Use of rusty instruments and employing unsanitary practices –using bleach – are just two of the citations against Dr. Wayne Scott Harrington of Tulsa, Okla. An oral surgeon, Harrington treated a high volume of HIV-infected patients on Medicaid.
A surprise inspection by the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry made these findings, saying there were “numerous violations of health and safety laws and major violations of the State Dental Act.”
The unlicensed dental assistants administered IV’s, handled sterilizations, using bleach to clean tools and pouring it on patients wounds, as well as dispensing drugs for patient procedures. Harrington was also accused of reusing needles, syringes, and keeping expired medications dating back to 1993.
