Starting Friday, Texans will be allowed to visit their dentist once again for routine care, but some dental hygienists don’t feel it’s safe just yet to head back to work.
The State Dental Board has voted to let Texas dentists resume performing elective procedures and providing non-urgent care, starting Friday.
Under the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners’ proposal, individual dentists should update written safety procedures and take a host of steps to prevent the spread of the virus in their offices, but Janessa Bock, the president-elect of the Texas Dental Hygienists Association, feels there certain safety changes should be required, including mandated personal protective equipment, like N95 masks, for staff.
Source: Dental Offices Open Despite Concerns Among Some Hygienists / NBCDFW