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6/19/20 1:36 pm

Commenter: Dr. Barrett W. R. Peters, Piedmont Pediatric Dentistry

Exemption

I am a Pediatric Dentist in private practice in Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia and am also in part-time academics within the VCU Department of Pediatric Dentistry. I support the Virginia Dental Association’s (VDA) request for an exemption from the proposed emergency regulations for the reasons stated in their letter.

These are some of the points the VDA made in their letter:

Dentists and oral surgeons in Virginia have restocked their supplies of PPE and implemented social distancing and other measures aimed at preventing the spread of the virus, consistent with the recommendation of experts in the dental field at the ADA and VDA
Workplace settings for oral surgeons and dentists are already uniquely positioned to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19
Regular use of PPE for oral examinations and procedures is current standard of care
Additional documentation and reporting requirements on top of the extensive measures already instituted would be overly burdensome and unnecessary

Sincerely,

Barrett W. R. Peters, DDS, MSD

Board Certified Pediatric Dentist

Owner-Operator, Piedmont Pediatric Dentistry

Affiliate Professor, VCU Department of Pediatric Dentistry

Member, AAPD Council on Government Affairs

President, Virginia Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

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