Dentist tells 563 patients to have HIV test because staff used unclean equipment

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The patients received letters telling them they were at risk of HIV and hepatitis.

More than 560 people were told by their dental surgery to get tested for HIV and hepatitis, because a dental hygienist had been repeatedly using unclean equipment.

‘The fact it took them three months to warn everyone is disgusting. How many more people could have been infected in that time?’Public Health England said there is a chance the 563 patients treated by the hygienist could have an infection, although the risk is very low

 

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