The Iowa Dental Board has received calls from orthodontists that are concerned about the lag time between seeing patients for periodic exams and has issued the following guidance:
“If you believe that not seeing an active orthodontic patient, due to the increasing amount of time that has lapsed, could cause irreparable harm to your patient, then you should use your professional judgement on providing treatment during this time. This is not a green light to resume orthodontics as normal, but an acknowledgement that the definition of what is urgent per the mandate, may change based on the amount of time that active patients have been untreated.”
Questions regarding this should be directed to the
IDA
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