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The ADA’s Health Policy Institute (HPI) has been collecting and tracking PPE data on dental practices since the onset of the pandemic. [...] The limited number of manufacturers, raw material requirements, global logistic challenges, and import/export issues are the major factors impacting price in the marketplace. [...] And prior to the pandemic, half of the dentists relied on a single PPE distributor; whereas now, nearly three-quarters of dentists are using at least two different distributors. [...] As HHS, FEMA, and other partners work to ensure limited supplies of critical PPE are available to essential health care workers, the ADA wants to ensure that dental practices are supplied with these important health care products for the safety of our patients and our dental teams. [...] We look forward to continuing to work with HHS on this issue and would welcome the opportunity to meet with your team to further discuss it.