When you go to the dentist, there's a level of uncertainty about whether it's going to hurt, but you trust that certain things are a given. For example, you probably trust that the instruments ...

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TULSA, Okla. — The crisp, stucco exterior of an Oklahoma dental clinic concealed what health inspectors say they found inside: rusty instruments used on patients with infectious diseases and a pattern ...

To prevent the spread of blood-borne disease, experts recommend that instruments should be prepared in a separate room from the dentist's surgery room. They should be scrubbed in one sink, rinsed in a ...

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