Overview
- City officials announced the clinic’s closure on May 20 and are mailing notices to patients seen from April 2025 through May 2026 to recommend testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.
- An unannounced inspection documented specific breaches including reuse of single‑use Septocaine vials, reuse of saline bags during implant work, and improper flash sterilization of instruments.
- The Pennsylvania Department of State temporarily suspended the dentist’s license on May 15 and petitioned the state Board of Dentistry after regulators said the practice posed an immediate danger to public health.
- Health officials say the risk of transmission is low, no linked infections have been confirmed so far, and a patient hotline is available at 215‑685‑5488 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- The clinic cannot reopen until inspectors confirm remediation and the license is reinstated, patients may need multiple blood tests depending on timing, and hepatitis B vaccination can protect exposed people against that virus.