The battle over dentistry during the pandemic

A battle is brewing over going to the dentist as the World Health Organization is telling people to delay routine appointments.

IS TELLING PEOPLE TO DELAYROUTINE APPOINTMENTS -- DUE TOCORONAVIRUS CONCERNS --BUT NOW THE AMERICAN DENTALASSOCIATION IS FIRING BACK.ABC'S WILL REEVE REPORTS.NAT- DENTIST SOUND ( DRILL)THIS MORNING DENTISTS NOWTAKING ON THE WORLD HEALTHORGANIZATION - OVER ON THEWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION -OVER ITS NEW RECOMMENDATIONTHAT PEOPLE PUT OFF "ROUTINE"CHECK-UPS UNTIL MORE IS KNOWNABOUT COVID-19 - AND HOW IT"STRONGLY DISAGREES" - AND THATWITH APPROPRIATE PPE - PATIENTSAND PROFESSIONALS CAN SAFELYOPERATE SOT - DR.RICHARD NAGY - PRESIDENTCALIFORNIA DENTIST ASSOCIATIONDENTISTS HAVE BEEN EXPERTS ININFECTION CONTROL FOR OVER 20YEARS DUE TO THE HIV AIDSSCARE.SO WE'RE USED TO PREPARING OUROFFICES FOR INFECTION DISEASECONTROL.WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN NOCLUSTERS OF COVID OUTBREAKSDIRECTLY TRACED TO DENTALOFFICES- TWO SEPARATE COLORADOSPRINGS DENTAL OFFICES RECENTLYREPORTED STAFF WITH POSITIVECOVID TESTS-- AND SOME DENTALWORKERS ARE ON EDGE - SOT -SARA MERCIER "...THE PROBLEMWITH DENTISTRY RIGHT NOW ISNOBODY KNOWS THE RISKS.// EVERYTHING WE DO, INCLUDINGJUST HAVING A PATIENT OPENTHEIR MOUTH AND BREATHING,CREATES AEROSOLS" BUT DR.RICHARD NAGY, PRESIDENT OF THECALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION,SAYS MOST DENTAL OFFICES ACROSSTHE U.S.HAVE TAKEN THE PANDEMICSERIOUSLY- REVAMPING OFFICES,ADDING VENTILATION, ANDSTRENGTHENING SANITATION ANDSAFETY PROTOCOLS.SOT - DR.RICHARD NAGY - PRESIDENTCALIFORNIA DENTIST ASSOCIATIONWE REALLY INCREASED OURKNOWLEDGE OF AIRBORNE BASEPATHOGENS AND PREPARE THEIROFFICES IN TERMS OF ENHANCEDPPE ENHANCED TRAINING FOR OURSTAFFTHAT WAS WILL REEVE REPORTING.IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY FOR TRICKSAND