Dentists

Pennsylvania hygienist Nicole Nabozny lost her job in mid-March and is now worrying about returning to work, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

About 69 percent of dentists' total weekly collections were less than 5 percent of what is typical for their practice, according to a poll by the ADA Health Policy Institute for the week of April 6.

Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.

Seattle-based UW School of Dentistry has amassed $40 million in debt due to "poor decision-making and challenges beyond their control," according to a state auditor report cited by The Daily.

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.