COVID-19 Information for Travelers (updated often): https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Travelers.aspx
Resources:
Waived and Suspended Licensing Regulations
•The Pennsylvania Department of State requested, and Governor Wolf approved, several waivers/suspensions related to the clinical licensure examinations for both dentists and dental hygienists who have just graduated or are about to graduate: https://www.dos.pa.gov/Documents/2020-04-24-Summary-Dentist-Dental-Hygienist-Waivers.pdf
•The Department requested a waiver or temporary suspension of the State Board of Dentistry’s regulations and statutory provisions related to CPR and BSL certification: https://www.dos.pa.gov/Documents/2020-04-07-Summary-CPR-Dentist-Massage-Therapy.pdf
•Governor Wolf granted the Department of State’s request to suspend restrictions on distance-learning for continuing-education requirements for certain licensed professionals: https://www.dos.pa.gov/Documents/2020-03-22-Continuing-Education-Suspensions.pdf
ADHA
•Remember to visit ADHA’s Covid-19 Resource Center often, as new information is added regularly. There are links to videos on Covid-19 and unemployment on this page, as well as FAQs: https://www.adha.org/covid19
•ADHA has created a Task Force on Return to Work which will review available COVID-19 guidance documents and policies, including but not limited to information from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Occupational and Safety Health Act (OSHA), and American Dental Association (ADA). The Task Force will provide recommendations to the ADHA Board of Trustees, including guidance for dental hygienists on returning to work. A dedicated email address has been set up so that members of the dental hygiene community can provide input to the Task Force at adhacovidtaskforce@adha.net .
•ADHA’s Covid-19 Q&A section continues to expand. You can submit your questions to rdhcovidinfo@adha.net .
Links:
Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association: https://pdhaonline.org/
Pennsylvania Department of Health Dental Provider page (includes REVISED Guidance on COVID-19 for Dental Health Care Personnel in Pennsylvania): https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Dental-Care.aspx
Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry: https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Dentistry/Pages/default.aspx
CDC Guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/dental-settings.html
OSHA Guidance: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/
Governor’s Plan for PA: https://www.governor.pa.gov/plan-for-pennsylvania/
PA Coalition for Oral Health: https://paoralhealth.org/ (they have a very robust Covid-19 resource section)
ADA Return to Work Interim Guidance Toolkit: https://pages.ada.org/return-to-work-toolkit-american-dental-association?utm_campaign=covid-19-Return-to-Work-Toolkit&utm_source=cpsorg-alert-bar&utm_medium=cpsalertbar-virus&utm_content=covid-19-interim-return-to-work
Pennsylvania Unemployment COVID-19 FAQs: https://www.uc.pa.gov/Pages/covid19.aspx
Pennsylvania Department of Labor: https://www.dli.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration COVID-19 Control and Prevention resource: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/controlprevention.html
OSAP Infection Control Webinar and Information: https://www.osap.org/page/COVID-19?page=GuideInternational
COVID-19 FAQs
