Please join the ADA Health Policy Institute for next week's webinar on Tuesday, September 1st at 12pm Eastern / 11am Central / 10am Mountain / 9am Pacific.
Will COVID-19 Weaken the Dental Care Safety Net?
COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting vulnerable populations. This webinar will highlight new data from private practice and public health dentists collected as part of HPI’s tracking of the impact of COVID-19. We will share an overview of HPI research related to the dental safety net and discuss emerging concerns as the dental sector recovers. How does patient volume compare in high and low income areas? Have dentists dropped out of Medicaid since the onset of the pandemic? Is hospital operating room time for high need dental patients being limited due to the hospital “surge”? Panelists include Dr. Monica Hebl, a general dentist in Milwaukee, WI, Dr. Darwin Hayes, the State Dental Director of New Jersey, and Dr. Nicole Weddell, a pediatric dentist in Indianapolis, IN. As always, there will be time for audience Q&A.