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    Dental Economics COVID-19 Resource Center

    April 1, 2020
    The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected the dental profession and larger industry. The Dental Economics team is collecting the best available information in its many efforts to keep dental practices in business and keep our communities safe
    , Chief Dental Officer, Tend

    Human Resources

    Bent Ericksen & Associates FAQ page (Tim Twigg and Rebecca Boartfield are DE columnists)

    Small Business Relief Efforts

    Fact sheet on SBA loans from the Academy of Dental CPAs and the American Dental Association

    SBA EIDL loan application page

    ADA webinar: Dental Practice Financial Issues Surrounding COVID-19 with Allen Schiff, CPA

    CARES Act detail from the American Dental Association

    The Small Business Owners Guide to the CARES Act

    Paycheck Protection Program FAQs for Small Businesses from U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

    Providing Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Definitions of emergency and urgent care from the American Dental Association

    OSHA’s Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19

    A technique to improve the viral protection of a procedure mask in absence of an N95 shield respirator

    Do NSAIDs exacerbate coronavirus severity: Myth or reality? By Scott Froum, DDS

    ADA Interim Guidance for Minimizing Risk of COVID-19 Transmission

    General Information

    The American Dental Association’s Coronavirus Center for Dentists

    COVID-19: Economic Impact on Dental Practices (Summary Results) from the American Dental Association

    About the Author

    Chris Salierno, DDS | Chief Dental Officer, Tend

    Chris Salierno, DDS, is a general dentist from Long Island, New York. He graduated from Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine in 2005. Dr. Salierno lectures internationally on clinical dentistry, practice management, and leadership development. In 2017 he became a chief development officer with the Cellerant Consulting Group, and he was the chief editor of Dental Economics from 2014 to 2021. In 2021, he became the chief dental officer at Tend. He can be reached on Instagram @the_curious_dentist.

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