For shortcomings linked to hygiene within his office, a dental surgeon was suspended by ARS Normandy and his patients is called upon to do a test of detection of viruses of hepatitis B and C and HIV.
- In Ouistreham, a dental surgeon was suspended for a maximum of five months, because “the conditions of asepsis and hygiene present on site were, unequivocal, incompatible with the exercise of the profession.”
- About 1,500 patients who have attended the office in the three years preceding the inspection had to be informed of an infectious risk potential, which is to date “low.”
- The latter must carry out a test of screening for viruses of hepatitis B and C and HIV, virus identified at risk of transmission during dental acts with a hygiene defect.
In Ouistreham, the inhabitants will no longer be able to go to the dental office located at 5 rue Charles Poulain, which has recently been reported. On February 24, the Regional Health Agency (ARS) Normandy pronounced an immediate suspension of the right to exercise the dental surgeon for a maximum period of five months. “The suspension decision is made as a precaution pending an ordinal disciplinary decision.” The cause of this work interruption? “The conditions of asepsis and hygiene present on site were, unequivocal, incompatible with the exercise of the profession.” The shortcomings linked to hygiene within this cabinet were identified after an ARS control, which proceeds throughout the year to inspection missions with care structures. “These actions make it possible to ensure compliance with the regulations guaranteeing public health and health security, as well as the quality of care provided. In Normandy, 250 investigations are carried out each year”, Can we read in the press release.
A low risk of transmission of viruses from hepatitis B and C and HIV
At the end of this report, the agency asked the office to inform, by mail or email, patients who have attended the office in the three years preceded the inspection on a potential risk infection, which is currently “weak.” About 1,500 people are affected. Each child or adult must consult their doctor so that the practitioner can give him appropriate medical information and prescribe suitable screening tests. “It is notably recommended to carry out a test of screening for viruses of hepatitis B and C and C and C, virus identified at risk of transmission during dental acts with a hygiene lack. Treaty doctors, dental surgeons and the laboratories were informed upstream by the ARS to ensure the correct information of all the actors concerned.”
Detect the 3 transmitted diseases
As a reminder, the hepatitis B virus (VHB) is most often transmitted by the mother to the child during birth and childbirth, during early childhood, or by contact with blood or other biological liquids during sexual intercourse with an infected partner, risk injections or exposure to sharp or spicy instruments. The latter is responsible for hepatitis B, a liver infection which can be acute (severe and short -lived) or chronic (long -term). “It can also cause chronic infections and leads to a significant risk of death by cirrhosis or liver cancer”, noted The World Health Organization (WHO).
As for the hepatitis C virus (VHC), it is transmitted by contact with infected blood, present on reused needles or syringes, or due to unsecured medical acts such as blood transfusions which have not been the subject of a screening test. This pathogen causes a potentially fatal viral infection that affects the liver. With regard to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which weakens the immune system, it is transmitted by close and unprotected contact with body liquids from a infected person: blood, sperm and seminal fluid, in humans.
