I am a general dentist  in private practice in Woodbridge, Virginia. I support the VDA request for an exemption from the proposed emergency regulations for the reasons stated in the letter.

These are some of the points the VDA made in our 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