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Statement on providing dental services during the COVID-19 pandemic (April 30, 2020)

Statement on providing dental services during the COVID-19 pandemic adopted by the Board

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
2020-04-30 Apr. 30, 2020
Effective
2020-04-30
In force
Apr. 30, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • licensed dentists and dental health care personnel
Functions reached
  • PR procedures
  • ST sterilization and infection control
  • SC PPE
Collection
North Carolina NC

Operative words

The decision to resume offering routine and non-emergency care is a decision that must be made by [each dentist]... [failure to follow] infection control, sterilization, and patient safety recommendations may be viewed as a failure to meet the [standard of care]

Enforcement

Standard-of-care enforcement by the Board

Notes

Marks the end of the Board's emergency-only period; conditions resumption on CDC/OSHA infection control and PPE.

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