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An HIV positive dentist failed to consider precautionary tactics for his infection

but new studies from Florida researchers and federal officers discovered that in no way did he transmit the virus to patients. The findings from this case completely oppose the findings that resulted from an earlier case similar to this one where the dentist was actually guilty of transmitting HIV.

The health department with the help of federal researchers was able to isolate the HIV strain from the dentist by using a process known as DNA sequencing. Patients were infected with strains of HIV that were not of the same kind as that of the DNA found in the dentist.

More clarifications resulted from the studies done including how each patient was infected by HIV on separate occasions not linked to one another and why it is irrelevant to consider unclean dental implements. The new findings can help put a stop to people's misconceptions.

Physicians should not be forced to have their health assessed before treating patients especially since the risk of getting infected by a dentist is very low.

Implementing mandatory health exams for physicians came about as a result of the effort given by one of the six patients infected by the first dentist right before she died. The other dentist had 30 years of experience most of which were spent helping indigenous people who were suffering from AIDS.

He tested HIV positive and died in a hospice three years later.

During the last five years that he treated patients he served quite a number of people and 19% of them got tested for HIV with 24 contracting the virus. Four more found out that they too have contracted the virus.

Studies were done on the 28 HIV positive patients and from the 28 there were 24 who were deemed to be potential behavioral risks. HIV strains differ significantly and DNA sequencing was able to determine that the strains from the dentist and his patients did not contain any similar attributes.

Since there were a number of different HIV strains present during testing the patients probably contracted the virus from external sources and not the dentist. Everyone who carried the virus got infected by separate sources and this is justified by the series of strains found during testing where no single one matched another.

Transmitting the virus may have also been the result of having dental implements unknowingly exposed to blood and tissue.

Coming from those who know AIDS well the new research may help suppress the fears people developed for dental services stemming from a patient's death. With people being introduced to a series of newly discovered data the center for disease control may now be given the necessary boost as said by the director of the HIV sequence database and analysis project.

Continuous groundwork to get to the bottom of HIV strains is done by the quasi governmental organization but according to the group a case like this is more likely to happen once again as HIV continues to infect numerous populations today. Tremendous support is given to the American dental profession by current findings in line with their ongoing campaign to implement safe practices.

Much development can be witnessed in the dental industry today with stricter infection control procedures and this case finally being resolved. According to one of the prosecution lawyers any patient should not be put in a precarious situation following potential health risks from physicians and so he strongly advises against removing mandatory health checks.

Considering the events that led to the transmission of HIV from dentist to patient public health services should have a share of the blame especially because it was their duty to protect these people.

by: John Chambers

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