Alameda County Dental Society

We continue to monitor and participate in weekly California Dental Association (CDA) conference calls surrounding the COVID-19 virus in order to ensure our membership is fully informed.  If you are not receiving email updates from ACDS and wish to do so, please email acds@alamedacds.org.

Please continue to access the CDA COVID-19 Info Center for daily updates on resources for practice re-opening guidelines and the latest on the Small Business Administration's Economic Injury Disaster Loans and PPP loan programs. 

As of early March 2021, several vaccination sites are open in Alameda County.  For information on these sites and how to sign up for appointments, please visit the County of Alameda Vaccination Guidance and Resources webpage.

Other resources include:

Alameda County of Public Health Coronavirus Home Page

Preparing Your Practice

PPE Recommendations for Dental Practices

Vendors for PPE, Medical Supplies, Medical Equipment & Cleaning Supplies & The Dentists Supply Company (TDSC)

Local Resource for Face Shields

Strategies to Optimize Supply of PPE & Equipment

California Department of Public Health

American Dental Association Hazard Assessment Guide & Checklist

Centers for Disease Control DentalCheck Mobile App

California Employers Association is a great resource for training on state mandated restrictions for re-opening businesses and emloyees returning to work.

Facebook CDA community that provides information on practice management webinars and other areas of interest at this time. The CDA staff, while sheltering-in at home, is providing complete support in all departments and there to assist you.

Other important items include Delta Dental of California announced its decision to postpone the effective date of its planned fee reductions to approximately 2,200 endodontists, oral surgeons and periodontists in the Delta Dental Premier network from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2021. 

ACDS will be offering its regularly scheduled CE events via Zoom webinars - please check the Events page of this site.  Dates subject to change from the normal annual calendar. 

Thank you for your continued support of our society and communities. We wish you and your families the best in these trying times.