Updated CDC Recommendations & Premera Financial Assistance

Apr 9, 2020
Updated CDC COVID-19 recommendations, Premera financial assistance and more.
On April 7, the CDC released updated guidance for the dental office. The CDC continues to recommend that the only treatment provided in dental offices should be emergency care on non-COVID-19 positive patients. 

View the CDC's Updated Recommendations

Premera Financial Assistance  

Premera is offering advance payments to eligible providers to provide financial support during the COVID-19 crisis. The program allocates up to $100 million in advance payments for office visits to primary care providers, specialists, dentists, and behavioral health providers providing services to Premera fully-insured members. An application to apply for financial assistance will be available beginning Monday, April 13, at 10:00 AM on the Premera provider website. See their FAQ for additional details and information. 

Directory of Dentists Able to Provide Urgent Dental Care

During the COVID-19 crisis, Arcora Foundation and the WSDA are partnering to ensure people can receive urgent dental care. Dentistlink.org is a referral service that is currently being utilized to connect patients seeking urgent dental care with dental providers in their area who can provide this care. Dentists who are able to provide urgent dental care can add their name to a directory on Dentistlink.org. 

Directions:

  • Step 1: Visit Dentistlink.org and click Login (top right corner)
  • Step 2: Click Sign Up
  • Step 3: Click Dentist Sign In
  • Step 4: You should see a pop-up in the top right of the screen that says “Check your email to activate your account”
  • Step 5: You will receive an email to complete your registration (this is currently from a Gmail account)
  • Step 6: Set up a new password
  • Step 7: Sign in using your email and password
  • Step 8: Update your profile for your practice upon login

Any questions regarding this directory or issues signing up should be directed to DentistLink@ArcoraFoundation.org.

Upcoming Webinars

Calculate the Cash Burn Rate Of Your Dental Practice and Extend the Number of Days You Have Money Left in the COVID-19 Crisis  
Friday, April 10 at 9:00 AM PT | Register  

AWB Webinar: Big Data, Research & Pandemic Trends  
Monday, April 13 at 10:00 AM PT | Register 

Please continue to check wsda.org/COVID-19 and its Clinical Guidance and Business Impacts pages for additional resources and updates.

Sincerely,

Bradshaw

Dr. Dennis Bradshaw
WSDA President