and masks with accelerant and set fires in his exam and X-ray rooms, according to The Seattle Times.

The American Dental Association has compiled data from the CDC, World Health Organization and Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University so dentists can track COVID-19 cases, both in the U.S. and worldwide.