Just one more reason to NOT go to the dentist!

My sister lives in Owasso, one of the offices that dentist had. She said she and her husband have never been there, although she said she knows where it is, she drives by it all the time. She doesn't know anyone who has been to the guy, and hopefully the people being tested will turn out okay. But I'm always going to go to the dentist. For six years I didn't because I had no dental insurance. I finally went, even though I continued to have no dental insurance. I ended up with a $3,000 bill. So going every six months will save me money in the long run. So now I go every six months. Also, a lot of the bacteria found in dementia patients is directly caused by bacteria from the mouth. One more reason to go to the dentist. My mom has dementia. If I can do anything to lower my odds, I will.

this is frightening. i'm sure he's the only one amongst the thousands of dentists practicing in your area so you can still safely go to the other dental clinics. i wonder why it took a long time before he got exposed. 7000 patients? this means years of lucrative practice...

That is scary! It makes me glad that I have dentures. It's been awhile since I've been to a dentist, but it might be quite a few more before I go again.

All I can say is that he must be punished severely. But you must have to visit your doctor if the situation deserves so.

This is really disturbing and I feel bad for those patients. However, not going to the dentist is not a solution. Our teeth needs some care and cleaning too. There are still many decent dentists out there who practice in a professional, safe manner. Just ask around from friends or relatives who can refer a good dentist.

Oh that sucks! We go to dentists for some health reasons and in that case it turned out to be a source of health problems. I had an experience that left me worried for 2 months after the appointment. I had my right tooth extracted, I dont know what happened to my hard palate after the dentist injected the anesthesia. That part of my palate where the dentist injected the needle had a bump. I thought it could lead up to a mouth cancer and now I was a bit relieved when it became smaller. Still the bump is here until now and it became hardened. It made me sleepless at night just thinking whats gonna happen to me.

I don't think never going to the dentist is the right solution... if you have a toothache, you should go to the dentist, because otherwise, it's going to be a nightmare of pains. You should just do great research beforehand. This local dentist sounds insane... exposing the clients to Hepatitis and HIV? He should be sent to prison! But with that being said, most dentists are really resourceful and have the expertise.

Pray for these unfortunate people.Go only to well reputed clinics insist that you want to check their sterilization process of their equipments.

This is some scary stuff, I saw online where I can, buy my own Utensils, to clean my own teeth, and that what I will do, and I will keep my utensils clean, and when they get old I will put them, in the trash and buy news ones.

oh ,it's terrible, as a dentist he should have the responsible to use clean utensils to protect the patients, it's the basic thing, hope his patients healthy.

frightening news,especially after i saw hiv and hepatit part. it must be nightmare for a person who got any illness from this doctor, i think this kind of things will still be even we will be at 2040.i dont know why but people s life is cheap and meaningless sometimes.and it makes me sad. this news is just so sad,and i cant say anything more.. peace