GDA President, Dr. Annette Rainge, participated in a statewide media tour encouraging the community to keep up with regular dental exams through GDA’s Healthy Mouth, Healthy Me! program, which educates Georgians about the connection between dental health and overall health.

The new OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard is not specifically aimed at dental offices. It instead broadly issues guidance for health care providers, which includes the dental profession.

Gov. Kemp has announced his desire to slowly re-open the state for business. In his Executive Order 3.31.21.03, as of April 8, 2021, all organizations and businesses that continue in-person operations during the effective dates of this order (through April 30, 2021) shall implement measures which mitigate the exposure and spread of COVID-19 among its workforce.

Details regarding Governor Kemp recent Executive Order. - Dentists are eligible to administer the vaccine at public health sites on a volunteer basis but are not eligible to order or receive an allocation of the vaccine from DPH to administer it in their offices.

ATLANTA, January 25, 2021— The Georgia Dental Association (GDA) supports Governor Kemp’s Executive Order temporarily allowing Georgia licensed dentists to administer the COVID-19 vaccine at public health sites on a volunteer basis.

Dentists and allied dental personnel are currently included in Phase 1A of Georgia's COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan.

Dentists and allied dental personnel are currently included in Phase 1A of Georgia's COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan.

As a follow up to our 12.10.2020 Member Advisory, we are pleased to announce that the Georgia Department of Public Health (“DPH”) issued instructions for eligible healthcare providers, including dentists and allied dental personnel, to receive the vaccine. Read More...

GDA has been in active communication with Gov. Kemp’s staff and the Georgia Department of Public Health (“DPH”) regarding the state’s proposed COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. The GDA submitted a formal petition to Gov. Kemp respectfully requesting that Georgia dentists and their staff be included as workers with priority eligibility to receive the vaccine when it becomes available in Georgia. Read More...