TUNG SHENG WU, AKA DAVID WU, A BURNABY MAN WHO ILLEGALLY PRACTICED DENTISTRY HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN BY REGULATORS.
VANCOUVER -- As many as 1,500 people could be at risk for HIV and hepatitis B or C because of outdated, unclean equipment used on patients at an unlicenced dental practic run out of a bedroom southeast of Vancouver.Most of the alleged victims appear to be Asians from Vancouver and the surrounding area. All the receipts were written in Chinese, according to the College of Dental Surgeons of B.C., and are in the process of being translated to warn the clients they need to be tested.
Tung Sheng "David" Wu was banned from practising dentistry by a court injunction in 2003. At the time, he indicated he would leave the country.
The 62-year-old man's whereabouts are currently unknown, but he is alleged to have run the home business through word of mouth.
A search of the home by the college and police uncovered records dating back 20 years. A third of the patients were children, including some as young as four years old.
Additionally, the evidence recovered had signs that equipment, including needles, was not sterilized in between uses. The college advises anyone who may have been treated by Wu, or at the residence, go to a licensed dentist and get their dental work, such as fillings or crowns, removed.
"We don't know what, if any, dental training (Wu) had," said Jerome Marburg, CEO of the college, adding that Wu was not approved to work as a dentist in Canada.
"As a precaution, we're recommending any person treated to get tested."
The college became aware of the Burnaby practice after a woman claiming to be one of Wu's patients contacted them because she was unsatisfied with her dental work. However, she didn't provide any further details, so the college initiated its own investigation with the help of a private eye.
The college has filed a new notice in court alleging contempt of the first injunction and requesting a new injunction to further reinforce Wu's ban. A hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 12.
Notices have been served to Wu's home, where the dental office was found, and at the residence of his daughter, who lives in Richmond, according to the college.
His tax-service providers, Yu-Te Chang and Associates, have also been served. Reached Wednesday, a staff member said they've been unable to contact Wu for the past two months via e-mail and phone.
Anyone who believes they were a patient at the residence or recognizes Wu as their dentist is asked to call a public health nurse at 1-855-895-7425.
Tung Sheng "David" Wu was banned from practising dentistry by a court injunction in 2003. At the time, he indicated he would leave the country.
The 62-year-old man's whereabouts are currently unknown, but he is alleged to have run the home business through word of mouth.
A search of the home by the college and police uncovered records dating back 20 years. A third of the patients were children, including some as young as four years old.
Additionally, the evidence recovered had signs that equipment, including needles, was not sterilized in between uses. The college advises anyone who may have been treated by Wu, or at the residence, go to a licensed dentist and get their dental work, such as fillings or crowns, removed.
"We don't know what, if any, dental training (Wu) had," said Jerome Marburg, CEO of the college, adding that Wu was not approved to work as a dentist in Canada.
"As a precaution, we're recommending any person treated to get tested."
The college became aware of the Burnaby practice after a woman claiming to be one of Wu's patients contacted them because she was unsatisfied with her dental work. However, she didn't provide any further details, so the college initiated its own investigation with the help of a private eye.
The college has filed a new notice in court alleging contempt of the first injunction and requesting a new injunction to further reinforce Wu's ban. A hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 12.
Notices have been served to Wu's home, where the dental office was found, and at the residence of his daughter, who lives in Richmond, according to the college.
His tax-service providers, Yu-Te Chang and Associates, have also been served. Reached Wednesday, a staff member said they've been unable to contact Wu for the past two months via e-mail and phone.
Anyone who believes they were a patient at the residence or recognizes Wu as their dentist is asked to call a public health nurse at 1-855-895-7425.
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