Dozens of Okla. dentist’s patients positive for hepatitis
They went to the dentist to get a wisdom tooth pulled or perhaps have their jaw realigned. But they may have also contracted a blood-borne virus.
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Oklahoma dentist let unlicensed staffers give IVs, state official says
A Tulsa dentist who health investigators say may have exposed thousands of patients to HIV and hepatitis because of unsanitary practices also allowed “unauthorized, unlicensed” employees to perform intravenous sedation of patients, Susan Rogers, executive director of the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry, told CNN’s “Starting Point” Friday.
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Dental drill accident sends drill bit into woman’s lung
Officials say a dental drill came lose and fell into a woman’s lung during a dental procedure in Västerås in…
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Medical professionals, volunteers to help 600 patients at VSU Cares event
PETERSBURG, Va. (WTVR) – Virginia State University is teaming up with area dentists and other medical professionals to help those…
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Dentists offer free screenings in Richmond
Dr. Whitney Maier said about one in five children in the US go without regular yearly dental visits.
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