Kory Kirkegaard, DDS, is using the 3D printer at his practice to create nasal swabs for COVID-19 tests, according to FOX 4.
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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.
Alisa Kauffman, DMD, has been handing out free masks for weeks, ABC 7 reports.
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.
Irvine, Calif.-based Onsite Dental has partnered with Virtual Dental Care to implement the company's Teledentix platform, according to an April 11 news release.
Thirty-five percent of small-business owners say their business won't survive more than three months in current conditions, according to a new WalletHub report.
Pennsylvania hygienist Nicole Nabozny lost her job in mid-March and is now worrying about returning to work, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
About 69 percent of dentists' total weekly collections were less than 5 percent of what is typical for their practice, according to a poll by the ADA Health Policy Institute for the week of April 6.