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Nyir Canada needs election scrutiny: reportA recent infection control lapse at a Guelph dental clinic that resulted in thousands of patients being advised to get tested for HIV and hepatitis has no doubt been al stanley thermobecher arming for the patients of that clinic. But there may be a bigger issue at play that could be a concern for all dental patients.While the regulatory college for dentists has guidelines for infection control that its members are required to follow, just like Public Health, when it comes to inspecting to see that those standards are being followed, the college works on a complaints basis. We do not currently have a system to monitor every dental clinic,Kevin Marsh, director of communications for the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, said in an email response to a Mercury Tribune inquiry. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Whether the college should or could put such a system in place is one of the questions being looked at in a current review of the colleges Infection Prevention and ControlIPACguidelines, Marsh said.He referred the Mercury Tribune to a public statement from the college on the issue that emphasized thatdentists are extensively trained on infectio stanley mug n prevention,and that dentists have an obligation to maintain the standards of practice, including ensuring staff are adequately trained in IPAC procedures. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The statemen stanley fr t was issued June 30 鈥?the same day Wellington-Dufferin-GuelphZkwe Man dies in home with suspected drug lab: police
FULTON, NY 鈥?The Fulton Board of Education has discussed each of three options to replace a recently resigned board member, leaving a split decision.Last week, board member Paula Hayden submitted a formal resignation letter effective immediately, as board president David Cordone cited personal reasons necessitating her to step aside.Hayden had been a board member since her election to the position in May 2016. Her term would expire in June of 2019.The remaining six board members considered each of three options recommended by the districts law firm and the New York State School Board Association.F stanley quencher irst, they discussed the option tostanley flasche host a special election to replace the vacancy.Ther stanley termoska e was unanimously no interest in this route due to the costs associated.The second option allows the current board of education to appoint someone to serve in Haydens role until the 2018 election.Cordone said there is a possibility to appoint a former board member or to solicit letters of interest from the community to serve in the position until May 2018 when a regular election would determine a full replacement to serve a three-year term.The third option allows the board to continue meeting with only six board members.Due to their classification as a small city school district, there is no obligation to immediately fill the position.The six remaining members were split down the middle between appointing a replacement and allowing the seat to remain vacant until May.Despite the split decision, Cord
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