. >> reporter: the american dental association has issued national guidelines including high enginists using hand tools and limiting drills, suggestions she worries not all dentists will follow. >> would you go to a dentist for a non-emergent problem? >> i would absolutely avoid going to a dental office with a non-emergent service. >> reporter: three in ten dentist offices didn't have any supply of n95 masks and nearly 18% had no face shields. connecticut dentist dr. david sa santtrella says it's a problem. >> he's invested in a fogger to clean rooms and a mobile uvc unit to reduce pathogens. >> you understand why people are nervous? >> sure. i'm also nervous. i'm nervous on the flip side. if we don't do anything, what about that patient. >> that they get really sick. >> they get really sick. >> reporter: all dentists facing the new reality that being afraid of the dentist means something different now. >> i wanted to make sure my child was safe and comfortable in a setting outside the home. >> reporter: what are you looking forward to most? >> well, getting my teeth straight definitel

if dentists are following the american dental association guidelines, if they're instituting strict protective measures for their patients, their staffs, their hygienists, themselves, and if they're closely examining and seeing a decline in the number of covid-19 infections in their county, are these reasonable factors for states to consider in reopening the practice of dentistry? >> yes, senator, thank you for the question. you know, we have been interacting and talking with dentists and working with the state and local public health divisions to update our guidelines on reopening a variety of medical services, as you know. and i think you raise a very important point, and i would not disagree with what you said about looking at the american dental associations as well as the reality of the outbreak in the area. but we are in the process of updating those guidelines, and they will include direct guidelines for dental practices. >> thank you very much, doctor. dr. giroir and dr. hahn, recently there's been a significant demand for remdesivir. i may be mispronouncing it, which transitioned to r

. >> the dental association says orders cannot direct dentist to go back to routine practice. because specific guidance hasn't been released. osha protects employees for being fired for exercising their health rights. >> speak up. ask questions and make a complaint. put it in writing. it doesn't have to be sophisticated. and the owner can make a response. >> we are commonly exposed to blood particles. saliva. and bodily fluids. which contain diseases. >> he points out the dental profession is well equipped to protect. he hasn't reopened but working to treat patients by tell health. many are avoiding tools like high speed drills and water scalers. he plans to use this more. >> it's a tooth pillow. it creates negative pressure. and removes all saliva. and reduces the amount that comes out of the mouth. >> he plans to go into his office when guidance is in line. >> president trump is traveling out of washington for the first time in two months. he visited a factory in arizona making n 95 masks. it comes as the nation debates when is how to reopen safely. >> the coronavirus death

if dentists are following the american dental association guidelines, if they're instituting strict protective measures for their patients, their staffs, their hygienists themselves, and if they're closely examining and seeing a decline in the number of covid-19 infections in their county, are these reasonable factors for states to consider in reopening the practice of dentistry? >> yes, senator. thank you for the question. we've been interacting and talking with dentists and working with the state and local public health officials to update our guidelines on reopening a variety of medical services, as you know. i think you raise a very important point, and i would not disagree with what you said about looking at the american dental associations, as well as the reality of the outbreak in the area. but we are in the process of updating those guidelines, and they will include direct guidelines for dental practices. >> thank you very much, doctor. dr. giroir and dr. hahn, recently there's been a significant demand for remdesivir -- i may be mispronouncing it -- which transitioned to receiving an

i know that the american dental association has been really engaged in how do we make this as safe as possible? having said that, an individual patient has to make that determination. is this teeth-cleaning worth it, or should i wait two months? that's a tough individual discussion, but i just know from looking nationally, quite frankly, what the ada isathey'r address safety first and foremost. >> all right. well, dr. anderson, thank you so much for taking the time today to share some of those insights. appreciate your time and take good care. >> my pleasure. >> we'll take a short break on air, but the conversation happening with george floyd. >>> all right, folks. welcome back. this is where i'm going to just talk to you a little bit because we are waiting for our next guest to join us. you're going to really love it because if you've ever thought about taking a coding class, this is a great opportunity offered by a bay area group. it is free, and they have outstanding folks, including engineers from silicon valley, entrepreneurs coming in to -- before they met on campus at facebook,

. >> the dental association says orders cannot direct dentist to go back to routine practice. because specific guidance hasn't been released. osha protects employees for being fired for exercising their health rights. >> speak up. ask questions and make a complaint. put it in writing. it doesn't have to be sophisticated. and the owner can make a response. >> we are commonly exposed to blood particles. saliva. and bodily fluids. which contain diseases. >> he points out the dental profession is well equipped to protect. he hasn't reopened but working to treat patients by tell health. many are avoiding tools like high speed drills and water scalers. he plans to use this more. >> it's a tooth pillow. it creates negative pressure. and removes all saliva. and reduces the amount that comes out of the mouth. >> he plans to go into his office when guidance is in line. >> president trump is traveling out of washington for the first time in two months. he visited a factory in arizona making n 95 masks. it comes as the nation debates when is how to reopen safely. >> the coronavirus death

we are working with the dental association. we want to make sure we get this right. but with the additional ppe, and the time to implement strategies in our offices, our health care offices, we believe that this is a safe and necessary step to take because we don't want people putting off some of these more routine, regular atmosphere events that need to be seen. reporter: governor, you spoke with president trump yesterday about the flooding situation in the midland area. can you elaborate a little bit on what you discussed, whether anything else came up, and could you say whether you would accompany the president if he does decide to tour the scene in midland? gov. whitmer: we reached out to the white house yesterday morning, we tried to get a call scheduled and it came in late yesterday afternoon. it was a brief call that we did talk about what was happening in midland and he asked about casualties, asked about the extent of the damage. i confirmed that fema had been on hand, the regional partner, in fema, james joseph has been someone who i have gotten to know ver

if dentists are following the american dental association guidelines, if they're instituting strict protective measures for their patients, their staffs, their hygienists, themselves, and if they're closely examining and seeing a decline in the number of covid-19 infections in their county, are these reasonable factors for states to consider in reopening the practice of dentistry? >> yes, senator, thank you for the question. we've been interacting and talking with dentists and working with the state and local public health officials to update your guidelines on reopening a variety of medical services, as you know. and i think you raise a very important point and i would not disagree with what you said about looking at the american dental associations, as well as the reality of the outbreak in the area. but we are in the process of updating those guidelines and they will include direct guidelines for dental practices. >> thank you very much, doctor. dr. giroir, and dr. hahn, recently there's been a significant demand for remdesivir, i may be mispronouncing it, which transferred to receiving an

last week on abc7 a public health officer said preventative care was safe to resume but the dental association says county health orders cannot conduct doctors to go back because guidance from the state is still pending. >>> old-fashioned fun is making a comeback. so, who knew we would be talking about drive-in movie theaters in 2020, but here we are as a form of entertainment that we can enjoy right now. amy hollyfield is live for us in concord. amy? >> hard to believe, right, reggie? i looked at the history of drive-in movies and the first patented one was in 1933. of course, they were very popular in the '50s and now here we are in 2020 excited about the drive-in movie. but it is a thing. they are now allowed to open and with the theaters closed, this is a way to get out to the movies and still be socially distanced. this theater has just reopened in concord. they do have some new rules because of the pandemic. the snack bar is closed. you need to bring your own popcorn and the cars need to be at least ten feet apart. but even in a limited capacity. the kids seemed happy to be here and the

hypo chlorous acid, but the california dental association says it's toon soon to know if in fact thisks inside this environment. >> what we are doing is we're following that science very closely to see if in fact it can be used in dentist's offices. >> dr. mackrim believes she is ahead of the game. luz pena, abc7 news. >>> well, social distancing is the norm now. but when it comes to parents with kids in the hospital, kit be traumatic to be away from your children. what theand we want to thank times, the extraordinary people in the healthcare community, working to care for all of us. at novartis, we promise to do our part. as always, we're doing everything we can to help keep cosentyx accessible and affordable. if you have any questions at all, call us, email us, visit us online. we're here to help support you when you need us. take care, and be well. to learn more, call one eight four four cosentyx or visit cosentyx.com and... l(music fades in). hey! -hi! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> all right. time now for the four@4. today we're starting with some very serious stories. the fbi is now joining the in

but the california dental association says it's too soon to know if this in fact works in this environment. >> what we are doing is we're following that science very closely to see if in fact it can be used in dentist's offices. >> dr. mangrum believes she is ahead of the game. in petaluma, luz pena, abc7 news. >>> hospital staff caring for the most vulnerable babies in the nicu are getting creative to make sure these infants get the vital care they need to survive. see how mom, dad, even friends are able to help out. >>> that's coming up. our next bay area listens conversation takes place thursday with a focus on education, which is one of the areas we're devoting our efforts to building a better bay area. we're bringing together the state superintendent of schools with the superintendents from oakland, san francisco unified schools. join the conversation live on that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. you the painted

department of public health issued a directive but it was not issued with the guidance from the dental association or the san francisco dental society. so from california and the local level, there was no discussion. and then after the health directive came out, there were all sorts of things that kind of changed and one of the changes was that they required testing, covid testing for all air slide procedures. there was no discussion about that in terms of why they needed this because at this particular juncture, we don't have testing capabilities within offices to be able to ensure patients, nor dental practise safety. and so it was just a lot of, like, what do we do and implement this? and i think when we have this type of issue, it really creates a situation where people don't know how to become compliant. they want to, but you don't know why you're recommending a certain test that there were no recommendations for that test, also. there were no age guidelines for that test. so you could be looking at a 4-year-old patient who would be also be required under the directive to get testing. and so

department of public health issued a directive but it was not issued with the guidance from the dental association or the san francisco dental society. so from california and the local level, there was no discussion. and then after the health directive came out, there were all sorts of things that kind of changed and one of the changes was that they required testing, covid testing for all air slide procedures. there was no discussion about that in terms of why they needed this because at this particular juncture, we don't have testing capabilities within offices to be able to ensure patients, nor dental practise safety. and so it was just a lot of, like, what do we do and implement this? and i think when we have this type of issue, it really creates a situation where people don't know how to become compliant. they want to, but you don't know why you're recommending a certain test that there were no recommendations for that test, also. there were no age guidelines for that test. so you could be looking at a 4-year-old patient who would be also be required under the directive to get testing. and so

cindy volunteers with the california dental hygienists association. >> so if you have an hour appointment and that first appointment generates aerosol that's maybe infected, are the next two patients now in harm's way? >> reporter: the virus causing covid-19 can survive in aerosols for hours, even days according to a team of researchers. la flaum says fear across infection is compounded by oftentimes conflicting guidelines. >> so counties are saying one thing. states are saying another. the federal government via cdc or osha are saying something else. >> reporter: in april, the california department of public health released guidance about resuming preventive health care including dental services. they say it was vague and even after the department provided mover specific guidelines, problems persisted. >> each dental office works separately. they're kind of deciding where they feel that they fall within the guidelines. >> open a little bit bigger. >> reporter: in san francisco, dr. fabiola lara, has 345made changes to make workers and her patients safe. she's installed barriers, stocked

and i would not disagree with what you said about looking at the american dental associatio association'sell as the reality of the outbreak in the area. but we are in the process of updating those guidelines and they will include direct guidelines for dental practices. >> thank you very much, dr. dr. period doctors, recently there has been a significant demand for remdesivir, i may be mispronouncing that, which transitions to receiving emergency youth authorization. the two largest hospital systems contacted me with questions about how this therapeutic will be allocated going forward. hhs finally released the statement on saturday about allocations going to states. interestingly and not directly to hospitals, but once again the decision-making behind those allocations is very unclear. hhs and the assistant secretary for preparedness and response say that each state is expected to receive an allocation but no timetable has been provided. beyond of those who are being tweeted comic treated with this drug through a clinical trial, i'm concerned that hospitalized patients have made little to

caller: i'm not familiar with that article from canada from the dental associations. ut what i am confident about is when we talk about airborne versus droplets, those are very different things. so airborne selectors, things that you can see like chickenpox that remain in the air is different at least at this point in time we know from the current sars, cov-2 in that sars is on droplets. you can keep yourself protected f you've maintained at least the large and medium sized droplets away from the mask. the virus itself may be able to penetrate through but you're at least going to slow it down using a cloth mask. the studies looking at the cloth masks here and the recommendations here in the united states are recent. this is not old time data we've been using. so this is something we've taken on recently. we've not seen people being advised to wear cloth masks in any other situation. these are new recommendations and they are based upon the best evidence we have at this point in time. so i would encourage continuing to wear cloth masks. host: let me ask you about the h

if dentists are following the american dental association guidelines, if they're instituting strict protective measures for their patients, their staffs, their hygienists, themselves, and if they're closely examining and seeing a decline in the number of covid-19 infections in their county, are these reasonable factors for states to consider in reopening the practice of dentistry? >> yes, senator, thank you for the question. we've been interacting and talking with dentists and working with the state and local public health officials to update your guidelines on reopening a variety of medical services, as you know. and i think you raise a very important point and i would not disagree with what you said about looking at the american dental associations, as well as the reality of the outbreak in the area. but we are in the process of updating those guidelines and they will include direct guidelines for dental practices. >> thank you very much, doctor. dr. giroir, and dr. hahn, recently there's been a significant demand for remdesivir, i may be mispronouncing it, which transferred to receiving an

associations dr. benjamin talks about the dental risks states face as they reopen. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. biden spoke about the coronavirus pandemic in a video message to the api victory fund, which is focused on mobilizing asian american and pacific island voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election. earlier this year, the organization gave its endorsement to the former vice president. his remarks are just over 10 minutes. bebiden: i wish we could together in person, but i'm grateful to be able to connect with you virtually. i would like to thank -- probably the mute button is not working at his introduction. the incredible leadership of you and your felloww board members for creating and building this vital organization. thanks as well to the extraordinary leaders, senator harris, duckworth, representative to, all for being here. we got a chance to talk earlier. for all the work you are doing to help folks who need it, it is a pleasure to be with you and it is a special honor to be conduct

we can speak now to eddie crouch, vice president of the british dental association, and dentist dr kunalc a day. it is really upsetting. the last time i was on the show was six weeks ago. we were asked to stop physical treatment with outpatients and triage over the telephone. u nfortu nately triage over the telephone. unfortunately then stood —— like dentistry has not bounced back since then. as most people know, you never go to the dentist without wearing proper ppe, gloves, visors. ithink it is sad every day to hear these patients suffering, knowing that we can patients suffering, knowing that we ca n safely patients suffering, knowing that we can safely treat these patients and especially if they are taking dentistry into their own hands. there are large risks associated with that. eddie, what are your major areas of concern for the dental industry at the moment? the big concern is what dentistry will look like going forwards. many of my colleagues rely really on a mixture of nhs and private treatment to subsidise care for their they patients. really the support for private practice i

the british dental association has said millions of patients will welcome the news, but warned that notsue legal actions against groups such as facebook and twitter. it comes such as facebook and twitter. it co m es after such as facebook and twitter. it comes after twitter flagged two recent posts by the president as containing potentially misleading information. a new rehab facility, dedicated to helping coronavirus survivors recover from the long—term effects of the illness, has received its first patients. the seacole centre in surrey will give physical, mental and emotional support to those who‘ve experienced the most severe symptoms. here‘s our health correspondent laura foster. most people recover from covid—19 most people recoverfrom covid—19 in a matter of weeks, but for those who have had the most severe symptoms it can take months, maybe even more than a year. long and intense hospital stays cannily people weak, struggling to breathe and to walk. her mobility was so bad she couldn‘t even turn over in bed. i'm looking forward to walking up the stairs on my own. then i‘ll be in

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>> yeah, the delta dental does have an action associated with it, but i don't think either one of those are going to need to be receiving a lot of public comment when we turn it back on. so it may go rather quickly for those two items. >> president breslin: right. okay. so we are on no. 8 then? >> that's my understanding. there it is, the hartford, yes. >> president breslin: natalie? >> madam secretary: yes, president breslin. item 8 is the review and the approval for the hartford life and disability insured rate renewal plan for plan year 2021. this presentation is done by mike clarke from aon. >> mike clarke from aon. if we can go to the cover slide. today i'm presenting the hartford life insurance and long-term disability rate renewal for the 2021 plan year. i'll start with our recommendation summary followed by a brief introduction about these plans, a presentation of the insurance renewal rates for each of these plans, as well as the experience that we have seen through the plan year 2019 and overall renewal summary, and then our recommendation to the health service board for actio

>> yeah, the delta dental does have an action associated with it, but i don't think either one of those are going to need to be receiving a lot of public comment when we turn it back on. so it may go rather quickly for those two items. >> president breslin: right. okay. so we are on no. 8 then? >> that's my understanding. there it is, the hartford, yes. >> president breslin: natalie? >> madam secretary: yes, president breslin. item 8 is the review and the approval for the hartford life and disability insured rate renewal plan for plan year 2021. this presentation is done by mike clarke from aon. >> mike clarke from aon. if we can go to the cover slide. today i'm presenting the hartford life insurance and long-term disability rate renewal for the 2021 plan year. i'll start with our recommendation summary followed by a brief introduction about these plans, a presentation of the insurance renewal rates for each of these plans, as well as the experience that we have seen through the plan year 2019 and overall renewal summary, and then our recommendation to the health service board for actio

. >> reporter: poor dental health can lead to tooth decay and gum disease and can be associated withology and to provide 24-hour full mouth protection as long as you're brushing twice a day. so crest proactive toothpaste. a healthier mouth. get better gingivitis control, better breath control. >> reporter: another idea, consider snacking on some raw, coarse, fibrous food. >> one of my favorite snacks to eat is an apple. it's also known as nature's toothbrush. it will remove deposits from your teeth and other things like celery and carrots is going to do the same thing. >> what you drink and how you drink it is important. >> coffee, sodas, want to make sure you are a drinking that all at once and not sipping it. >> reporter: the acid and sugar from these drinks can linger in your mouth for about 20 minutes eroding your enamel. >> rinse out with some water. direct a glass of water. we all want to stay hydrated anyway. >> reporter: now that is something to smile about. hmm. well, i've been sipping my coffee for the last two hours so i guess i got to brush anr bloc from the one and only