Ninety-four percent of dental assistants in Washington state filed unemployment claims amid the pandemic, according to The Seattle Times.
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These 22 states have allowed dental practices to reopen and resume elective surgeries.
Healthcare employment declined by 1.4 million in April, led by losses in dental offices, with 503,000 related unemployment claims filed in the last month, according to a May 8 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Stories about how dental offices were operating amid the COVID-19 pandemic were the most read in April.
The nation's leading dental associations are calling on Congress to expand the non-payroll costs allowable for the Paycheck Protection Program to include personal protective equipment costs as dental offices reopen nationwide amid the pandemic.
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The Massachusetts Dental Society filed a petition May 5 urging the state Division of Insurance to require insurers to provide emergency financial aid, according to The Boston Globe.
The American Dental Association has asked the CDC to provide guidance on how to safely reopen dental practices during the deceleration phase of the pandemic.
SmileDirectClub is partnering with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to expand in-network coverage, the oral care company announced May 6.
As dental offices reopen, costs may increase and unemployed patients may have lost the coverage they had when they were employed, according to the American Dental Association.