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Board statement on dental practices and COVID-19 (March 18, 2020)

Board Statement regarding dental practices and COVID-19 issued on March 18

North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners · North Carolina (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
North Carolina
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 90, art. 2
Issued
2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
Effective
2020-03-18
End
Apr. 30, 2020 statement (read as 2020-04-30)
In force
Mar. 18, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • licensed dentists
Functions reached
  • PR elective and aerosol-generating procedures
  • EM emergency-only period
Collection
North Carolina NC

Operative words

consider the continuation of emergency care to prevent dental patients from adding stress to hospitals, hospital emergency rooms, and urgent care facilities. Likewise, re-scheduling or postponing non-urgent, routine, and elective procedures is advised to lessen the risk of an inadvertent spread of the virus.

Enforcement

Board advice; standard-of-care implications

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