Srinagar, Mar 15 2018
Expressing concern over unhygienic dental practices in the valley, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said this is responsible for high rates of hepatitis infection in Kashmir.
“Both government and private dental clinics are not following guidelines on infection-control putting patients at risk of serious infections like hepatitis and HIV,” DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan said.
“You go to a dentist to fix your teeth or gum problems, you are at risk of contracting these deadly infections due to breach in infection-control standards,” he said.
The DAK President said most of the dental clinics use unsterilized or improperly sterilized instruments endangering the safety of patients.
“The tools are not cleaned in between patients.
