A commentary on a flawed public health investigation

The possibility of hepatitis C being transmitted between dental patients was the genesis of an extensive and expensive look-back investigation conducted by an Ontario Public Health Unit. This investigation was performed with a minimal knowledge of nosocomial infections of dental origin, an enthusias...

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Autor principal:	John Hardie
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN FR
Publicado:	Public Health Agency of Canada 2021
Materias:	public health dentistry nosocomial infections ipac lapse Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/9fe9e6d999df428fbe8bcec56efb6adc
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9fe9e6d999df428fbe8bcec56efb6adc2021-11-18T20:43:57ZA commentary on a flawed public health investigation10.14745/ccdr.v47i11a101481-8531https://doaj.org/article/9fe9e6d999df428fbe8bcec56efb6adc2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/canada-communicable-disease-report-ccdr/monthly-issue/2021-47/issue-11-november-2021/commentary-flawed-public-health-investigation.htmlhttps://doaj.org/toc/1481-8531The possibility of hepatitis C being transmitted between dental patients was the genesis of an extensive and expensive look-back investigation conducted by an Ontario Public Health Unit. This investigation was performed with a minimal knowledge of nosocomial infections of dental origin, an enthusiastic reliance on untested checklist indicators and an absence of any of the criteria justifying such an investigation. As a consequence, the entire exercise was based on the false premise that an infection control lapse had occurred. This commentary will address these flaws, and other aspects of the Public Health Unit’s response that detracted from its credibility. The provision of a realistic assessment of disease transmission in dentistry should result in Public Health Units conducting informed and mutually beneficial inspections of dental practices.John HardiePublic Health Agency of Canadaarticlepublic healthdentistrynosocomial infectionsipac lapseInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENFRCanada Communicable Disease Report , Vol 47, Iss 11, Pp 500-502 (2021)
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description	The possibility of hepatitis C being transmitted between dental patients was the genesis of an extensive and expensive look-back investigation conducted by an Ontario Public Health Unit. This investigation was performed with a minimal knowledge of nosocomial infections of dental origin, an enthusiastic reliance on untested checklist indicators and an absence of any of the criteria justifying such an investigation. As a consequence, the entire exercise was based on the false premise that an infection control lapse had occurred. This commentary will address these flaws, and other aspects of the Public Health Unit’s response that detracted from its credibility. The provision of a realistic assessment of disease transmission in dentistry should result in Public Health Units conducting informed and mutually beneficial inspections of dental practices.
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A commentary on a flawed public health investigation

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