Posts Tagged ‘HIV’

Hemel Hempstead Dentist Warns Potential Whitening Patients

Hemel Hempstead Dentist Warns Potential Whitening Patients

An unnamed dentist from Hemel Hempstead has sent out a warning to patients wanting the perfect white smile, claiming some clinic are offering tooth whitening treatment outside of the legal requirements. Fearing reprisals from people carrying out dodgy practices, the dental expert refused to be named. But she urged caution for those seeking out bargain […]


Dentist In Tulsa Accused Of Using Unfit Dental Equipment

Dentist In Tulsa Accused Of Using Unfit Dental Equipment

A dentist in Tulsa has been accused of using dirty dental implements and needles after a bout of hepatitis C broke out amongst his dental patients. Dr W Scott Harrington’s dental practice was forced to shut in March of this year, after a unannounced inspection revealed lax sterility practises. So far 89 of Harrington’s patients […]


Plymouth dental team visits Kenya

Plymouth dental team visits Kenya

A group from The Plymouth Dental Centre of Excellence and Devon Dental Centre of Excellence has visited Kenya to provide basic dental care for around 800 people. The group of ten visited Kisimu, which is located on the shores of Lake Victoria as part of a mission organised by the Smilestar Charity, which was established […]


New HIV Guidelines for Dentists in Dorset

New HIV Guidelines for Dentists in Dorset

Dentists and dental staff in Dorset will be given new guidelines for caring for patients with HIV, it has been announced. The announcement comes as figures show that a large proportion of patients with HIV do not tell their dentist about their condition, because they are worried that it will change the way they are […]


New Research Into Likelihood of HIV Shedding in Saliva

New Research Into Likelihood of HIV Shedding in Saliva

Research carried out by the Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California has examined the relationship relating to oral and general health and the probability of HIV transmission through saliva. A study carried out by Mahvash Navazesh and her colleagues from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the University of […]


Still a long way to go for St Louis veteran centre

Still a long way to go for St Louis veteran centre

Senator Claire McCaskill has announced that there is still a long way to go at the John Cochran veteran care centre in St Louis. The facility has been at the centre of a media storm since it was revealed that poor sterilisation procedures threatened the health of almost two thousand patients. Earlier this year, around […]


Police investigate bogus dentists in Ontario

Police investigate bogus dentists in Ontario

Police are investigating bogus dentists in Ontario following a report in The Star newspaper. Reporters from the newspaper gathered information about individuals posing as qualified dentists in the area; the bogus dentists are apparently running dental surgeries from basements and bedrooms in the area. The dentists offer a range of treatments, including extractions, fillings and […]


Veterans involved in St Louis blunder test positive for infectious diseases

Veterans involved in St Louis blunder test positive for infectious diseases

Blood tests carried out following a sterilisation blunder at the John Cochran Veteran Affairs Medical Center have confirmed that some veterans have been infected with HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. Over 1,800 veterans were contacted following an investigation, which revealed that the sterilisation process was not being completed properly and instruments were not being […]


Bournemouth patients in the clear following sterilisation blunder

Bournemouth patients in the clear following sterilisation blunder

Almost two thousand patients have received clear blood test results following a series of incidents at Poole Lane Dental Practice in Kinson. The alarm was raised after staff at the practice became suspicious of a locum dentist’s sterilisation and infection control procedures. The locum dentist, who has not been named for legal reasons, worked at […]


Bundaberg botch was human error

Bundaberg botch was human error

Authorities investigating an incident involving the use of unsterilised instruments during procedures at the Bundaberg Hospital have announced that human error was to blame. The incident at the Queensland hospital occurred last year and put several patients in danger. A mistake during the sterilisation process meant that several appointments were carried out using unsterilised equipment; […]