The ADA News (4/8, Burger) reported that in a video released April 8, a panel of ADA experts “answered nearly 20 questions that member dentists have asked” regarding “the Association’s interim guidance for minimizing the risk of COVID-19 transmission while performing emergency and urgent dental care.” The panelists, who helped develop the guidance, responded to questions covering “a range of topics including the use of personal protective equipment, coordinating care with other members of the medical community and the future of infection control in dentistry.” ADA President Chad P. Gehani said in remarks in the video, “Our Association is working to ensure that you have what you need to navigate these times very safely.”

The ADA also offers an overview document, Summary of ADA Guidance During the COVID-19 Crisis, which “summarizes COVID-19’s impact on dentistry, emerging science on the disease, the ADA’s guidance for minimizing risk during emergency treatment and the resources the ADA has developed for dentists.”