Getting Back to Dental Hygiene During the Pandemic

A national poll conducted by Abacus Data for the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association reports many Canadians have delayed dental hygiene care since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Conducted between January 12 and 18, the poll of 2,000 adults reveals that 4 in 10 Canadians have seen their dental hygienist since March 2020. Thirty-seven percent of those who haven’t received dental care said they were deferring all non-essential appointments; another 32% were hesitant about the safety of professional dental hygiene care during the pandemic.

Of those respondents who have seen their dental hygienist since March 2020, 9 in 10 agree they felt safe during their appointments and enjoyed the same level of care or higher. Learn more about the poll results here.