Hamilton dental clinic accused of improperly sterilizing instruments over a nearly 6-year period

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Hamilton dental clinic accused of improperly sterilizing instruments over a nearly 6-year period

Hamilton dental patients at a clinic on the city’s east mountain may have been exposed to various infectious diseases like hepatitis due to improperly sterilized instruments.

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Dental patients could have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV at Ontario dental clinic #Canada #CDN #OntNews #CDNNews

A lapse in infection prevention and control at a Hamilton dental office has prompted public health to issue a warning to patients who received treatments over the last four years. Today, Hamilton Public Health Services announced that there’s a small chance that patients who visited Dentistry At Fennell & Ottawa, operated by Dr. Merenisa Gonzales-Diaz, were exposed to bloodborne infections such as hepatitis B and C (and even less likely, HIV) due…

Hamilton dental office patients possibly exposed to improperly sterilized tools: public health

Hamilton Public Health Services say a dental office at Fennel and Ottawa streets may have exposed patients to improperly sterilized instruments.

Hamilton dental patients may have been exposed to improperly sterilized instruments

Hamilton Public Health Services is issuing an alert to patients at at “Dentistry At Fennell & Ottawa”, operated by Dr. Merenisa Gonzales-Diaz. Patients who received dental treatment at this location between July 25, 2019 and February 20, 2025 who may have been exposed to improperly sterilized instruments. While the risk of infection is considered low, the use of improperly sterilized instruments can potentially transmit infectious diseases, incl…