On April 7, the CDC released updated guidance for the dental office. The CDC continues to recommend that the only treatment provided in dental offices should be emergency care on non-COVID-19 positive patients. 

View the CDC's Updated Recommendations

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Directory of Dentists Able to Provide Urgent Dental Care

During the COVID-19 crisis, Arcora Foundation and the WSDA are partnering to ensure people can receive urgent dental care. Dentistlink.org is a referral service that is currently being utilized to connect patients seeking urgent dental care with dental providers in their area who can provide this care. Dentists who are able to provide urgent dental care can add their name to a directory on Dentistlink.org. 

Directions:

• Step 1: Visit Dentistlink.org and click Login (top right corner)
• Step 2: Click Sign Up
• Step 3: Click Dentist Sign In
• Step 4: You should see a pop-up in the top right of the screen that says “Check your email to activate your account”
• Step 5: You will receive an email to complete your registration (this is currently from a Gmail account)
• Step 6: Set up a new password
• Step 7: Sign in using your email and password
• Step 8: Update your profile for your practice upon login

Any questions regarding this directory or issues signing up should be directed to DentistLink@ArcoraFoundation.org.

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Please continue to check wsda.org/COVID-19 and its Clinical Guidance and Business Impacts pages for additional resources and updates.

Sincerely,

Dr. Dennis Bradshaw
WSDA President