US dentist put 7,000 patients at risk of HIV, other diseases

A dirty dentist placed 7,000 patients at risk of contracting HIV and other infectious diseases after failing to properly sterilize equipment at his Oklahoma practice, health officials warned on Thursday. ‘We recommend that all patients of Dr (Scott) Harrington’s be tested for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV," the Oklahoma health department said in a statement.