hepatitis C

Students Potentially Exposed to Hepatitis B, C, HIV at 12 School Dental Clinics

by Deborah Horne, KIRO 7

Some 1,250 children in Seattle and Vashon Island may have been contaminated with potentially lethal viruses because the dental equipment used on them was not properly sterilized. Those viruses include HIV, which can cause AIDS. “I’m really worried about it, honestly,” said parent Jennifer Trice, “because that’s a huge thing to happen.” Trice stood outside … Read more

Dental Patients Urged to Get Checked for Hepatitis C

by Mike Walker, CTV News Barrie

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is renewing its call for patients of an Orillia dental clinic to get tested for hepatitis C. The health unit says two people, including a child, have tested positive for hepatitis C. The patients were tested after an advisory was issued in February about Dr. Joe Philip’s practice. The … Read more