Three students at Baltimore-based University of Maryland School of Dentistry described what it's like to attend dental school amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as reported by the American Dental Association.
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About 79 percent of dentists said their practices are closed except for emergencies, while 17 percent said their practices are completely shut down, according to a poll by the ADA Health Policy Institute for the week of April 20.
Some Indiana dentists are excited to resume elective procedures, despite new processes and regulations to protect patients and staff from COVID-19, according to WSBT.
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The Oklahoma Board of Dentistry is supporting Gov. Kevin Stitt's three-phase plan to reopen the state's economy and will not be extending any restrictions on dental practices beyond April 30, according to KFOR.
The dental industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, and it may not get easier in the coming months, according to a Bloomberg report.
On April 23, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Health Commissioner Steven Stack, MD, outlined guidelines for allowing non-urgent healthcare services to resume in the state, including dental offices, according to local CBS affiliate WLKY.
A Pennsylvania dentist received a nearly nine-month sentence for eight counts of unlawful drug distribution through illegitimate prescriptions, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.