HIV Transmission in a Dental Practice
Authors: Daniel S. Berman, Barry D. Wenglin
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1992)

Letters1 November 1992HIV Transmission in a Dental PracticeDaniel S. Berman, MD, Barry D. Wenglin, MDDaniel S. Berman, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Barry D. Wenglin, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-117-9-793 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editors: We are astonished by the conclusion reached by Ciesielski and colleagues (1) that the small risk for being infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should not deter patients from seeking necessary dental care. This advice seems to contradict their own results.Although deviations from recommended procedures of infection control were noted, none could reasonably have been expected to cause the high rate of transmission of HIV from this dentist (5 of 1100 patients or 0.45%). Considering only those patients who had invasive procedures, the rate is even higher.No one with sound reason would choose to have...Reference1. CiesielskiMarianosOuDumbaughWitteBerkelman CDCRJR. Transmission of HIV in a dental practice. Ann Intern Med. 1992;116:798-805. LinkGoogle Scholar1. CiesielskiMarianosOuWitteDumbaughBerkelman CDCJRR. Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in a dental practice. Ann Intern Med. 1992;116:798-805. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Update: investigations of patients who have been treated by HIV-infected health-care workers. MMWR. 1992;41:344-6. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Davies W. Filtration efficiency of surgical face masks: the need for more meaningful standards. Amer J Infect Control. 1991;19:16-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. RileyO'Grady RF. Airborne Infection. New York: The MacMillan Co.; 1961:127. Google Scholar5. Barr C. Recovery of infectious HIV-1 from whole saliva: blood proves more likely virus transmitter. J Am Dent Assoc. 1992;123:37-45. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. CiesielskiMarianosOuWitteDumbaughBerkelman CDCJRR. Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in a dental practice. Ann Intern Med. 1992;116:798-805. LinkGoogle Scholar2. ResnickVerenSalahuddinTondreauMarkham IKSSP. Stability and inactivation of HTLV-III/LAV under clinical and laboratory environments. JAMA. 1986;255:1887-91. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. SattarSpringthorpe SV. Survival and disinfectant inactivation of the human immunodeficiency virus: A critical review. Rev Infect Dis. 1991;13:430-47. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. HansonGorJeffriesCollins PDDJ. Chemical inactivation of HIV on surfaces. Br Med J. 1989;298:862-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. . Recommendations for prevention of HIV transmission in health-care settings. MMWR. 1987;36:1-18. MedlineGoogle Scholar1. CiesielskiMarianosOuDumbaughWitteBerkelman CDCRJR. Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in a dental practice. Ann Intern Med. 1992;116:798-805. LinkGoogle Scholar2. . Update: Investigations of patients who have been treated by HIV-infected health care workers. MMWR. 1992;41:344-6. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. ChamberlandBell MD. HIV transmission from health care worker to patient: what is the risk? [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1992;116:871-3. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Daniel S. Berman, MD; Barry D. Wenglin, MDAffiliations: White Plains Medical Association White Plains, NY 10605 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe College Student, the Dentist, and the North Carolina Senator 1 November 1992Volume 117, Issue 9Page: 793-795KeywordsHIV ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1992 PDF downloadLoading ...