Coronavirus update for dentistry in Nevada
Some dedicated Las Vegas dentists remain open in the midst of Coronavirus pandemic in order to keep patients out of the hospitals and emergency departments. Relief of pain and management of infection is crucial while medical professionals and government authorities continue to monitor the current situation. The Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners has asked Nevada dentists to limit dentistry at this time to urgent needs only until April 16, 2020.
If you you are a Las Vegas or Henderson resident and find yourself in need of urgent dental care, please contact your dentist instead of visiting a hospital. The hospital is not a place you want to be right now when dealing with dental pain, trauma, or infection. We need to keep our medical professionals at local hospitals ready and available to address the expected influx of patients infected by Covid-19. When visiting your dentist, remember social distancing is key to controlling the spread disease. With social distancing guidelines in mind, some dentists are offering virtual consultations or limited examination by teleconferencing. In response to the Covid-19 situation, the American Dental Association has issue the following recommendations for dentists treating the urgent needs of our patients at this time:
“The guidance may change as the COVID-19 pandemic progresses...Dentists should use their professional judgment in determining a patient’s need for urgent dental care which focuses on the management of conditions that require immediate attention to relieve severe pain and/or risk of infection and to alleviate the burden on hospital emergency departments.”
Examples of urgent dental care treatments, which should be treated as minimally invasively as possible, include:
• Severe dental pain from pulpal inflammation.
• Pericoronitis or third-molar pain.
• Surgical postoperative osteitis or dry socket dressing changes.
• Abscess or localized bacterial infection resulting in localized pain and swelling.
• Tooth fracture resulting in pain or causing soft tissue trauma.
• Dental trauma with avulsion/luxation.
• Dental treatment cementation if the temporary restoration is lost, broken or causing gingival irritation.Other emergency dental care includes extensive caries or defective restorations causing pain; suture removal; denture adjustments on radiation/oncology patients; denture adjustments or repairs when function impeded; replacing temporary filling on endo access openings in patients experiencing pain; and snipping or adjustments of an orthodontic wire or appliances piercing or ulcerating the oral mucosa. "
Some dedicated Las Vegas dentists remain open in the midst of Coronavirus pandemic in order to keep patients out of the hospitals and emergency departments. Relief of pain and management of infection is crucial while medical professionals and government authorities continue to monitor the current situation. The Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners has asked Nevada dentists to limit dentistry at this time to urgent needs only until April 16, 2020.
If you you are a Las Vegas or Henderson resident and find yourself in need of urgent dental care, please contact your dentist instead of visiting a hospital. The hospital is not a place you want to be right now when dealing with dental pain, trauma, or infection. We need to keep our medical professionals at local hospitals ready and available to address the expected influx of patients infected by Covid-19. When visiting your dentist, remember social distancing is key to controlling the spread disease. With social distancing guidelines in mind, some dentists are offering virtual consultations or limited examination by teleconferencing. In response to the Covid-19 situation, the American Dental Association has issue the following recommendations for dentists treating the urgent needs of our patients at this time:
“The guidance may change as the COVID-19 pandemic progresses...Dentists should use their professional judgment in determining a patient’s need for urgent dental care which focuses on the management of conditions that require immediate attention to relieve severe pain and/or risk of infection and to alleviate the burden on hospital emergency departments.”
Examples of urgent dental care treatments, which should be treated as minimally invasively as possible, include:
• Severe dental pain from pulpal inflammation.
• Pericoronitis or third-molar pain.
• Surgical postoperative osteitis or dry socket dressing changes.
• Abscess or localized bacterial infection resulting in localized pain and swelling.
• Tooth fracture resulting in pain or causing soft tissue trauma.
• Dental trauma with avulsion/luxation.
• Dental treatment cementation if the temporary restoration is lost, broken or causing gingival irritation.Other emergency dental care includes extensive caries or defective restorations causing pain; suture removal; denture adjustments on radiation/oncology patients; denture adjustments or repairs when function impeded; replacing temporary filling on endo access openings in patients experiencing pain; and snipping or adjustments of an orthodontic wire or appliances piercing or ulcerating the oral mucosa. "
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