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This is S Hatton with the
Becker's Dental DSO Podcast.

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Here's your daily industry news
briefing for today, March 8th,

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starting April 3rd. Face mask will
be optional for patients, visitors,

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and workers not performing
clinical cases in California.

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Healthcare settings including dental
offices according to the California Dental

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Association. Three things
dentists should know.

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One. Dental offices in California should
share details about mask guidelines to

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employees and patients.

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They can still say masks are strongly
recommended when there's a high level of

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community spread of covid.

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Two signage saying masks are required,

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should be removed from patient waiting
areas and practice websites starting

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April three.

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Dentists still have to wear a mask when
performing procedures N 95 mask need

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to be worn for aerosol
generating procedures.

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