The Chairman and CEO of Henry Schein, Stanley Bergman, is pleading with consumers to stop hoarding medical masks, according to his op-ed for the World Economic Forum.
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Pittsburgh, Pa.-based North American Dental Group has developed an "essential treatment only" model, along with infection control procedures, for dental practices to use amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dental colleges have moved classes online, encouraged social distancing and are canceling sponsored travel and events to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a news release from the American Dental Association.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma urged all healthcare providers, including dentists, to cancel non-urgent procedures, according to a March 18 news conference.
A dental student at Gainesville-based University of Florida College of Dentistry treated patients while sick with COVID-19, according to The Gainesville Sun.
To combat the spread of coronavirus, Chicago-based DecisionOne Dental Partners plans to open its practices for three hours a week.
Rhode Island has taken the most aggressive measures against COVID-19, while Wyoming has taken the least, according to a March 17 WalletHub report.
The Michigan Dental Association recommended dental offices throughout the state to shut down for the next two weeks, beginning March 17, according to local NBC affiliate WOOD.
The American Dental Association is asking all dentists to postpone elective procedures for the next three weeks to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
A Portage, Wis.-based dentist pleaded guilty March 12 to obtaining oxycodone by use of misrepresentation, fraud and deception, according to a Department of Justice news release.