Media

Report of the Investigation Panel on the Dental Unit Incident
Media Briefing

04 Dec 2012

 

The Dental Clinic Incident Investigation Panel of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has completed its report. Professor Kwok-Yung Yuen, panel member and Henry Fok Professor in Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine will brief the media on the findings and recommendations tomorrow (December 5).

The Panel was set up by the University Health Services Committee (UHSC) to investigate the incident of dental instruments in the Dental Clinic of the University Health Service (UHS) not having gone through the full process of sterilization and being used in the treatment of patients between the afternoon of October 30, 2012 and the morning of November 2, 2012. It was also tasked to make recommendations on arrangements needed for affected people and measures to prevent recurrence of similar incidents in the future.

Details are as follows:

Date: December 5, 2012 (Wednesday)
Time: 5pm (the report will be available at 4:45pm, embargoed until media briefing begins)
Venue: KB 223, Kwan Fong Lecture Theatre, 2/F, Knowles Building, HKU

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