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I think the key word is "elective" here. I've been scheduled for an implant for ~4 months now, and waiting for things to calm down before getting it done - but

I think the key word is "elective" here. I've been scheduled for an implant for ~4 months now, and waiting for things to calm down before getting it done - but it's not exactly "elective" - there are serious health consequences of not getting the work done - it will be more painful and more expensive the longer I wait. So I get to balance increased pain with increased risk of infectious disease. Compared to most things, it's absolutely a legitimate barometer of how safe I feel doing the riskiest activities _that I have to do_.

ghaff 6y ago
I'm pretty much in the same boat. I was scheduled for a crown when things shut down. After they opened, they called me to reschedule. Sure I could hold off some number of months but I actually had some temporary sensitivity in the tooth so it seemed reasonable on balance to go ahead and get it done. (And, if I were in the office for the temporary crown anyway, I might as well get my rescheduled cleaning done anyway which is also "elective" up to some point, but who knows what outbreaks could happen that shut things down again. So, yes, it's a risk but it seems a reasonable calculated one. Others may of course disagree.
DanBC 6y ago
> but it's not exactly "elective" - there are serious health consequences of not getting the work done That's what "elective" means. Planned in advance, non-emergency.