Dentists criticize Mills administration for not letting routine care resume

Portland Press Herald: Maine dentists are criticizing the Mills administration for leaving dentistry in a state of uncertainty and jeopardizing patients’ long-term oral health by failing to set reopening guidelines that allow for non-emergency dental treatment.

Only emergency dental care is now permitted in Maine, and the state has not set a date set to reopen for other care. Dentists had anticipated being part of the limited reopening that Gov. Janet Mills established on May 1, and were disappointed that they were not included in her plan, which allowed for hair salons, barber shops, other businesses and other elective healthcare services to begin.

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