Philly dentist reopens after HIV/hepatitis scare with tightened safeguards

A Philadelphia dental office owned by Dr. Kirti Chopra reopened two months after a regulator-identified infection-control probe led to a May license suspension and a public health alert urging patients to get HIV and hepatitis testing. Chopra will operate under a four-year probation, a $14,000 fine, and stricter infection-control protocols, staff training, and surprise inspections. Officials say there have been no confirmed transmissions of HIV or hepatitis linked to the practice, and Chopra says safeguards are now in place as she resumes care.