Failure to communicate with, treat or refer patients for treatment can create legal liabilities, including charges of negligence or patient abandonment, both types of dental malpractice, according to the California Dental Association.
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Louisville, Ky.-based Mortenson Dental Partners has furloughed more than half of its workforce, according to Louisville Business First.
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The American Dental Association has assembled a task force to help dentists bounce back after the COVID-19 pandemic.
A South Dakota dentist had to shut down all dental locations and laid off all but three employees, but is still seeing emergency patients, according to KOTA TV.
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Kory Kirkegaard, DDS, is using the 3D printer at his practice to create nasal swabs for COVID-19 tests, according to FOX 4.
Cigna has released its virtual care platform for affiliated dentists and patients to leverage during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an April 14 news release.
Delta Dental of Virginia has committed to give $1 million to practices throughout the state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Augusta Free Press.
The mobile dental care unit of Los Angeles-based QueensCare has been converted into an emergency room, according to NBC Los Angeles.
Kansas health officials are looking to purchase nasal swabs from dental offices with 3D printers in an effort to increase the state's COVID-19 testing capacity, according to KSNT.