Dental hygienists say dental health needs to be considered an essential service.
Dental procedures are not permitted under Alert Level 5.
Tiffany Ludwicki is President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian Dental Hygienists Association. She says Newfoundland and Labrador is the only province that doesn’t recognize the work dental hygienists do as essential.
She says they have the appropriate PPE to keep their clients and themselves safe.