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COVID-19 Health Mandate 006 (Mandate 6.1, Elective Oral Health Procedures)

Health Mandate 006 (elective dental procedures postponed one month)

Governor Dunleavy; Commissioner Crum; Dr. Zink · Alaska (State)

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Jurisdiction
Alaska
Level
State
Authority
Disaster Declaration of Mar. 11, 2020
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19
End
Carried into Mandate 015 Appendix 03 (dentistry) effective Apr. 24, 2020, revised June 17 and Aug. 5, 2020 (AK-044); superseded per Nov. 16, 2020 fact sheet (read as 2020-04-24)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to Apr. 24, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • dental clinical settings and oral health professionals
Functions reached
  • CH chairside care and hygiene
  • PR elective and aerosol-generating procedures
  • EM emergency-only period
  • SC PPE
Collection
Alaska AK

Operative words

in concurrence with recommendations from the American Dental Association (ADA), the Alaska Dental Society, and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, elective oral health care procedures are required to be postponed for a period of one month.... Postpone all elective and non-essential dental procedures. Prioritize treatment for patients experiencing dental emergencies... Limit orders and use of PPE to the minimum necessary for emergency care.

Enforcement

Order under the disaster declaration

Notes

Attachment A listed only 'dental emergency services' as a critical health-care operation (AK-012, p. 3).

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