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"We hope to increase that number, as we move into the summer months," Dr. Hardesty said. Dr. Brett Wells, owner of Wells Family Dental Group in Raleigh, said he's going through the online training to be able to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. "I would like to look back on this time in my life and, I'm sure all of us, to be able to say we did everything we could do and how we helped in the pandemic of 2020-2021," Dr. Wells said. Dr. Wells said he is open to volunteering at a clinic or even providing the vaccine at his offices, if there's enough supply.

/ In Florida, dentists and their staffs are included among front-line workers eligible for vaccines in the first wave, but a lack of supply has hindered some from getting their shots, according to Drew Eason, CEO of the Florida Dental Association. Some states are making dentists a lower priority than other health professionals for the vaccine — even though they have their hands in people’s mouths and are exposed to aerosols that spray germs. Dr. Monte Junker, an Oregon dentist, is waiting for his turn to get vaccinated for covid even though he considers himself a front-line health worker...

Dr. Monte Junker, an Oregon dentist, is waiting for his turn to get vaccinated for Covid even though he considers himself a front-line health worker.