Covid 19 impact on dental and consumer behavior

[Glenn Kennedy]

How has Covid 19 impacted dental practices and consumer behavior? If you missed this report by the ADA visit their website:

COVID-19 Impact on Dental Practices – ADA Health Policy Institute

Interactive dashboards of data from surveys sent to U.S. dentists on the economic impact they are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

www.ada.org

 

[rkm rdt]

Consumer behavior?

That has become an oxymoron.

 

[Affinity]

Yeah its made people rush to the dentist.. One office told me today they are booked out 5 weeks..

 

[rkm rdt]

We obviously have different infection control regulations .

 

[Affinity]

One Dr that had a positive test, never even closed the office, or notified me. Its the wild west.

 

[Glenn Kennedy]

One Dr that had a positive test, never even closed the office, or notified me. Its the wild west.

Being #1 doesn't just happen. It takes focus and dedication to stay at the top.

 

[JMN]

We obviously have different infection control regulations .

Short version: None, just suggestions for most states.

 

[rkm rdt]

My clients are only seeing half their daily patients.

 

[Doris A]

Short version: None, just suggestions for most states.

We got a reattach tooth to a partial Friday, P/ and the tooth just put in a baggie, no disifectant, and the tooth still had food on it.....GRR!!!!
Infection control charge added!!!

 

[rkm rdt]

We got a reattach tooth to a partial Friday, P/ and the too just put in a baggie, no disifectant, and the tooth still had food on it.....GRR!!!!
Infection control charge added!!!

apparently posting a pic of food on dln is quite the rage.

 

[Dori]

Is it safe to attend an event? Depends on your location. Check out this Georgia Tech tool.

COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool

covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu

 

[Affinity]

I was at the county fair last week, in a barn with probably 300+ people, maybe a half dozen had masks on. No outbreak as of yet.. Youre more likely to get a traffic citation here than the virus.. 21 active cases in a county of 45k people.. The virus has been here since at least february.. and still only around 200 total cases. Stores are packed, dentists are booked out 5 weeks. Ive been waiting for 8 months for it to 'hit' .. so what am I missing..

 

[sidesh0wb0b]

its busier than ever before here. the last month especially has picked up in a most dramatic fashion. no complaints though! gotta make up for that goose egg of April. most my clients are booked out 2-3months solid
my region has generally been sheltered from the virus stuff, though the hysteria is nation wide.

 

[Affinity]

Yeah this month will be 30-35% over my normal average month.. Only had one associate Dr out for a week with the virus, and another office closed for a week because a pt the week before tested postive after her appt... Full steam ahead..

 

[sinfulls]

we started working full time