AIDS dentist’s patients contacted

Title

AIDS dentist’s patients contacted

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

10 Jan 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Brian Ging reports on how patients of a London dentist Vikram Advani are being contacted after he practised for two years despite being diagnosed HIV positive. Up to 1300 former patients have been sent letters and offered tests and counselling. John Hunt from the British Dental Association speaks on the risks. John James of the Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Health Agency on how they decided to make the matter public.

Contributors

John Hunt; John James; Brian Ging

Keywords

NHS; British Dental Association; AIDS; Dentists; HIV; Vikram Advani; Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Health Agency

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