Summary of David L. Lewis's Science for Sale

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#1 The FDA received a copy of the Lancet study, which showed that HIV-infected material could be sucked back into waterlines and expelled via a dental handpiece. They sent a letter to every dentist in the United States and every possession of the United States instructing them to heat-sterilize their handpieces after every patient.

#2 The CDC had changed its guidelines regarding blood exposure after watching a video of me operating a dental drill that showed traces of blood streaming out as the devices were run over a container of clear water.

#3 My brother Mike joined the Navy in 1962, and was trained as a dental technician. After serving his four years, he worked for a dental supply company in Atlanta, Georgia. He noticed traces of blood in the crevices of high-speed dental handpieces prepared for the next patient.

#4 I realized that the countless strains of antibiotic-resistant staphylococci and streptococci that had been injected into my bloodstream over the years were waiting for my immune system to go down from diabetes or some other chronic disease. There was nothing I could do about it now.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822505551

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The FDA received a copy of the Lancet study, which showed that HIV-infected material could be sucked back into waterlines and expelled via a dental handpiece. They sent a letter to every dentist in the United States and every possession of the United States instructing them to heat-sterilize their handpieces after every patient.

#2

The CDC had changed its guidelines regarding blood exposure after watching a video of me operating a dental drill that showed traces of blood streaming out as the devices were run over a container of clear water.

#3

My brother Mike joined the Navy in 1962, and was trained as a dental technician. After serving his four years, he worked for a dental supply company in Atlanta, Georgia. He noticed traces of blood in the crevices of high-speed dental handpieces prepared for the next patient.

#4

I realized that the countless strains of antibiotic-resistant staphylococci and streptococci that had been injected into my bloodstream over the years were waiting for my immune system to go down from diabetes or some other chronic disease. There was nothing I could do about it now.

#5

The CDC considered the possibility of Dr. Acer directly transmitting his HIV infection to six or more patients through needlestick injuries to be highly improbable. They also considered transmission by dental devices to be highly improbable, but not ruled it out.

#6

Dr. Boe and his team were able to demonstrate that dental handpieces could potentially retract and later eject blood from previous patients, which could carry a risk of infecting one in three hundred patients with HIV.

#7

The dental practice in Springfield, Massachusetts, was also contaminated with HIV, but it was not due to reuse of unsterilized dental