Albany, N.Y.-based dentist Larry Kotlow, DDS, is warning other dentists reopening their practices about the perils of using masks with valves, according to local NBC affiliate WNYT.
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Missouri dentist Robert Klein, DDS, is pursuing a lawsuit against Owners Insurance for denying his business interruption claims, according to local ABC affiliate KMIZ.
The widow of a Colorado dentist killed by Lakewood, Colo.-based police in September 2019 is lashing out after subsequent investigations cleared officers of wrongdoing, according to CBS's KCNC-TV.
Dental practices can reassure hesitant patients and increase patient comfort levels during the era of COVID-19, according to the California Dental Association.
The Louisiana legislature recently passed two laws going into effect Aug. 1, prohibiting both downcoding by third-party payers and denying dental coverage to patients with preexisting conditions.
Greenville, N.C.-based East Carolina University received a $3.1 million grant to further care for patients with disabilities, according to WITN-TV.
Dentists and hygienists have a higher risk of getting sick than patients, since they are on the receiving end of any aerosol droplets potentially containing the virus, some health specialists told The New York Times.