Oregon Health Authority
Per the Oregon Health Authority, masks in healthcare facilities, including dental offices, will no longer be required beginning
April 3rd, 2023. Facilities may still require masks at their own discretion.
Read the full update
here.
CDC Guidance on Masking in Healthcare Facilities June 6, 2023
With the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced new guidance to help dentists determine how to best implement mask use in their offices. Dentists are still required to follow standard and transmission-based precautions when treating patients, including wearing proper personal protective equipment and adhering to Occupational Safety and Health Administration workplace safety rules and state and local requirements regarding masking.
The new CDC guidance provides information for dentists with questions about broader masking in health care facilities, suggesting that facilities consider the following factors:
- The types of patients the facility treats, including those who may have a higher risk for severe COVID-19
- Input from stakeholders like patients and office personnel
- Plans from other facilities with which the facility shares patients
- Available data, such as local COVID-19 incidence data
Read additional information about the new guidance in
ADA News.