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MHDHA is monitoring the COVID-19 situation and actions of government and healthcare entities on a daily basis.
Information on COVID-19
NEW: May 13 the CDC advised that fully vaccinated people in regard to non-healthcare settings no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance. NYS is reviewing this guidance. https://www.cdc.gov/.../fully-vaccinated-guidance.html
May 11 the NYS Health Dept. eliminated the 15-minute wait time rule for cleaning dental operatories after a patient’s dental visit from its Reopening New York Dentistry Guidelines for Employers and Employees and its Interim Guidance for Dentistry during the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency. Other protocols, such as health screenings, remain in place. https://www.governor.ny.gov/.../DentistryMasterGuidance.pdf
On Dec. 14, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.82 authorizing dentists and also dental hygienists who are certified for local infiltration anesthesia, have basic CPR certification and take vaccine administration, to administer COVID-19 vaccinations at points-of dispensing centers overseen or approved by the state or local health departments. To volunteer, click here.
Dental practices are designated essential in NYS. See NYS Health Dept. Interim Guidance for Dentistry During the COVID-19 Pandemic; summary of guidance and safety plan template
See also: NYS Health Dept., NYS Labor Dept., NYS emergency paid sick leave law, NYS Office of the Professions on continuing education provisions and other procedures in light of COVID-19
MORE RESOURCES:
CDC, NIH, OSHA; New York State Dental Association; American Dental Association; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
About Us, Mission and Purpose
Who are we?
We are a professional component of the New York Dental Hygienists' Association (NYDHA), and the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA). Our region covers the counties of Orange, Dutchess, Rockland, Greene, Sullivan, and Ulster in New York State. If you are a hygienist in these areas and would like to connect please email us or check us out on Facebook or Instagram.
Mission and Purpose
Mission and Purpose
Purpose:
The purposes of the Association shall to improve the oral health of the public, and advance the art and science of dental hygiene; to maintain the highest standards of dental hygiene and practice, to represent and protect the interest of the dental hygiene profession, to improve the professional competence of the dental hygienist, to foster research in oral health research; to provide professional communications; and to conduct other activities as they may be permitted by the State of New York to carry out the purposes of the association.
Mission:
To improve the public’s total health, the mission of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association is to advance the art and science to quality oral health care, promoting the highest standards of dental hygiene education, licensure, practice, and representing and promoting the interests of dental hygienists all in a manner consistent with the Code of Ethics of the ADHA.