KDA Members:
Following the ADA’s successful advocacy efforts last week to increase dental offices to FEMA’s #7 priority for PPE, the KDA contacted Governor Laura Kelly regarding the critical need for Kansas dentists to access PPE.
The Governor’s office discussed this request with their emergency management team; and this morning, notified the KDA that it has been determined dental offices are part of the health & medical sector, which is a number one priority for the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As such,
dental offices are advised to request PPE through their county emergency management offices, who will then submit those requests to be fulfilled by Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM). A link to the county emergency management offices is below to help you contact your local office.
